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Yomdel links up with Just a Drop to support safe water projects
Yomdel’s “Spend a Penny” campaign to support Just a Drop in its work bringing safe water and sanitation to communities worldwide. 13 January, 2020. As a new decade dawns, Yomdel, the UK’s leading provider of managed live chat, is delighted to announce a new strategic partnership with Just a Drop, the global charity working to…
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Halifax shows housing market exceeds expectation to finish 2019 with a bang
Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, commented: “Whether or not you agreed with the outcome, last month’s election helped to reignite the smouldering embers of an otherwise weary property market. Not only is this boost immediately evident within December’s monthly and annual top line growth, but those of us on the front line…
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UK property sector leads the way in R&D thanks to PropTech innovation
The latest research by R&D tax credit specialist, RIFT Research and Development Ltd, has found that the UK property sector is leading the way when it comes to the largest sums awarded in R&D tax relief as a percentage of expenditure. RIFT analysed the latest government data showing the amount awarded in R&D tax credits…
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Armchair property developers to benefit from P2P regulation changes – Investor questions answered
Leading Peer to Peer lending property specialist, Sourced Capital, looks at the recent regulatory changes to the P2P sector and answer some of the most common questions surrounding them received by those investing via their platform. Some background information on Sourced and the changes implemented can be found below with the Q&A at the tail end…
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‘OnTheMarket is now producing more lettings leads than Rightmove’, says estate agency CEO
The CEO of a large estate agency says OnTheMarket is now providing more lettings leads to his firm than Rightmove. Rob Sargent, CEO of the Acorn Group which has 35 offices across South East London and Kent, said he was pleased when he received the latest portal statistics. “I was delighted when I…
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Nationwide House Price Index shows strong finish to the decade – industry comment
Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, commented: “As with most areas of life, the UK property market was always likely to demonstrate a slight festive lethargy on a month to month basis in December and while we didn’t quite finish the year with a bang, the first annual increase above one percent in…
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Burying 100 years of history across Nottingham
Nottingham City Homes, its residents and local communities are marking 100 years of council housing by burying a time capsule at different sites across the city, where new council houses are being built in this centenary year. Three time capsules are being buried at NCH new build developments in Bulwell, Top Valley and the…
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Could Britain’s empty homes house the homeless?
Research by estate agent comparison website, GetAgent.co.uk, has found that by utilising just 41.4% of Britain’s empty homes we could house the homeless. There are an estimated 320,000 homeless people in Britain according to Shelter while there are some 322,386 homes that are vacant on a long-term basis, having been empty for more than six…
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UK House Prices Stutter Again in October
The latest index shows that house prices crepy up by 0.7% annually and dropped -0.7% month on month. Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, commented: “While the recent election result will have brought a degree of certainty to the market, it will take some time to reverse the negative house price trends of…
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Bercow’s filthy flat could cost taxpayers as much as £21k to fix
According to Order-order, the new speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, is yet to move into the Speaker’s House as the luxury residence has been left in a terrible state by former speaker John Bercow. The luxury residence has already undergone a major refurb in 2009 at a cost of £45,000 and leading tradesperson comparison site, HaMuch.com, has…
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Bristol is most popular place outside London for home hunters
Bristol has been crowned the most searched for place outside of London for both buyers and renters in 2019, new Rightmove data has revealed. The average asking price of property in Bristol is £316,410, which is around £283,000 cheaper than in the capital, while homes for sale in Bristol spent an average of 50…
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Queen’s speech was a first step to deliver certainty
During the state opening of Parliament, the Queen set out the Government’s legislative agenda. Richard Beresford, chief executive of the National Federation of Builders (NFB), said: “We are pleased to see the Government provide much needed Brexit certainty for our members. However, while the new immigration system is being shaped, a temporary construction VISA should…
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Biggest house price jumps since the last white Christmas
Dreaming of a white Christmas? Biggest house price jumps since the last one revealed A white Christmas is more of a myth than a reality, however, it does happen occasionally and lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed where homeowners have seen the best and worst house price growth since the last one….
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Post-election jump in buyer demand highest in London
There are initial signs of an uplift in buyer demand now the election is over with the biggest increase in London, according to new figures from property website Rightmove. In spite of the usual seasonal slowdown as we head towards Christmas, demand across the UK from prospective buyers increased by 28% in the four…
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UK construction and a Conservative majority: A positive result providing Brexit does get done
Following the Conservative victory in the general election, Brendan Sharkey, Head of Construction and Real Estate at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, believes confidence will return to the ailing sector but that it could prove fleeting: “Construction and Real Estate should feel relieved following the Conservative win. Work has been drying up, especially for civil engineering and…
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