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Six of the most affordable firework homebuying hotspots
With Bonfire Night today, leading estate agent comparison website, GetAgent.co.uk, has looked at the cost of buying in areas with a major display, highlighting six where the price of property comes in cheaper than the surrounding area. GetAgent.co.uk compared the average house price for each postcode of 15 major UK fireworks displays to the average…
Read MoreCan I let off fireworks at my rental property?
There’s a very real chance that by next year, the use of fireworks on private property will be illegal, but while this may be the last year you can enjoy a display in your back garden, you may already be prohibited if you live in a rental property. Leading rental management platform, Howsy, has provided…
Read MoreStamp duty sums see sharp increase in Q3
The latest Gov figures on stamp duty tax receipts show that: – Transactions increased by 14% from 268,400 in Q2 2019 to 305,100 in Q3 2019. This is a similar increase to last year. Q3 2019 receipts were £3,150 million, 20% higher than in Q2, a sharper increase than for last year. This is…
Read MoreCigarettes, cars and uni fees – the only things to outstrip rental growth this Millennium
Rental price growth has outstripped many of life’s day-to-day costs, like bread, eggs and fuel, research from online letting agent Howsy has revealed. The cost of renting a property in England has increased from an average price of £344 in the year 2000 to £858 in 2019, a 150% increase in just shy of 20…
Read MoreBrexit blues price drops and agent fees costing home sellers thousands on their sale – here are the most expensive areas
The latest research by estate agent comparison website, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed the true cost of selling your home in current market conditions and the numbers show, it’s costing British home sellers an average of £21,721. GetAgent.co.uk looked at the current cost of selling across the UK based on the average estate agent fee on the…
Read MoreTime to sell hits 3 year high across UK cities according to the Hometrack Cities Index
The latest Hometrack Cities Index shows that: – UK city house price inflation is +2.4%, half the average growth rate over the last 5 years (4.8%). Slower house price growth and weaker demand has resulted in the time to sell hitting a 3 year high of 12 weeks while the discount to asking price…
Read MoreRenovating can cost UK homeowners £68k less than upsizing to a bigger home
Research by tradesperson comparison site, HaMuch.com, has looked at where across the nation homeowners are better of buying in order to upsize and where it’s more cost-effective to fork out for a DIY upsize extension. HaMuch.com looked at the price of a loft conversion at varying sizes to find the average cost of a DIY…
Read MoreNew build figures at their best since Enya & Kylie topped the charts but worrying devil in the ‘home start’ detail
The latest figures on new build housing data have just been released by the ONS showing the number of new build homes to be started and completed across England. The latest data shows that: – Between April and June 2019 there were 38,020 dwellings started. During the same time frame, there were 46,960 dwellings completed.…
Read MoreMortgage figures continue to fuel market and exceed forecasted levels for September
Founder and CEO of GetAgent.co.uk, Colby Short, commented: “A number of industry-wide indicators have shown that there continues to be plenty of activity from the buyer side of the property market, at least where mortgage approvals and lending are concerned. This is extremely positive given the prolonged period of political uncertainty that has plagued the…
Read MoreThe UK’s worst Halloween house price drops and the cost of buying with a Halloween road name
The latest research by national fast sale estate agent, Springbok Properties, has looked at where UK homeowners are in for the biggest fright this Halloween when it comes to the value change in their property since last year, as well as the sold price of properties on roads with a seasonally appropriate name. Springbok Properties…
Read MoreNationwide shows political uncertainty still haunting the UK property market.
The latest Nationwide House Price Index shows house prices are up 0.2% on a monthly basis and just 0.4% annually. Founder and CEO of Springbok Properties, Shepherd Ncube, commented: “Much like the walking dead, the UK property market continues to plod on through the thick fog of Brexit uncertainty, showing little signs of resurrection to…
Read MoreCheapest EU rental escape routes are Athens, Sofia and Bucharest
Whether you voted Remain or Leave it’s been a difficult time for Britons, as the Government continues in its failure to return any level of certainty to the UK property sector when it comes to our departure from the EU. If you’re unhappy with the deal being struck and want to remain in an EU…
Read MoreUnlucky number 13 still costing homeowners £20k on their property but the tide could be turning
With Halloween fast approaching, superstitions will be at an all-time high and one such superstition is the feelings surrounding the number 13. With 13 supposedly an unlucky number, having a property tarnished with it has long been a reason for lower asking prices and has even seen some big housebuilders remove it completely from their…
Read MoreHuge bounce in mortgage approvals sees buyer demand melt Brexit ice
The latest mortgage approval figures from UK Finance show the highest level of approvals registered during October since 2015, 9.8% higher annually, with 42,300 home buyers entering the market. Please find comment below from Managing Director of letting and estate agent Benham and Reeves, Anita Mehra. Managing Director of Benham and Reeves, Anita Mehra, commented: …
Read MoreBritain’s most expensive locations for home improvement revealed
The cost of hiring a tradesperson is highest in Berkshire, research from the tradesperson comparison website HaMuch.com reveals. HaMuch.com looked at the current average cost of hiring a tradesperson for those DIY jobs in the house, looking at the hourly cost of a builder, plumber, heating engineer, electrician, carpenter, painter, gardener, cleaner and car mechanic…
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