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Residential property: Is it a good idea to buy a new-build?
Buying your own home is an exciting time but finding the right kind of house or flat to suit your needs and tastes can be a daunting task. To start with, should you go for a brand new, freshly built home, a second hand property or a quirky period building? Here are some of the…
Read MoreRefurbishment, not replacement, is the future of period sash windows
Are you the proud custodian of a little bit of our national architectural heritage? You may not see yourself in that way but if you own a period property, whether or not it’s listed, it’s up to you to ensure that the building’s beautiful original features and attributes are preserved. Original timber sash windows are…
Read MoreBBC to add more to ‘household fees’ with an increase of their TV licence fee
Already at £150.50 per year the government will raise the TV licence (AKA BBC licence fee) to £154.50 and will also be reviewing the free licence they provide to over 75’s (Government-funded scheme). “Age UK recently claimed that as many as 50,000 UK pensioners could be pushed below the poverty line if the free TV…
Read MoreNorth East Property Specialist Fastflow Group secures £1 Million Contract
A new £1 Million Contract for Fastflow Group’s property maintenance / management devision (DW Support Services) has been secured with a European housing association. Alongside Clarion Housing Association (who manage 125,000 properties) , the project will involve installation of new doors, windows, replacement roofs and more across a total of 228 properties in Tower Hamlets, London.…
Read MoreMidlothian Council gives green light to 544 new homes with 22% affordable housing
CALA Homes and Avant Homes have led the proposals for a 544 new homes project in Mauricewood near to Penicuik, Midlothian. The planning committee of Midlothian Council gave a majority decision to get the project underway that will include 389 detached homes and 52 flats in three-storey blocks. Derek Lawson, land director at CALA Homes, is quoted…
Read MoreAutomated Feeds Service enables Letting Agents & Landlords to reach millions of Students
As part of an ongoing and major upgrade, Accommodation for Students (AFS), the UK No.1 student accommodation search engine, has launched a new automated feeds service for letting agents and landlords with large property portfolios, enabling them to instantly connect with the largest available pool of potential student tenants in the UK. Until now, letting agents and…
Read More16 Affordable homes completed thanks to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s
A new development providing 16 affordable homes to help local families has been completed in Littleport that sits just north of Ely in East Cambridgeshire. Families have already started to move in following this latest project by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s (CAPCA) affordable housing programme – Five homes have been sold via shared ownership schemes. More…
Read MoreCatesby Estate unveils plan for new development in Boxford, Suffolk
Boxford in Suffolk, just 15 miles north of Colchester, has unveiled plans for an 80 new home development during a public meeting. Catesby Estates are leading the project for the new estate ‘Weavers Green’ that will be placed just off the A1071 on a farmer’s field (one very happy farmer one assumes)! An outline planning application will…
Read MoreMidlothian Council gives green light to 544 new homes with 22% affordable housing
CALA Homes and Avant Homes have led the proposals for a 544 new homes project in Mauricewood near to Penicuik, Midlothian. The planning committee of Midlothian Council gave a majority decision to get the project underway that will include 389 detached homes and 52 flats in three-storey blocks. Derek Lawson, land director at CALA Homes, is quoted…
Read More16 Affordable homes completed thanks to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s
A new development providing 16 affordable homes to help local families has been completed in Littleport that sits just north of Ely in East Cambridgeshire. Families have already started to move in following this latest project by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s (CAPCA) affordable housing programme – Five homes have been sold via shared ownership schemes. More…
Read MoreBroxtowe Borough Council approves £15m Care Village
Broxtowe Borough Council have recently given the green light for the go ahead on a £15 million development to provide a ‘care village’ in Beeston, Nottingham. The project will contain a 75 bedroom care facility along with 30 supported living apartments and village amenities such as a bistro, hair salon and exercise studio – It…
Read MoreJames Brokenshire MP gives nod to 11,000 affordable properties
James Peter Brokenshire MP (British Conservative Party politician serving as Communities Secretary since 2018) has unveiled plans that will see nearly £500 million put towards 11,000 affordable homes across the UK which is hoped to see the government hit their targets set of building 300,000 properties annually by the mid 2020’s. James Brokenshire MP said:…
Read MoreFoxtons releases poor figures on Sales though solid on Lettings
News across media outlets shares that Foxtons Group PLC reported that 2018 was one of it’s toughest year so far with a significant fall in earnings and the trend likely to continue throughout 2019. “expected earnings to drop 80 per cent at Foxtons… “ Figures include revenue within the sales division for 2018 being at £36…
Read MoreCrest Nicholson sells off 200 homes amid fears of housing market uncertainty
A bulk sell off of 200 homes to Major builder reveals discount sale of 200 homes (shared ownership properties) to housing associations has taken place via Crest Nicholson amid fears on what the property market short to mid term effect will be. Many housing associations across the UK are purchasing up both residential and commercial property…
Read MoreNorthamptonshire Rural Housing Association set to build more affordable homes
Little Addington in Northamptonshire will be the first to see some of the 33 affordable homes due to be built during 2019 following plans released by Northamptonshire Rural Housing Association (NRHA). NRHA’s company secretary, Richard Mugglestone, was quoted as saying: “Affordable properties are vital to the sustainability of our rural communities. The fact that we are…
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