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The best high ground home buying options to avoid the wet weather
The Met Office has today warned that 2 inches of rain could fall in the next 12 hours with severe weather warnings issued across parts of the country. With more wet weather inbound, leading fast sale estate agent, Springbok Properties, has looked at the nation’s highest cities to avoid wet feet and the cost of…
Read MoreFive small gambles that could net you enough for a mortgage deposit
It can be tough to get on the property ladder and even the initial deposit is a big financial hurdle for many, setting the average UK homebuyer back by £23,271. With wages failing to keep pace with house price growth the affordability gap continues to grow and so property competition WinMyDreamHome.com has looked at five…
Read MoreQueen’s speech bitterly disappointing for a property point of view – industry reaction
While today’s Queen’s speech covered 26 bills from the environment to Brexit, aviation to immigration, there was a complete lack of focus on housing. Please find below some industry reactions to today’s speech. Tom Gatzen, the co-founder of leading roomshare platform, ideal flatmate, commented: “Disappointing to see that the state of the UK property market…
Read MoreSoundproofing from noisy neighbour will increase your property’s rental appeal
One of the most searched for topics across the Landlord Library is noise pollution and how to deal with it and with this in mind, leading lettings platform, Howsy, has revealed what noises cause the biggest impact and how to protect against them. Neighbours playing loud music or socialising late at night is the number…
Read MoreFlood risk is dampening rental growth as tenants opt for higher ground
Areas, where flooding is more likely to happen, have seen lower rental growth in the past five years, analysis from landlord letting agency Bunk shows. Bunk looked at areas with a high to medium risk of flooding and how rental growth compares across these areas depending on the severity of the flood risk. Between 2014 and…
Read MoreHow to winter-proof your home and avoid a huge bill!
As the nights start getting colder, having a warm and functioning home becomes even more important. The tradespeople comparison website for finding affordable tradespeople, HaMuch.com, has put together some advice on some of the key steps you can take to winter-proof your property, and save money in the process. Servicing your boiler Your boiler is…
Read MoreBradford asking and sold prices battered since Brexit vote – the worst UK areas revealed
With Britain leaving the EU at the end of the month (or not, who knows?), leading estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has looked at where UK home sellers have been forced to take the biggest property price reality check when it comes to the asking and selling price of their home. GetAgent.co.uk pulls data from…
Read MoreHelp to Buy has caused house prices to surge for first-time buyers
First-time buyers in and around London have seen some of the biggest jumps in average house prices since the Help to Buy schemes were introduced from 2013, research from estate agency Springbok Properties has found. Springbok Properties looked at the average cost of a first-time buyer property across the UK and where has seen the…
Read MoreLandlord Guides: What to do if your tenant dies
As a responsible landlord, it’s important to know how to handle the difficult process of a tenant passing away. Benham and Reeves, one of London’s largest independent letting and sales agents, provides a guide on what to do should the worst happen to one of your tenants and tips on dealing with the situation. Background…
Read MoreHomebuyers still value traditional property features the most
Research by the new home specialists, Stone Real Estate, has revealed that new-build homebuyers still value traditional property features the most when it comes to their homebuying hitlist. Stone Real Estate surveyed new-build homebuyers across the UK to see what they rated as the most important factors when checking out a development for potential purchase.…
Read MoreHomebuyers still value traditional property features the most
Research by the new home specialists, Stone Real Estate, has revealed that new-build homebuyers still value traditional property features the most when it comes to their homebuying hitlist. Stone Real Estate surveyed new-build homebuyers across the UK to see what they rated as the most important factors when checking out a development for potential purchase.…
Read MoreWorst roommate habits revealed: These are the things that drive your housemates mad!
Leading room share platform, ideal flatmate, has revealed the worst things you can do as a roommate when it comes to disrupting a harmonious flat share. ideal flatmate surveyed 1,000 people currently renting a house and asked them – what is the worst thing about sharing with a roommate? The overwhelming winner was a lack of…
Read MoreHalifax House Price Index – COMMENT
The Halifax has just released its latest House Price Index numbers stating: A 0.4% drop in house prices month on month A 1.1% RISE in house prices in the year to September Average UK house price now £232,574 Our clients’ comments on the index are as follows: Marc von Grundherr, Director at Benham &…
Read MoreTransactions and prices drop in London’s prime postcodes
The latest research from leading independent lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has looked at the current state of the prime London market, the number of transactions and average sold prices by postcode in the first six months of the year, and how this differs from the same period last year. Using data from…
Read MoreUpsizing costs 44% per room – the cheapest upsizing locations revealed
The latest research by leading estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that on average, every additional room adds 44% to a property’s value. GetAgent.co.uk pulls data from all of the major portals which they then cross-reference with the Land Registry using proprietary algorithms to create a comprehensive record of what is selling, where, for…
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