Building more social homes is a no-brainer

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The Government must help fix part of the broken housing market and build for the future Bringing together sixteen commissioners from across the political spectrum, Shelter have released a report titled, ‘A vision for social housing’, which analyses the state of social housing across the country. The report reinforces the message that the entire housing…

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Empty property owner in Warwick is fined

As recent news from Shelter about the need for more homes across the UK and social housing, we see a home owner fined for leaving a property of theirs to fall in to disrepair. A David Brown of Northumberland was convicted of failing to comply following a notice served on him by Warwick District Council…

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Risks for Landlords When Renting a Property and How to Avoid Them

As a buy-to-let landlord, renting out a property carries some risks. There are different potential problems that can occur too, and financial losses could mount up when you don’t manage a property well. Fortunately, there are also ways to avoid or mitigate many of the issues. Here are a few of the risks that landlords…

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Estate agents – the newcomer’s guide

Becoming an estate agent isn’t an easy task. As well as competing against other agents, you’ll be crossing your fingers that a property bubble doesn’t come along and bring the economy crashing around your portfolio. But these are only the start of your concerns. Like a ship heading towards an iceberg, you’ll only realise the…

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354-358 Oxford Street, London set for new £70 million building

The current vacant spot on Oxford Street that sits alongside the Disney Store and opposite Bond Street underground station, 354-358, is set to become a new £70 million building after being acquired by Hines (US-headquartered investment firm). The building will become a new selection of retail outlets and luxury apartments. This is seen as great…

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Manchester United star launches own Property Business

Manchester United and England football star Marcus Rashford, who is currently said to be on a salary of £6 million annually, has purchased a £1.2 million property to add to his portfolio. MUCS Properties Limited was registered by Marcus January 2017 though with his additional property purchases it is likely they will be rented out…

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£40m Commercial property investment arm for Hambleton District Council

Good news for development in Hambleton District Council with a planned supermarket at the former site of Northallerton Prison. A £40m commercial property investment arm will be launched in order to build a financial strategy and thus protecting the on going funds in to the council as government money continues to drop. Full story can be…

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Fears of up to a 10% drop in property prices in Dubai

Globally there is a touch of unrest within major real estate locations including Hong Kong, London and Vancouver. Adding to the negative news is Dubai with recent headlines stating that fear is growing regarding a 5 to 10% drop in property prices for 2019. Blamed for the forecast are the growing new supply numbers, a…

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Oops: haart Estate Agents’ confuses Purplebricks with Emoov

Following the recent decline in to administration of Emoov, a city estate agent got things that little bit wrong by advising a Nottingham homeowner that the online agency in charge of selling their property was about to go bust. In fact the homeowner was using Purplebricks and we all know that recently it was Emoov…

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Sir Michael Caine’s £3.75 million property in Surrey Hills for sale

Strutt and Parker have the pleasure to be offering this magnificent 8.1 acre estate in the rural outskirts of Leatherhead  – A unique and substantial property set in an elevated position with wonderful views of the Surrey Hills. The property belongs to movie star Michael Caine and his wife Shakira and boasts such extras as separate 2…

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Northern Ireland defy ‘Brexit blamed’ slow down of house prices

With widespread negative news across many parts of England, Northern Ireland is throwing a spanner in the works with reports of a pick-up and price growth. Nationwide were quoted as saying the Northern Ireland property increased by 5.8 per cent last year compared to poorer performance in the UK at just 0.5%. Average house prices…

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