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We’ve reached 100,000 followers & members across Social Media!
I just wanted to let all our readers know that we are not merely a news channel website. The most important part of our concept is our fast growing communities across social media – These are the platforms and these hold the tools for you to expand your own network thus expanding your business reach….
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Reapit is now Showcase ready ! – https://vyomm.com/
From December, Estate Agents using Reapit will be able to use Vyomm’s tools and features directly from their Reapit account. Reapit, the industry standard CRM software have recently launched Cloud Based App Marketplace featuring The Vyomm Showcase Extention. Estate Agents can create immersive and attractive Property Showcases on Vyomm directly with a single tap from…
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Do Christmas Decorations Devalue your Home?
It’s that time of the year (though to be honest many have put them up a lot earlier due to the depressing covid-19 situation) that we look to put up Christmas decorations. From popping up in to the loft to retrieve that reliable old fake Christmas tree to spending the afternoon outside attaching all those…
Christopher Walkey
Labour MP court appearance on £63,000 Social Housing Fraud
Reported by many national press and Youtube news channels, it appears the continued negativity for Labour party continues with a member appearing in court following being ‘accused of failing to tell Tower Hamlets that she was ‘no longer living in overcrowded conditions‘. Reported on varied user generated news channels on Youtube, including one of Alex…
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Students urged to check before paying landlord and agent fees
A warning about illegal fees has gone out to students in Nottingham as their thoughts turn to accommodation for the next academic year. It has come from Nottingham City Council’s Trading Standards team and, while the advice applies to everyone, it is particularly timely for students seeking a place to live in 2021/22. The aim…
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Average age of the first time buyer in the UK is 34 years old!
A new study by Money.co.uk has revealed the average age of the first time buyer across 25 countries. Over the past decade, the age of the first time buyer has slowly been on the rise, making Brits on average 34 years old by the time they’ve brought their first property. However, some countries are jumping…
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St Ives named happiest place to live in Great Britain
The Cornish coastal town of St Ives has been crowned the happiest place to live in Great Britain, topping Rightmove’s 2020 Happy at Home Index In second place is Skipton in North Yorkshire, and taking third place on the podium is Leamington Spa in Warwickshire Richmond upon Thames has been named the happiest place to…
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U-Turns and Roundabouts – Governments’ Tier means no real change:
Paul Offley, Compliance Officer at The Guild of Property Professionals: As expected there is no real change for our industry under the new Tier restrictions. Agents have been working hard for many months to ensure that they can continue to provide a professional service to sellers, buyers, landlords and tenants in a fully Covid-secure way…
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September 2020 UK HPI from HM Land Registry
The September data shows: on average, UK house prices have risen 1.7% since August 2020 there has been an annual price rise of 4.7%, which makes the average property in the UK valued at £244,513 In England house prices have risen by 1.6% since August 2020 and by 4.9% annually taking the average property value…
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Iain McKenzie, CEO of The Guild, comments on the UK House Price Index:
The stamp duty holiday and urgency it has created in the property market continues to have a positive impact on house prices with the UK House Price Index data showing a 1.7% monthly price change in the UK in September, with the annual change at 4.7%. The report reveals that house price growth was the…
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Mumbles in Wales is Britain’s top coastal price hotspot
A new study from Rightmove reveals Great Britain’s top coastal price hotspots, with Mumbles in Wales leading the way, followed by Camber in East Sussex and Fowey in Cornwall Average asking prices in Mumbles have risen by 47% since 2015, which is a bigger five-year increase than any other coastal area in Great Britain Sandbanks…
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Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme (2021-2023) NOW OPEN!
“First-time homebuyers who are eligible for an equity loan can borrow up to 20% (40% in London) of the purchase price of a new build home. Check with your homebuilder that they are registered for the scheme before you apply.” source helptobuy.gov.uk The official government website ‘help to buy’ has released new figures on what…
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Giraffe360 raises $4.5M to expand their service
Giraffe360 has raised $4.5M on the back of 10x revenue growth to further expand their unique “camera-as-a-subscription” service for the real estate industry The PropTech startup has raised a $4.5M funding round to further accelerate its 10x growth. Leading the round are LAUNCHub Ventures and Hoxton Ventures joined by another European VC firm, HCVC (Hardware…
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Rightmove House Price Index: Strong lockdown demand as new sellers price keenly to beat March deadline
• Average price of property coming to market dips by 0.5% (-£1,505) from last month despite continuing strong buyer demand as new sellers join the rush to sell and beat the March stamp duty deadline • Demand and activity compared with October last year are strongest in the price bands and regions where buyers are…
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Airport ‘takes off’ 5.55 hectares for new housing
More good news for new housing figures and especially that they will be sustainable built, the Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) has sold off some of their land to a local developer with planning application already submitted. A parcel of land totalling 5.5 hectares is now in the hands of developers to provide new…
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