2019 Best Places to Live in UK: What City Topped Ranking?

If you want to move to the UK, here are some of the best cities. Which top city is best for you? Best for Property Investment: Birmingham Birmingham is UK’s top property investment city due to extensive infrastructural investments and incredible investment opportunities. In addition, the city’s population is predicted to grow by 13.5 percent…

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UK Property Group Chelsfield Asia acquire Singapore office building

Chelsfield Asia: “Its objective is to create a portfolio of high-quality assets for medium-term capital and income growth and to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for its investors. In line with the rest of Chelsfield’s international portfolio, the focus is on delivering high-quality, innovative and design-led asset management solutions.” A recent acquisition by Asset Management (Singapore-based…

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LendInvest post record lending figures

LendInvest 2018 annual report can be seen here. Recent news shows that LendInvest (founded 2008) has totalled £1.7 billion in lending to property investors and developers since its formation with a record December showing £83m lent in total. “Our platform makes it possible, for the first time, for all types of investors – from individuals…

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180 year old Estate Agent ‘Flick & Son’ under new ownership

“Flick & Son began life in 1833, making it one of the longest established estate agencies in Suffolk.” Flick and Son Estate Agents Flick and Son have four offices across the South-East of England and focus on property of Suffolk’s Heritage Coastline and throughout the towns, villages and countryside of East and North Suffolk. A…

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Buccleuch Property secure multi £million office building in London

The Luma Building in London is said to have been acquired by the Scottish property development and investment business Buccleuch Property (founded 2003) as a joint venture alongside UK property specialists / asset managers Wrenbridge. The office building Luma sits on 330 Clapham Road, SW9 and provides 25,000 square feet of office accommodation over seven floors.

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Gambling Commission deems House Lottery not legal

If you consider that your chances of winning the lottery is in fact 1 in 45,057,474 and striking it lucky by getting five numbers plus the bonus ball is 1 in 7,509,579. A recent chance to win what for many will be their most expensive and prized asset, their home, gave people a chance of only 1 in 50,000…

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Landlord left with £2,500 clear up bill

It is every landlords nightmare to have that tenant from hell situation where you are both owed back dated rental fees and where you are having to seek help to rid them from your property. An experienced landlord from Mablethorpe, Mr Lillepa, lived this recently where a court deadline was imposed on his tenants which…

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Fusion Students sells off portfolio of Property sites

A deal worth in the region of £230 million sees Fusion Students (UK University accommodation developer) releasing it portfolio of sites to a joint venture purchase by Arlington Advisors and Equitix. Locations include Newcastle, Bristol and Cardiff and will see a gross income over over £15 million annually. News story first seen on the East…

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Some positive property news – £10 million + sales up

With Brexit being blamed for everything from the price of sandwiches to a slump in property prices, it is good to see some figures from London bucking this trend. 2018 saw a 50% increase in the higher end of the property market sales of homes of £10 million and over. It is not an overly…

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New Smart Sign used by Real Estate Agents

Innovation is always a pleasing subject in any industry, sometimes it is embraced and sometimes it is jeered at and doubted – Not everyone likes change! For sale signs for estate agents though an older marketing tool still very much remains popular across the country and provide an eye catching marketing avenue aiding sales /…

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UBS hold 9.37% stake within Foxtons Group PLC

One of the UK’s biggest estate agency names, Foxtons Group PLC, reported that UBS Group AG now holds a stake of 9.37% following a deal done on Monday last week. Foxtons Group PLC who are on the London Stock Exchange are currently trading down at 52.60 GBX −0.60 (-1.13%)

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Liverpool based firm of property developers are banned

A total of six directors are said to have been banned from running businesses following a misleading of 300 customers who went on to invest £12 million in to residential developments across Bradford and Greater Manchester. Absolute Living Developments Limited pitched key development sites to investors with a theme of turning commercial buildings in to…

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