Posts by Properganda PR
Camden’s Koolest spot sees property values defy wider market conditions
Research by London property developers, Misuma, the guys behind the current house competition, WinMyDreamHome.com, has found that it isn’t just the social scene in Kentish Town that is proving a draw for London home buyers, with house prices in the area defying the Brexit blues to see positive movement already in 2019. So far this…
Read MoreThe true cost of a being a landlord: The average B2L investment makes a return of just £2k a year
Leading letting platform Howsy has revealed how the profitability of the buy-to-let sector is being squeezed due to the hidden costs of being a landlord, coupled with the financial penalties handed down from the Government via changes to stamp duty tax. In recent times, the buy-to-let market has been considered a cash cow for those…
Read MoreOnline Estate Agency Pioneers Partner With World’s Largest Real Estate Business
Three former online estate agency founders have sensationally announced that they are going into business with Keller Williams, the largest real estate company on the planet. Mark Readings, Russell Quirk and Anthony Quirk respectively launched House Network, Emoov and HomeSeller and were the earliest of innovators in the space before PurpleBricks, easyProperty and YOPA…
Read MoreBenham & Reeves Market Index Review
Property market shows signs of life but asking price expectations remain out of kilter with wider market conditions The latest Market Index Review report by lettings and sales agent, Benham and Reeves, has looked at the current state of UK and London property prices based on aggregated data from the four leading house price indices…
Read MoreHowsy acquires Urban.co.uk and strengthens their position as the leading online rental and property management platform
Acquisition step changes growth and broadens Howsy’s product offering to landlords Howsy acquires Urban.co.uk Howsy, the online property management platform has today announced that it has acquired Urban.co.uk, one of the UK’s leading online letting agents, for an undisclosed sum. Howsy’s stated mission is to make renting better for everyone, by bringing innovation and greater…
Read MoreLondon transactions bear the brunt of Brexit slowdown
London boroughs have seen property transactions fall by a greater proportion than the rest of the UK since the EU Referendum vote on 23rd June 2016, analysis by national fast sale estate agent Springbok Properties has revealed. However many areas in Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and the North of England are seeing more transactions than…
Read MoreHometrack reveals first-time buyers are the driving force of the UK market – industry comment
Founder and CEO of GetAgent.co.uk, Colby Short, commented: “We have and always will be a nation of aspirational homeowners and so it should come as no shock that those that are yet to reach that life mile marker are the ones pushing the hardest to do so and driving the market forward when they get…
Read MoreHalifax says ‘house prices remain steady’ in new and improved house price index
Founder and CEO of Stone Real Estate, Michael Stone, commented: “While we remain enveloped in a dense fog of Brexit uncertainty it’s no surprise that house price growth continues to stutter and will no doubt do so until the ordeal is over. The one saving grace that we’ve seen come to the forefront is the…
Read More£804m of unclaimed lottery winnings in six years could have built 3,000 new homes
Six years of unclaimed money from the National Lottery is enough to fund more than 3,000 new build homes, analysis of Camelot data from property competition Winmydreamhome.com found. Unclaimed lottery winnings amounted to £804m between 2013 and 2018, enough to fund 3,146 new build homes based on the average new-build cost, calculated at £255,543 by…
Read MoreHowsy raises £5m in the latest shake-up of the UK rental sector
Investment secures new management hires, accelerates existing technology pipeline, sales & marketing and signals acquisition intentions Investment led by Skybound Capital Howsy, the UK’s leading online property management platform has today announced an investment raise of £5m, led by Skybound Capital – one of London’s most forward thinking global wealth management businesses – as well…
Read MoreBritain’s best property markets for FTB value for money
Leading estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has looked at where across Great Britain is home to the most first-time buyer-friendly market. GetAgent.co.uk analysed data from the Land Registry, looking at where the biggest percentage gap between the average price paid by an FTB was when compared to the rest of the market, to find the…
Read MoreThe worst areas where rental growth is swallowing up salary
Research by lettings platform Bunk – a modern agency saving landlords thousands of pounds with their innovative technology – has revealed where in the UK tenants are being squeezed when it comes to the affordability of rent and the amount of salary spent covering it. Bunk looked at the current average annual rental cost of…
Read MoreThe commuter towns where rent and travel costs are squeezing tenant affordability
Leading room share platform, ideal flatmate, has looked at where tenants are paying some of the most unaffordable commuting rental costs based on the ever-increasing cost of traveling by train coupled with the high cost of renting and where has seen the biggest increase in these costs over the last year. ideal flatmate looked 45…
Read MoreNationwide house price index shows market ground to a halt ion August
Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, commented: “While the UK property market may have ground to a halt on a month on month basis, it is an admirable show of defiance to at least register some annual growth, given the seasonalities at play and the addition of political turbulence that continues to plague home…
Read MoreSwiping right to find your ideal flatmate is now easier than finding a date in London
Leading room rental platform, ideal flatmate, has today announced the launch of their mobile app to help UK room hunters tackle the rental market and find their ideal flatmate at the swipe of a finger. Previously coined the Tinder for room rentals, ideal flatmate uses scientifically designed algorithms to match potential roommates based on a…
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