Posts by Properganda PR
UK Finance shows mortgage approvals dip but could see a late rally
Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, commented: “Buyer demand for mortgage products has been the one area of the market to remain buoyant in the face of political uncertainty, and while it would seem that even this is starting to fall below expectation, we have seen them at least hover at consistent levels…
Read MorePrime London Stamp Duty Bills Enough to Buy a House in 167 areas of the UK
It’s cheaper to buy a detached house in much of the UK than pay stamp duty land tax in prime central London demonstrating the vast difference between different segments of the market. Since changes to stamp duty tax from the traditional slab scale method, the Government has looked to make the cost more favourable for…
Read MoreThe Nation’s New Build Hotspots – Where are buyers snapping up the most new build homes?
Research by the new home specialists, Stone Real Estate, has revealed where across England and Wales home buyers have the biggest appetite for new build properties. Stone Real Estate analysed hundreds of thousands of transactions from the Land Registry to see where so far in 2019 is home to the highest number of new homes…
Read MoreTo furnish or not to furnish – 85% of furnished properties in London let within a week
Independent lettings and sale agent, Benham and Reeves, has looked at the benefit of presenting a property to tenants already furnished with the help of your letting agent and how it can help landlords get ahead in a market currently overshadowed by Brexit uncertainty. Brexit has brought a hesitance amongst non-UK tenants within the rental…
Read MoreThe Property Four Seasons – Winter to bring further cold snap in house prices
The latest research by estate agent comparison website, GetAgent.co.uk, has looked at the seasonal impact on property transactions and sold prices and the premium carried by seasonally influenced road names. GetAgent.co.uk looked at the change in transactions and sold prices across each season last year, as well as the current sold prices for road names…
Read MoreA baby born today could be paying £483k for their first home, £1.5m in the capital
Research by Winmydreamhome.com (WMDH), the house competition run by London property developers Misuma, has looked at the potential cost of homeownership for a baby born today. With the average first-time buyer aged 30 years old, WMDH looked at the current average first-time buyer house price and how this has changed historically, before forecasting house price…
Read MoreNationwide partners with smart lettings platform to help beleaguered DIY landlords
Leading rental platform, Bunk, has announced a huge partnership with Nationwide Building Society, to further develop its proposition as a transparent, landlord first operator within the buy-to-let sector. Bunk has become Nationwide’s latest venturing fund investment with the digital letting agent already using innovative technology including Open Banking and making a perfect partner for Nationwide,…
Read MoreCoppice Yard – New Homes In South London’s ‘Shoreditch’
Wellness lifestyle on offer with outdoor gym, gardens and community allotment Stone Real Estate is delighted to announce the launch of a brand-new collection of apartments in South London’s Shoreditch. Coppice Yard is a stylish collection of 54 one, two, and three-bedroom apartments set in a gated development in the heart of Croydon. With wellness…
Read MoreEngland left wanting at the Property Rugby World Cup as Japan tops the table
Ahead of the start of the Rugby World Cup 2019, leading national fast sale estate agent, Springbok Properties, has looked at the difference in pedigree between each team when it comes to the price of property. Using the cost per square metre of property in cities across each nation, Springbok has compiled its own starting…
Read MoreThe gender rental gap – female renters spending 14% more of salary than males
The latest research by leading room share platform, ideal flatmate, has looked at the vast gap between the rental affordability of male and female workers in the UK and how this impacts their rental potential across the UK rental market. ideal flatmate looked at the current net monthly wage in each area across the UK…
Read MoreStamp Duty changes have hit top-end market transactions hardest
Leading lettings and sales agent, Benham and Reeves, has looked at the impact changes to Stamp Duty Tax have had one the UK property market where transactions are concerned, and where has seen the biggest decline. In December 2014, changes were made to the way stamp duty was calculated, moving from the old slab structure…
Read MoreThe private school rental markets where school fees could cover a year’s rent or more
If there’s one thing as eye-wateringly expensive as the UK rental sector, it’s the cost of private education and innovative letting platform, Bunk, has looked at how far the annual school fees for the nation’s ‘best value’ private schools will get you in their respective rental markets. Bunk looked at the annual cost of attending…
Read MoreUK HPI: House price growth hits 7 year low but new builds are keeping it afloat
Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, commented: “Yet more reason to speculate on the downfall of the once impenetrable UK property market as price growth slumps to a seven-year low, predictably driven by sharp drops across London and the South East. However, there is a seasonality at play and this can’t be discounted…
Read MoreUK Finance shows buyer demand is alive and well – driven by an army of FTBs
Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, commented: “Buyer demand remains alive and well with the number of new mortgages being approved increasing across the board. Market conditions remain far from ideal but it’s particularly encouraging to see that despite the Government’s best efforts, there has not only been an increase in the number…
Read MoreDurham tops Britain’s best cities for new build affordability while Exeter ranks as worst
The latest research by the new homes specialists, Stone Real Estate, has looked at where across Britain is home to the most affordable chance of securing a new property based on the cost of new builds, the mortgage deposit required to buy one, and the average monthly net wage available. Stone Real Estate looked at…
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