Posts by Properganda PR
UK HPI shows lowest rate of house price growth since the Brexit vote
Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, commented: “The lowest rate of annual house price growth since the Brexit vote demonstrates the detrimental impact that our current political position continues to have over the sentiment of UK buyers and sellers, particularly those in London. However, while other reports based on asking prices and mortgage…
Read MorePicking up the bill: The huge stamp duty penalties paid by Londoners compared to the rest of the market.
Recently released data for the first and second quarter for Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) receipts shows that – overall – transactions that triggered SDLT on residential properties over £40,000 increased from Q1 to Q2 this year, having picked up in every category with the exception of transactions of £2 million and over. With that…
Read MoreHow does population impact rental prices? The best sized cities for tenant affordability.
Research by leading room share platform, ideal flatmate, has looked at the impact population size has on rental prices in major cities and towns across England and Wales. Using government data on private rents and population figures, ideal flatmate looked at the average rental price across cities within certain population brackets, starting at 50,000 to…
Read MoreLandlords face £100k in costs when evicting a rogue tenant
Research by independent letting and sales agent Benham and Reeves has looked at the unfortunate cost of landing a bad tenant and how much this can reach during the gruelling process of having them evicted from the property. Previous research by Benham and Reeves highlighted the increasing number of fraudulent lettings applications by rogue tenants,…
Read MoreLiverpool is the worst place to live in the country and London is still the best – if you’re a homeowner
Estate agency comparison website GetAgent.co.uk has analysed the good, the bad and the ugly of house price growth and declines since the 2008 financial crisis, discovering that parts of Liverpool have seen gobsmacking drops in value – labeling it the worst place to own a home in England or Wales. GetAgent looked at Middle Layer…
Read MoreAustralia crumbles in house price Ashes, as Birmingham and Manchester prove big hitters for England
Research by national fast sale agent, Springbok Properties, has shed light on the change in house prices in England and Australia since the Ashes rivals’ last series. Springbok looked at data from eight cities in each country, discovering that England has seen considerably more success since the last Ashes in December 2017 when it comes…
Read MoreThe tragic truth behind home accidents and child fatalities in the UK
Research by VeriSmart – a nationwide network of independent property inspectors – has shed light on the tragic statistics behind home accidents in the United Kingdom. VeriSmart’s research reveals that more accidents occur at home than anywhere else – with the living room proving the most common part of the home for accidents – and…
Read MoreBuy-to-let’s biggest household setbacks and how to prevent them: Water damage, fires and theft are top causes of house insurance claims, research shows
Research by online letting agent and property management provider Howsy has revealed the most common reasons why people claim on their house insurance, as well as the best ways to avoid any such issues for landlords looking to keep costs down. By analysing the latest available data from the Association of British Insurers, Howsy has…
Read MoreThe Premier Rental Yield League table – who should landlords support when it comes to rental yields?
The Premier League season begins this weekend and predictions are flooding in for how the table will look come the end of the season, but by looking at the teams from a different angle, rental app Bunk have already pieced it together. Bunk – who connect landlords and tenants without the need for letting agents…
Read MoreToday’s Halifax House Price Index – Immediate Comments
Marc von Grundherr, Managing Director of Benham and Reeves, a London estate agency with 17 offices: “Are we seeing a further indictment of Brexit paralysis? Or is this a seasonal blip given that the summer months simply tend to see lower demand? I favour the latter especially given that the numbers that we really should…
Read MoreThe UK’s best universities for affordable rent and high rental yields
Research by flat-sharing website ideal flatmate has revealed the average rent prices in the areas surrounding the top-ranked universities in the United Kingdom. Using data from PropertyData, ideal flatmate looked at the average monthly rent for the outcode (first half of the postcode) of the top 50 universities to see where provided the best mix…
Read MoreAround the world with £399,011 – what you can buy for the cost of the average London flat
Research by national fast sale estate agency Springbok Properties has revealed what the rather high cost of a London flat could buy in other cities around the world to give London tenants extreme property fomo. The average cost of a flat in London is currently a pretty eye-watering £399,011, and if buyers were to look…
Read MoreAre FTSE100 companies proving cheap when it comes to charity?
Research by ‘win a house’ competition, WinMyDreamHome.com (WMDH), has revealed the extent of the charitable donations made by a number of companies listed on the FTSE 100 Index and how much they are actually donating as a proportion of their income. With a string of bad press following a number of poorly run house competitions in…
Read MoreLondon’s Most Expensive Gardens: Homes by prime London’s garden squares will set you back £5m more than the rest of the neighbourhood
Summer is here and while the heatwave of last week seems to have subsided, the longer evenings and warmer weather mean that many Londoners will be flocking to their gardens, parks or any piece of green space they can find. With this is mind, prime and super-prime property portal Vyomm has looked at the cost…
Read MoreCycle super high-way house prices kick it up a gear
With the Tour de France over, the streets of London will no doubt see an increase in the number of lycra-clad amateur cyclists taking to its cycle lanes over the summer in an attempt to make it to next year’s event. But research by independent London lettings and sales agent, Benham and Reeves, has looked…
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