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Right to Rent makes homeless a ‘non eligible’ house wife
What exactly is ‘Right to Buy‘? Find out more on the official government website here. A recent news story sees the Home Office refuse the eligibility of a Russian lady’s Irish residency card not qualifying her for ‘Right to Rent’ from the Home Office. Though she has right to live in the UK, there is a…
Read MoreA 2.1% Drop for North-East property prices
Scotland has mostly been reporting fairly solid figures on property prices with a fair bit of optimism in the air over any negative downward trends, though a recent news report headlines with ‘North-east property prices drop by up to 2.1% according to new figures‘ and highlights that house prices are down 1.8% in Q4 of…
Read MoreHunters Property report a £39.4m income and 1.4% increase from 2017
Good news fro Hunters Property, a network of over 200 agencies, who have reported an increase of income of £39.4 million in 2018 which is up from 2017 figures of £38.9 million (1.7%). An overview of the year 2018 can be read on the Hunters website here.
Read More500 homes planned for Aberdeen suburb
A New coastal community for the Aberdeen suburb of Bridge of Don is planned which will see 500 new homes comes in to the area, of 500+ homes planned for Bridge of Don. The area has seen a big growth over recent years in population to where it now is bigger than neighbouring Banchory, Ellon and…
Read MoreLettings Manager jailed for 3 years after stealing £300,000
‘Kissing stolen cash on CCTV‘ was the nail in the coffin for Robert Parker who was caught on camera stealing more than £300,000 from his estate agent employer ( Nina Estate Agents in Barry). Nina Chivers, owner of Nina Estate Agents, decided to investigate things when a £200,000 tax bill arrived from the HMRC and…
Read MoreSociety of Chartered Surveyors Ireland blame unrealistic price expectations blocking house sales
The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland is the independent professional body for Chartered Surveyors working and practising in Ireland. Find out more about them here. A recent news report released by them blames the current trend of over valuing and higher than realistic valuations on property for the slow down in transactions (market trends in…
Read MoreBoris Johnson as your new Landlord for just £2,000 a week?
Love or hate him, Boris Johnson certainly grabs plenty of headlines from his Brexit activities to his barnet and now you have the chance to get that little bit closer to him as his former marital home is up for rent at £2,000 a week. The Islington 5 bedroom end of terrace house is being…
Read MoreA RECORD YEAR FOR CENTURY 21 UK
Estate agency and lettings franchise Century 21 UK, is celebrating a record year as 16 new offices opened throughout the UK in the past 12-months – cementing its status of being one of the fastest growing estate agency franchises in the UK. As well as growing the network by gaining new franchisees, Century 21 UK…
Read MoreSigns your pipes are starting to freeze
The arrival of winter and colder temperatures brings with it a number of issues that can affect your property or home. One of these are frozen pipes, which can create havoc with the plumbing. Lack of running water is one thing, but a frozen pipe can also burst which can lead to flooding and other…
Read MoreAirbnb purchases Gaest from Denmark
With a vision for the meeting-space rentals marketing, Airbnb have snapped up Danish #proptech company, who offer a sleek solution for booking office-space venues for short term rentals, Gaest. The company which was founded only back in 2015 in Denmark already operates a global service that facilitates the likes of booking offices / commercial space…
Read More£3m conversion of a Grade Two-listed building in Northumberland
Northumberland Homes Ltd will soon release to the public the £3 million conversion of the grade II listed building on Newgate Street in Morpeth which will become 12 apartments along with four bespoke bungalows – The first property are likely to be ready for occupancy by Summer 2019. Potential buyers are apparently lining up due…
Read MoreNew branding for Muirhouse Housing Association
Muirhouse Housing Association have launched a brand new website and branding that was in partnership with both tenants and a local web design firm. Stevie McAvoy, Muirhouse Housing Association CEO, was quoted as saying: “We are delighted to introduce our new website and extremely proud that we have achieved another milestone in our pursuit of…
Read MoreNorthumberland County Council roots out Right to Buy fraudsters
A team within the Northumberland County Council are clamping down on the scrutiny of right to buy applications with already a £900,000 saving for its taxpayers over the last six months. Many councils across the UK have also been adopting such activity and seeing a good return on their efforts and savings for tax payers. Fraud…
Read MoreHigh Peak Borough Council approve 153 new homes on former university campus
More very needed housing is soon to be underway on land off of Trenchard Drive in Buxton with approval of 153 x 2 and 2.5 storey mews, semi-detached and detached homes from 2 beds to 4 beds in size. Persimmon Homes plans were passed by High Peak Borough Council for the 5.24 hectare site that was…
Read MoreNon-Executive Director Kumsal Bayazit to resign from LSL Property Services PLC
Latest news released on the Morning Star website stats that LSL Property Services PLC have said Non-Executive Director Kumsal Bayazit is to resign from the company’s board on April 30 2019. Current value of LSL shares stands at: Stock price: LSL (LON) 245.00 GBX +13.00 (+5.60%) 29 Jan, 16:35 GMT
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