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BREAKING NEWS – 5 top stories 25/01/2021
COUNTRYWIDE PLC – THREE WEEKS AND COUNTING It is just three weeks before the shareholders of Countrywide Plc vote on whether or not to accept the Skipton building society (they own Connells) cash acquisition to purchase them. If the deal happens, the new owner has said that it will not look to make huge closures…
Andrew Stanton
BREAKING NEWS – 5 top stories 22/01/2021
RICS AT LAST IS FORCED TO ACCOUNT FOR ITSELF As we have been reporting for some time RICS has been torn apart by allegations that its governance has been opaque and there are big questions over its handling of financial matters, which as yet unproved may be a serious breach. There is now to be…
Andrew Stanton
Demand for warehouses in overdrive as online sales increase
Following today’s ONS retail sales figures, Rightmove, with the largest online commercial real estate (CRE) audience in the UK, reveals the increase in enquiries in the industrial and warehouse property sector: · So far this year, there has been a record number of enquiries for industrial and warehousing, with total enquiries on freehold properties up…
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Drones take to the skies in Nottingham to inspect council houses
Nottingham City Homes has found an innovative and cost saving way of inspecting the roofs of council homes in the city. NCH have taken to the skies for the first time to carry out roof inspections on some properties. By using these drones, it will help to diagnose issues quicker and save the company money….
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BREAKING NEWS – 5 top stories 21/01/2021
SLIGHT DIP IN NON DOMS PURCHASING IN CAPITAL According to recent data from Search Acumen’ there has been a 5% dip on the amount of property bought in the capital by overseas buyers, this might be the impact of leaving the EU or it could of course be Covid-19 upsetting the supply chain, with investors…
Andrew Stanton
Nottingham landlord sentenced over dangerous property
A Nottingham landlord, who failed to improve his rental property, leaving his tenants in dangerous conditions has been fined. 34-year-old Haroon Karim, from Bramcote in Nottingham, pleaded guilty to two offences under the Housing Act 2004, section 72(3) and (6) failing to comply with Housing of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) licence conditions and section 30(1) and…
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BREAKING NEWS – 5 top stories 20/01/2021
SDLT DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT – GOVERNMENT PUTS THE BRAKES ON It would appear that there will NOT be a debate in parliament regarding extension to the Stamp Duty Debate, as no debates triggered by a petition of over 100,000 signatures are being debated in the house. So, time for those who want to see action…
Andrew Stanton
‘Estate Agency’ WhatsApp Group launches
On the back of the fast growing ‘Estate Agency’ group of Facebook, we have now have created a unique group on WhatsApp dedicated to ‘Estate & Letting Agency’. A place to share ideas, business, questions, debates, feedback and also, importantly, support between members. The bigger the group becomes then the stronger your voice will be….
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BREAKING NEWS – 5 top stories 19/01/2021
FIRST TIME BUYERS MAY BE PAYING 40% TOO MUCH INTEREST ON THEIR MORTGAGES Despite the Bank of England having the lowest base rate ever at, it was lowered to 0.1% last March, recent figures published show that a huge chunk of First Time Buyers, over 68% of them took out a mortgage loan for a…
Andrew Stanton
BREAKING NEWS: 18/01/2021
DEBATE IN GOVERNMENT ON EXTENDING STAMP DUTY HOLIDAY Having exceeded 100,000 signatures, on the petition asking for a debate on SDLT and extending the holiday date, there will be 48 hours before a date is given for when the debate will be heard. When the matter is debated and IF the extension is allowed on the strict…
Andrew Stanton
Rightmove House Price Index – Activity surge by new buyers, despite slim chance of beating tax deadline
Average price of property coming to market falls by 0.9% (-£2,887) this month, with some new sellers still hoping to tempt buyers and squeeze in a sale before the stamp duty holiday ends New buyers unlikely to beat the deadline as average time to complete a purchase is now over four months Logjam update: mammoth…
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BREAKING NEWS – 5 top stories 15/01/2021
PETITION FOR EXTENDING STAMP DUTY HOLIDAY – WILL HIT 100,000 SIGNATURES TODAY With only 6,000 needed to sign the petition today, a debate on whether the stamp duty holiday will be extended looks certain, less certain is what the government will come up with. NUMBER 10 AND PROPERTY INDUSTRY SUPPORTS DIGITAL LOGBOOKS FOR HOUSING The…
Andrew Stanton
BREAKING NEWS – 5 top stories 14/01/2021
SDLT HOLIDAY – MOMENTUM CONTINUES 83,000 SIGNATURES AND RISING Only three days ago 52,000 had signed the petition that would force the government to debate whether the SDLT – holiday should be extended past the 31st of March deadline. Gaining roughly 10,000 new signatures a day, it now has over 83,000 signatures, so by Friday of…
Andrew Stanton
Standford-le-Hope in Essex sees New Modular Homes
With ever increasing demands for new homes and especially those which are affordable, then many will be pleased to hear of 130 new homes for the Essex town of Standford-le-Hope. Sustainability in many industries is always welcomed. Modular homes are what have been passed and will be supplied by Ilke Homes – The site is…
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BREAKING NEWS – 5 top stories 13/01/2021
ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING – HMRC SCORES ON THE DOORS Annually HMRC posts on their government website those who have been shown to have breached the AML regulatory framework. This year only a tiny handful of agents were on the naughty list, which given the amount of transactions that take place, 1.1M completions, hundreds of thousands…
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