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What to invest in when a crisis hits
Investing can be a tricky business and while it can pay well, the inherent risks involved can also see the scales slide in the opposite direction. This has largely been the case so far this year with the spread of the Coronavirus causing havoc across a multitude of financial markets. A powerful platform for active…
Read MoreReal-Time COVID-19 Market Movement Dashboard: How is the pandemic impacting sellers and agents?
Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has released its live, interactive dashboard detailing how the Coronavirus pandemic is impacting UK property market activity, as well as the results of its market sentiment survey of home sellers and estate agents, and their feelings towards current market conditions. While uncertainty around the current pandemic and its impact on…
Read MoreThe rental locations where tenants are looking for garden space
With the nation on lockdown just as the weather starts to pick up, the great British garden has suddenly become a hot commodity for the nation’s tenants looking to spend time out of the house. Research by tradesperson comparison site, HaMuch.com, has revealed that this demand for a garden rental home is at its highest…
Read MoreUK tenants facing a tough financial task but it’s tougher for their Swiss, American and Dutch counterparts
Tenants in Switzerland, the United States and the Netherlands are facing the biggest financial hurdle if left unable to work as a result of the Coronavirus lockdown, with rental costs over just three months spiralling above £3,000, falling to £2,232 across the UK Research by Hamilton Fraser’s deposit alternative scheme, Ome, has revealed the rental…
Read MoreThe lockdown DIY jobs that can save you money and keep the kids busy
Instead of spending the next however many weeks sitting around climbing the walls, tradesperson comparison site, HaMuch.com, has highlighted eight DIY jobs that can be easily done around the house; saving you over £1,000 by tackling them yourself while also helping occupy the kids. Hinges – Saving: £30 Squeaky hinges might sound like a small…
Read MoreFemale home buyers paying £4,624 more and taking nearly three months to bridge the gender property price gap
The latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has looked at how the two per cent house price premium paid by female buyers translates in terms of the time taken to accumulate the cost on the average wage. According to a recent study, women pay two per cent more than their male counterparts when…
Read MoreMillions of homeowners impacted as Government announces strictest measures yet to enforce social distancing
Over 15million homes could be impacted after the Government announced new rules to enforce social distancing, as large swathes of the nation continue to ignore advice to only leave the house where absolutely necessary, to stay in groups of just two people and to remain two metres apart at all times. As a result, the…
Read MoreThe apocalyptic home improvements to protect your house for the end of the world
With a worldwide health pandemic, people irrationally panic buying and a countrywide lockdown, you’d be forgiven for thinking the end of the world was nigh. It can be costly to panic buy five years worth of loo roll and hand sanitizer, so leading tradesperson comparison site, HaMuch.com, has looked at where that money could be…
Read MoreForget the garden, solar panels and loft conversion when adding value to your home – the basics still pack the biggest price punch
The spring selling season is well and truly underway and while the fear of Coronavirus may be dampening buyer and seller appetites a tad, there is still plenty of market activity at present. Leading tradesperson comparison site, HaMuch.com, has looked at which property renovations add the most value to your home, for those thinking of…
Read MoreCoast, country or city – which makes the best buy-to-let location?
The latest research by leading lettings management platform, Howsy, has looked at which makes the best investment location for UK landlords when it comes to cities, the seaside or market towns in the country. Howsy looked at 20 of the best UK cities, seaside towns and market towns to see which offered the best rental yields…
Read MoreCalls for ISA extension as deadline looms
Peer to peer lending platform, Sourced Capital, has called for a delay to April’s ISA deadline due to the impact of the Coronavirus to allow those investing via an Innovative Finance, Cash or Stocks and Shares ISA to make the most of their tax-free allowance. Sourced Capital, also looked at the returns of the Cash,…
Read MoreAverage rental deposit down -10% since the ban on tenant fees
The latest research by Hamilton Fraser’s deposit replacement scheme Ome, has found that the average rental deposit being paid by tenants in England has fallen -10.3% since the ban on tenant fees was introduced in June 2019. Ome looked at the average cost of a rental deposit in the six months prior to the introduction…
Read MoreHouse price gap between sellers and buyers reduces
Leading lettings and sales agent, Benham and Reeves, has released the latest of its very own quarterly house price index based on data from the top four existing indices, looking at where the average house price sits and how the gap between buyer and seller expectation and actual sales has changed. The Benham and Reeves…
Read MoreHow many bog rolls do you need to buy or rent in the UK property market?
It’s June 2020, confidence in the UK property market remains as buyers, sellers, tenants and landlords all continue to transact via online platforms. Working from home is now the norm, however, the only currency being accepted is loo rolls. Luckily, GetAgent.co.uk has translated previous property prices based on archaic pounds and pence into the new…
Read MoreCoronavirus outbreak could cost the buy to let sector £14.9bn in three short months
The latest research by Deposit Replacement Scheme, Ome, has found that the impact of the Coronavirus could cost buy to let landlords nearly £14.9bn should tenants be unable to pay rent during the three month support period announced by the government yesterday. Last night the government announced that they would suspend new evictions and halt…
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