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Halifax shows housing market exceeds expectation to finish 2019 with a bang
Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, commented: “Whether or not you agreed with the outcome, last month’s election helped to reignite the smouldering embers of an otherwise weary property market. Not only is this boost immediately evident within December’s monthly and annual top line growth, but those of us on the front line…
Read MoreUK property sector leads the way in R&D thanks to PropTech innovation
The latest research by R&D tax credit specialist, RIFT Research and Development Ltd, has found that the UK property sector is leading the way when it comes to the largest sums awarded in R&D tax relief as a percentage of expenditure. RIFT analysed the latest government data showing the amount awarded in R&D tax credits…
Read MoreAvoid these January DIY don’ts in the home and save money
The start of a new year often spurs a mass migration to the nearest DIY outlet as we look to hit the ground running and spruce up our homes, fuelled on the best intentions of fixing that dodgy shelf or finally painting that neglected spare room. However, leading tradespeople comparison site HaMuch.com, has looked at…
Read MoreBorrowing a rental deposit can add thousands to tenant costs
Research by Hamilton Fraser’s deposit alternative scheme Ome, has looked at the real cost of a tenancy deposit for those that have to borrow the money in order to overcome the initial financial hurdle of renting. For many, the average tenant deposit cost of £1,299 is manageable but the issue is the requirement to pay…
Read MoreArmchair property developers to benefit from P2P regulation changes – Investor questions answered
Leading Peer to Peer lending property specialist, Sourced Capital, looks at the recent regulatory changes to the P2P sector and answer some of the most common questions surrounding them received by those investing via their platform. Some background information on Sourced and the changes implemented can be found below with the Q&A at the tail end…
Read MoreUK house prices creep up across the board while London continues to slow
Leading lettings and sales agent, Benham and Reeves, has released the latest of its very own quarterly house price index based on data from the top four existing indices, looking at where the average house price sits and how the gap between buyer and seller expectation and actual sales has changed. The Benham and Reeves…
Read MoreTongue twisters home to higher house prices
The latest research by leading estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has looked at the cost of buying in pockets of the nation’s property market with the hardest to pronounce names. GetAgent.co.uk looked at 10 areas that cause the most confusion when it comes to pronouncing the name, the cost of getting on the ladder in…
Read More‘OnTheMarket is now producing more lettings leads than Rightmove’, says estate agency CEO
The CEO of a large estate agency says OnTheMarket is now providing more lettings leads to his firm than Rightmove. Rob Sargent, CEO of the Acorn Group which has 35 offices across South East London and Kent, said he was pleased when he received the latest portal statistics. “I was delighted when I…
Read MoreNationwide House Price Index shows strong finish to the decade – industry comment
Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, commented: “As with most areas of life, the UK property market was always likely to demonstrate a slight festive lethargy on a month to month basis in December and while we didn’t quite finish the year with a bang, the first annual increase above one percent in…
Read MoreCould Britain’s empty homes house the homeless?
Research by estate agent comparison website, GetAgent.co.uk, has found that by utilising just 41.4% of Britain’s empty homes we could house the homeless. There are an estimated 320,000 homeless people in Britain according to Shelter while there are some 322,386 homes that are vacant on a long-term basis, having been empty for more than six…
Read MoreThe UK’s best housebuilder performances
New home specialists, Stone Real Estate, have looked at which of the big housebuilders is putting in the best performance when it comes to homes sold and how the league table has shifted year to year. Stone Real Estate collected the latest annual results for 11 of the UK’s biggest housebuilders to see who was…
Read MoreBorrowing a rental deposit can add thousands to tenant costs
Research by Hamilton Fraser’s deposit alternative scheme Ome, has looked at the real cost of a tenancy deposit for those that have to borrow the money in order to overcome the initial financial hurdle of renting. For many, the average tenant deposit cost of £1,299 is manageable but the issue is the requirement to pay…
Read MoreUK House Prices Stutter Again in October
The latest index shows that house prices crepy up by 0.7% annually and dropped -0.7% month on month. Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, commented: “While the recent election result will have brought a degree of certainty to the market, it will take some time to reverse the negative house price trends of…
Read MoreBercow’s filthy flat could cost taxpayers as much as £21k to fix
According to Order-order, the new speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, is yet to move into the Speaker’s House as the luxury residence has been left in a terrible state by former speaker John Bercow. The luxury residence has already undergone a major refurb in 2009 at a cost of £45,000 and leading tradesperson comparison site, HaMuch.com, has…
Read MoreBiggest house price jumps since the last white Christmas
Dreaming of a white Christmas? Biggest house price jumps since the last one revealed A white Christmas is more of a myth than a reality, however, it does happen occasionally and lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed where homeowners have seen the best and worst house price growth since the last one.…
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