How First-Time House Flippers Can Set a Realistic Timeline

How many times you watched one of the wildly popular house flipping shows on television and thought to yourself – “now that’s something I could do, that looks pretty quick and easy”. While these shows are great for getting the word out about house flipping and providing viewers with design and décor inspiration, what they…

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What is the modern method of property auction?

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When you’re thinking about selling your house or flat, you may want to consider alternatives to the traditional route of selling through an estate agent. If so, the modern method of auction could be something that works well for you – even though it will still involve some work with estate agents who will collect…

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March 2020 Price Paid Data from HM Land Registry

Please note, due to the impact that the COVID-19 situation has had on HM Land Registry’s operational services the figures for this month may not be a complete picture and will be updated in future releases. Most expensive residential property sold in March was in Kensington and Chelsea for £4,500,000 Cheapest residential property sold in…

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COVID-19: Landlords’ Top Concerns and How to Address Them

Portico London estate agents recently shared the results of their Landlord Maintenance Survey, which revealed the main concerns among UK landlords. Though the survey was conducted before the coronavirus crisis began, the survey still gives a useful picture of landlord sentiment and the private rental sector. In the current climate, landlords may now view missed…

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Can a driveway add value to your home?

We all know that selling a property can be a hard drawn out process, they say a potential buyer makes their mind up on a property within the first 10 seconds of viewing, so first impressions count! There is normally a lot of tidying up to do to make sure the garden area looks its…

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How to Sell Your House During the Coronavirus Pandemic

To say that the coronavirus pandemic has most likely put a damper on your house-selling efforts, is probably an understatement. Regardless of whether you were planning on putting your home on the market or it’s been there for a while, this whole situation has made it much harder to find an interested buyer. From potentially…

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Save Your Money Using Your HP Printer

When it comes to printers and ink there is a huge variety to choose from and finding the most budget friendly option can be difficult to pin down. If you own a HP printer then you are on the right tracks as their printers last a long time and hardly ever breakdown. However, the cost…

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Residential People In Talks To Become A New Estate Agency-led Portal

Challenger property portal, Residential People is looking to change its structure to become a possible and viable estate agency-led portal, owned and controlled by member agents. The free-to-list portal which already has 1,800 registered agents is in the process of talking to industry leaders and pioneers about sitting on its Board of Directors  Agents will…

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What Does The Future Hold For Property Portals?

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Blog Christopher May, Founder and Director of Residential People The market-leading portals for the last few years have been accused of taking food from the agents’ table. They’re further tightening their grasp on the agents by taking ownership of wider markets such as insurance, utility switching platforms and more commonly CRM systems. It’s no wonder…

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Property Businesses Boost Productivity By Over A Third Through Intelligent Process Automation

The property sector has a huge opportunity to streamline business processes, dramatically improving productivity by more than a third, according to Roby.ai. Using the company’s intelligent automation engine it is now possible to seamlessly execute routine tasks and eradicate laborious activities. This means estate agents and property businesses – operating within the commercial, residential, co-working,…

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What do record low interest rates mean for UK savers?

The Bank of England’s decision to lower interest rates to an all-time low of 0.1% might be good news for those looking to borrow money, but for those looking to save could see their rate of return fall by as much as -62.5%. This is according to the latest research by peer to peer lending…

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What is property development finance? A step-by-step guide

Whether you’re a first-time property developer or a seasoned professional, the question which will decide your success is; ‘How am I going to fund my property development?’. Securing a pipeline of capital is paramount and, whether you’re approaching a bank, building society or niche lender, it can be a complex process if you’ve never done…

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5 Stress-Free Ways To Sell Your Home

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Along with divorce, moving to a new house is allegedly one of the most stressful events in life. But it’s even worse when you can’t sell your current property in order to move to your dream home – that creeping feeling of limbo causes stress and disharmony to spread among every member of your family.…

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