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Reverse Charge VAT delay is good news
Reverse charge VAT, which will make contractors responsible for handling VAT, was due to be implemented on 1 October 2019. However, the Government has listened to industry recommendations and agreed to delay the implementation of reverse charge VAT until 1 October 2020. The National Federation of Builders (NFB), who partnered a coalition of fifteen construction…
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How many complaints are there really in the construction sector?
The NFB questions the newly proposed licensing scheme The National Federation of Builders (NFB), which represents the broadest range of building and contracting businesses across England and Wales, is questioning the newly proposed licensing scheme targeted at tackling shoddy building work or poor business practice. The construction sector is one of the highest regulated sectors,…
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Britain’s best property markets for FTB value for money
Leading estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has looked at where across Great Britain is home to the most first-time buyer-friendly market. GetAgent.co.uk analysed data from the Land Registry, looking at where the biggest percentage gap between the average price paid by an FTB was when compared to the rest of the market, to find the…
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OnTheMarket announces Pricing Pledge: no increase in listing fees in 2020
The UK’s agent-backed portal backs its agents in listing fee freeze commitment OnTheMarket plc, the agent-backed company which operates the OnTheMarket.com property portal, announces today that it will not increase listing fees in 2020 for any agents on full standard tariff contracts. Agents are facing considerable headwinds: lower than usual transaction volumes; reduced lettings…
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Taxation transparency is good for communities
The Government has brought in new rules requiring all local authorities in England to publish full details of how much money they receive from developers to fund local infrastructure. This welcomed move will allow communities to share in a councils’ vision for their community and highlight how important developers are in funding infrastructure through local…
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£6 million pound retirement home set to open in Sherwood, Nottingham
Nottingham City Council and Nottingham City Homes (NCH) are set to celebrate the opening of a brand new extra care centre in Sherwood – which is the latest addition to the city’s ‘Building a Better Nottingham’ council housing programme. Situated in the beautiful grounds of Woodthorpe Grange Park close to the popular shopping areas of…
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Nationwide house price index shows market ground to a halt ion August
Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, commented: “While the UK property market may have ground to a halt on a month on month basis, it is an admirable show of defiance to at least register some annual growth, given the seasonalities at play and the addition of political turbulence that continues to plague home…
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Shared ownership must be affordable
The Government has announced plans for a new national model for shared ownership which it says, will help thousands of lower earners step onto the housing ladder. Known as ‘staircasing’, one of these steps will allow people to buy their home in 1% increments, rather than being forced to save up to 10% at a…
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OnTheMarket is back on TV screens and the airwaves in September
The OnTheMarket TV advert will be back on screens from Monday 2 September with a refreshed version, giving more on-screen stand-out to the portal’s “New & exclusive” proposition. This campaign will reach 29.5 million adults across the UK who will have the opportunity to see it an average of 4.1 times. The 30 second and 10 second adverts will…
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Industry comment on Gov’s latest housing initiatives via shared ownership
Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, commented: “The latest changes to shared ownership are a novel idea from Robert Jenrick but as we’ve seen before through the likes of Help to Buy, an idea that will further fuel demand rather than address any real supply imbalance. While helping those in shared ownership will…
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July 2019 Price Paid Data from HM Land Registry
The most expensive residential property sold in July was in Kensington and Chelsea for £10,450,000 The cheapest residential property sold in July was in Burnley for £18,000 15.3% increase in newbuilds compared to July 2018 The most expensive residential sale taking place in July 2019 was of a semi-detached property in Kensington and Chelsea for £10,450,000. The cheapest residential sale…
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Indecent inhabitancy – one-fifth of English homes are sub-standard, research shows
Research by VeriSmart – a nationwide network of independent property inspectors – has revealed the concerning number of ‘non-decent’ homes in England as per the English Housing Survey. The English Housing Survey – which dates back to 1967 as one of the longest-standing government surveys in the country – is a national survey of people’s…
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Property repossessions falling but the North West remains the nation’s repossession hotspot
Research by WinMyDreamHome.com has highlighted the falling number of properties being repossessed by mortgage lenders and which region is the nation’s property repossession hotspot. Using data from the Land Registry on the number of property repossessed across England and Wales, WMDH found that there had been a -9% drop in the number of homes being…
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Accommodation.co.uk launches national lettings agency and franchise scheme
The next generation lettings agent is looking for franchisees across the UK ahead of its public launch in September. The company has unveiled a first of its kind franchise offering for lettings experts, alongside the launch of its custom-built platform, which will streamline and automate the majority of administrative tasks to improve renting for…
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£1 billion Future High Streets Fund expanded to 50 more areas in the UK
Good news for investing in our country of which many suspect to be a trend once the UK is removed from the EU and funding EU projects, the government have announced a £1 billion injection to improving high streets of major towns and cities. An additional 50 towns will benefit from the £1 billion Future…
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