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COUNCIL UNVEILS PLANS FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES AND WORKPLACES IN FOUNTAINBRIDGE
A former brewery complex in Fountainbridge is to be developed by the City of Edinburgh Council to deliver a vibrant city quarter including over 400 new homes, as well as quality office space which will promote innovation and a small element of retail. Work to prepare the site is set to commence early next year,…
Read MoreLeading Estate Agents attend event at Google enhance their Digital Marketing
An estate agent’s website is their most important office. The footfall there is far higher than for any high street branch and with the market slowing, it is this reality that is pushing the most innovative traditional estate agents to embrace digital marketing and find ways to grow. At an event hosted at Google’s central…
Read MoreHow to keep staff & avoid burn out
We don’t need to tell you that property is now a 24/7 business. The surge in decentralised, online offerings is forcing traditional High Street agents to go above and beyond their usual standard in a bid to keep up. But at what price? It may be that you’re opening longer hours to catch the after…
Read MoreEdinburgh short term rentals – is the bubble bursting?
As the days get longer and the snow begins to melt the Edinburgh lettings industry will jump back into action this week with the usual demands and preparations for summer rentals. From student lets to short term holiday lets and of course the Edinburgh festival rentals. The emergence of AIRbnb type rentals have become very…
Read MoreCouncil welcomes Coulsdon homes decision
Croydon Council’s cabinet member for regeneration has welcomed the approval of a Coulsdon planning application that will mean more affordable homes for borough residents. Brick by Brick, the development company set up by the council, received planning permission last night (Thursday) for five buildings providing 157 homes at the former Lion Green Road car park.…
Read MoreNFB: SMEs are key to delivering infrastructure and housing
The Government has announced that £300 million of the Housing Infrastructure Fund will be invested in the West of England, Oxfordshire and Greater Manchester to help unlock housing developments and strengthen infrastructure. The Government has shortlisted a further 44 areas for major infrastructure projects, which could deliver up to 400,000 new homes. The National Federation…
Read MoreHave you registered for the new #PropTechDen event on 12 April, organised by LiFE Ventures?
The growing #PropTechDen event has just been acquired by LiFE Ventures, the investment arm of London estate agents LiFE Residential. LiFE Ventures has met several successful PropTech start-ups which it later invested in from #PropTechDen and is ready to take the 12th April event to the next level. #PropTechDen is a Dragons Den style pitching…
Read MoreEdinburgh short term rentals – is the bubble bursting?
As the days get longer and the snow continues to melt the Edinburgh lettings industry will jump back into action this week with the usual demands and preparations for summer rentals. From student lets to short term holiday lets and of course the Edinburgh festival rentals. The emergence of AIRbnb type rentals have become very…
Read MoreNFB: You cannot diversify the housing market with demand-led initiatives
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) fully supports efforts to build more council homes because they contribute to diversifying the housing market. However, research by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) revealed that 95p in every £1 of Government housing spend ends up financing housing benefit payments, rather than the building of new homes. According…
Read MoreBank of England’s buy to let changes make it harder to get a mortgage say landlords
Six months after the Bank of England’s (BoE) latest attempt to cool the buy to let market, almost two thirds of landlords (63 per cent) who are aware of the changes say it is now harder to get a mortgage. The changes, which come from BoE’s Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA), were introduced in two stages…
Read MoreCIELA admits failure to gain momentum and support – Closes March 31st
Having sat with Charlie when CIELA was an idea boiling away in his mind, We are sad to share the following: It is with great disappointment that I write to you to inform you that with effect from 31st March, CIELA will permanently cease to exist. CIELA’s plan was to raise industry standards, starting by…
Read MoreBrexit: NFB welcomes agreement on transition period
David Davis, secretary of state for exiting the EU, and Michel Barnier, EU chief negotiator for Brexit, said that the two sides have agreed on a “large part” of the transition agreement that will structure the “orderly withdrawal” of the UK from the EU. The transition period will last from 29 March 2019 – the…
Read MoreCan We Merge Bitcoin and Real Estate and Is it the Future?
Cryptocurrency; the digital currency that underpins the Blockchain and the “new kid on the block” when it comes to investment assets. Like any child pushing at its limitations and restraints, the recent volatility has caused concern amongst some people. But where some see trouble others see an opportunity. A firm of property developers, GoHomes, recently…
Read MoreLambert Smith Hampton (LSH) to sell renowned Development Site at Dantzic Street, Manchester.
LSH has been instructed by the joint administrators to hold an online auction for the site with offers being invited of over £5million. The site is a substantial city centre development opportunity, located in the popular Northern Gateway of Manchester City Centre. The freehold property comprises two prominent and irregular shaped level sites totalling about…
Read MoreRental Market and Airbnb -Sworn Enemies?
Airbnb: the online marketplace and hospitality service that has, undeniably, revolutionised the manner in which consumers seek out hospitality services and short-term lodgings. However, as is the case with all things revolutionary, it’s rocked the boat somewhat, with property experts and commentators from all levels of the industry, witnessing an increasing number of Landlords removing…
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