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April 2020 UK HPI from HM Land Registry
UK House Price Index April 2020 This is the first publication of the UK House Price Index since May 2020 following the decision to suspend the index as a result of the effect the COVID-19 pandemic had on the reporting of the data. Between now and 21 October, we will be publishing the reports that…
HM Land Registery
Green light for 131 homes on former school playing fields in Merseyside
Housing firm Torus will be celebrating the green light on a £23 million project that will see 131 new homes to be built on the former school playing fields in Huyton. Managing director of Torus, Chris Bowen, was quoted as saying: “After the success of The Maples, investing in the growth of Knowsley continues to…
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National Federation of Builders Major Contractors Declare Climate Emergency
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) Major Contractors Group (MCG) has thrown its support behind the #ConstructionDeclares movement, the first and currently only trade association representing main contractors to do so. #ConstructionDeclares is a global petition uniting all strands of construction and the built environment. It is both a public declaration of the planet’s…
National Federation of Builders
Major housing development fought off by villagers
Recent news from the government states that the planning application process will be simplified, sped up and also more on the side of the applicant. So the recent news that a housing project was rejected due to the village community power will be surprising to many, though of course let us see the facts so…
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Busiest month for ten years as home-buying supersedes summer holidays
Rulebook rewritten as post-lockdown mini-boom accelerates and home-moving fills the holiday void Highest number of sales agreed in a month since we started tracking this data over ten years ago, up by 20% on the previous high, and with a record total value of over £37 billion Highest number of properties coming to market in…
Rightmove
Estate Agent escapes driving ban after positive Cannabis test
Whilst parked up in a layby at The Dale, Wirksworth a female estate agent tested positive for cannabis and was interviewed by police. The driver of the Audi TT holding passengers, a female, when tested gave a result of 7.7mg of cannabis in her system when the legal limit is 2. Obviously, it is illegal…
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Surge in home buyers with budgets between £500,000 – £750,000
Despite the global crisis, covid-19, the property market is holding it’s own with frequent reports showing a buoyant market with activity increasing from last year from property portal visits to buyers. “The average home achieved 98.6 per cent of its initial asking price over the past month– a record high and up from 97.8 per…
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Public inquiry to decide on 1,800 homes for outskirts of Milton Keynes
“… with the plans for road access blocked by Milton Keynes Council, the developers can’t start work on the site.” I say yes and you say no… Not the Beatles lyrics from ‘Hello, Goodbye‘ instead it is the divided decision/vision of Buckinghamshire Council and Milton Keynes Council. The new estate which has been approved…
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Estate Agency claims “… record demand for viewings, offers and sales”
Positive news is always warmly received and especially in amongst the quite negative news that 2020 seems to be bringing upon us let alone the covid-19 shaking up most peoples lives and businesses. Estate agency Bedfords, located in Burnham Market of Norfolk, have recently had some positive news shared on the Lynn News website that…
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Plans given the go ahead for new apartments in St Ann’s
Nottingham City Homes (NCH) has been granted planning permission to build 48 new council apartments in St Ann’s. The flats will go to single people and couples on the council house waiting list and will be built on the site of the former care home at Oakdene, Woodborough Road, St Ann’s. NCH expect to appoint a…
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Village enquiries double as city dwellers escape to the country
City residents contacting estate agents to buy a home in a village rose by 126% in June & July compared to the same period last year, outperforming a 68% uplift from people in cities enquiring to towns The shift in more buyers looking to move outside cities began in April and is continuing, with the…
Rightmove
Record Leads For OnTheMarket In July
OnTheMarket plc, the majority agent-owned company which operates the OnTheMarket.com property portal, announces that it has continued to set new records with the number of leads delivered to advertisers. In July 2020, the portal generated more than 2 million leads, an 11% increase from June, with an average of 148 per advertiser.¹ Visits also exceeded…
Vikki Bennett
OnTheMarket’s TV advert returns
The OnTheMarket advert is back on TV (Monday 3 August) and will be aired thousands of times over the next few weeks. The portal has secured some great programming spots across ITV, Channel 4 and a wide selection of hard-working digital channels, including many on Sky. On ITV, the advert will appear in Joanna Lumley’s…
Vikki Bennett
£22,000 premium for homes with south-facing gardens
Homes listed as having a south-facing garden are priced at £22,695 higher on average than homes without, a 7% national asking price premium1 Yorkshire & the Humber has the highest asking price premium of 14%. It’s also where homes with south-facing gardens sell faster compared to those without, a difference of eight days. Nationally, homes…
Rightmove
Will High Streets Become Homes?
The government is planning on removing the red tape so that boarded up shops and abandoned offices can be turned into homes without the need for full planning permission, under new laws being introduced today. It will make it easier for developers to switch shops to homes without needing to submit a planning application. Builders…
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