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Bennett Homes continues its shared equity initiative
Bennett Homes are an award winning company building high quality traditional new homes in East Anglia for more than 70 years. It is continuing with the drive to offer affordable housing to the community in 2019 with shared equity schemes available on two and three bedroom houses at The Signals, Watton, and on two bedroom apartments at…
Read MoreFounded in 1825 – Cheffins is changing…
Cheffins has a long and prestigious history, with seven offices across the south-east of England and an array of services offered Residential Sales & Lettings, Property Auctions, Commercial Property, Planning, Machinery & Vintage Auctions and Fine Art. Despite a ‘senior’ position in UK estate agency the brand has gone for a fresh new re-brand and new…
Read MoreElite Conveyancing forms partnership with Wilford Smith Solicitors
The quality-focused, national conveyancing provider, Elite Conveyancing has formed a key strategic partnership with Sheffield and London based Wilford Smith Solicitors which will allow conveyancing lawyers the opportunity to become self-employed Consultants. Essentially, Wilford Smith will become the umbrella brand for a new breed of self-employed lawyers, providing all of the necessary professional and regulatory…
Read Morelove2move announces a new crowdfunding raise
Only two years following its Valentine’s Day launch back in 2017, a Preston based hybrid estate agency platform, love2move, is looking to raise £120,000 via crowdfunding in order to expand its network of agencies using its service. Primarily a concept to combat online estate agents in that it offers traditional style agents with the proprietary tools…
Read MoreResidential development review site launches
Being titled as the ‘Tripadvisor’ for property, allowing tenants and home owners the chance to rate and review new builds, a new concept is hitting the market. Homeviews are said to be bringing transparency to the residential property market for the first time allowing users to read up on property before committing to living in…
Read MoreNoel Gallagher knocks £Millions off the asking price of his London Mansion
Noel Gallagher hopefully will not look back in anger as he knocks off £3 million on his London mansion in desperation of trying to find a buyer. Just how crazy are prices in London? Well Noel Gallagher will certainly be one property owner to study as following a recent £2.5 million knocked off the asking price…
Read MoreProperty Bosses ordered to pay back £182,000
A recent press release on the official gov.uk website highlights the case of a husband and wife team of directors of ‘London and Berkshire Limited‘ who were reported to have taken out payments of at least £182,000 during an investigation by the Official Receiver following the company’s shut down in June 2015. “Husband and wife,…
Read MoreLinley & Simpson Estate Agency snaps up Flemings
An independent estate agency in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, has opened up a new branch replacing a rival agency following a buy out. Linley & Simpson recently acquired the family run firm of Flemings taking over its rental portfolio (and staff) and increasing its network of agencies to 16 after rebranding the store on Robin Lane. Will Linley,…
Read MoreUK HOUSE PRICE GROWTH SLOWEST SINCE JULY 2013
UK house prices grew by 2.5% in the year to December 2018, down from 2.7% in the year to November 2018. This is the lowest annual growth for the UK since July 2013, when house prices increased by 2.3%. House price growth was strongest in Northern Ireland where prices increased by 5.5% over the year…
Read MoreDurham County Council approves 57 new homes for vandal-hit site
Planners have recently approved a project that will see 57 new ‘homes’ being provided on what is currently a known vandal-hit former school site in Gainford. Planning officers from Durham County Council’s south-west planning committee are said to have unanimously approved the proposal to build 57 homes on the former St Peter’s School site in the Dale village.…
Read MoreFake Google reviews hit Estate Agent in Kendal
Just how good are online review platforms and how beneficial are they to estate agents? What happens if you get a genuine client who simply wants to vent their anger across the internet, will their comments remain, who is right or wrong, what if the estate agency in question requests removal of said comments? ‘Fake’…
Read MoreCapitalRise loans £6.9 million for prime property in London
CapitalRise, a specialised property lending platform, has been reported to have loaned out £6.9 million for a redevelopment of prime property in London’s prestigious Holland Park. CapitalRise has seen over £270 million lent against since it launched in 2016 with an estimated average return of around 9.5%. “Prime is a market that we have longstanding…
Read MoreAverage rental price in the UK in January 2019 is £932, up 2.5% on last year
HomeLet Rental Index January 2019 Average rents across the UK rose by 2.5% in January 2019 when compared to the same month a year previously; the average monthly rent is now £932. Rents in London increased by 3.7% in January 2019 than in the same month of 2018; the average rent in the capital now…
Read MoreGDP growth at a 6 year low but no recession imminent?
Business Growth Expert and Yomdel CEO, Andy Soloman, commented: “We’ve seen the impact our continued Brexit debacle is having on areas like the property market, but whichever way you look at it, it’s clear this detriment reaches right across the UK economy. The slowest rate of annual growth in six years and a month on…
Read MoreHigh-rise building situation in Australia at risk?
An interesting watch on Youtube in the high-rise building situation in Australia and the alarming rate at which they are going up. Concerns towards defects and safety are starting to build and that many Australian dollars could be at risk. Housing and banking expert Martin North North has criticised developers and the housing industry for…
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