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Persimmon Plc and OnTheMarket sign listing agreement
Persimmon Plc to list its properties at OnTheMarket as portal broadens its property advertiser base OnTheMarket plc, the agent-backed company which operates the OnTheMarket.com property portal, announces today that it has signed a listing agreement with Persimmon Plc, one of the UK’s leading house builders. Under the agreement, which covers listing and additional advertising products,…
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2050 zero carbon target cannot happen without radical change to construction
Election promises on zero carbon mean nothing unless Government and construction industry commit to radical change: Report released today Find the interactive report at https://www.builders.org.uk/nfb-groups/nfb-major-contractors-group/mcg-carbon-report-november-2019/ The leading trade body representing builders has today called on the construction sector and any future Government, to act now if they are to meet the 2050 zero carbon target….
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Framework awards appear to reward poor payment practice
NFB has reacted to the Government’s recent announcement of the successful contractors to win places on the £30bn framework for public sector construction. Chief Executive, Richard Beresford, commented: “What’s disappointing is that despite the Government knowing how late payment can seriously damage smaller businesses, as many NFB members will testify, these awards show that late…
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5 tips for improving employee performance
Every manager wants his employees to be engaged at work and productive. However, do they help your employees stay motivated and make the most of their talents? In this context, it is very important to review employee performance. However, it needs to be reviewed taking into account some factors. Here’re what you can do to…
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Halifax House Price Index: UK house price growth hits lowest rate this year with no signs of a seasonal lifeline
The latest index shows a slow but steady increase of 0.9% annually, although this is the lowest rate of growth so far this year. Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, commented: “Perhaps a tad predictable that as we receive yet another Brexit based encore from Westminster, the UK housing market also delivers the…
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Lack of affordable housing delivery is the smoking gun behind the UK housing crisis, latest ONS data shows
The latest data released by the ONS on the supply of affordable housing across the UK shows that: – Supply: There were 60,000 affordable homes supplied (built, bought or rehabilitated) between April 2017 and March 2018, with the best available data suggesting Scotland comparatively supplied the most affordable homes per person (approx. 16 homes per…
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Nine Elms comes of age with huge surge in tenant demand
Leading London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has found that demand for rental properties in their Nine Elms Point development is pushing rents to above-average levels as homebuyers scramble to secure a home in the second phase of sales. Benham and Reeves, who has a branch on-site, has seen a huge surge in…
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NFB criticises Government over starter home fiasco
Government has pulled the rug from under small builders The National Audit Office says that despite being announced in 2014, the Government’s starter homes policy has delivered zero homes instead of the promised 200,000 by 2020. Richard Beresford, chief executive of the National Federation of Builders (NFB) said: “We worked hard with the Government to…
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Nottingham students creating the future of social housing
To celebrate 100 years of council housing, Nottingham City Homes and the University of Nottingham are coming together for one week (4 – 8 November) to look at how council housing has changed over the years, but also what it needs to look like in the future. The Addison Act was passed in 1929 and…
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Interactive, 3D, aerial panorama used for the first time to market Wrexham farm
An aerial photograph of a property, farm or estate is nice, but what if that image was in fact a 3D, interactive, aerial panorama, allowing prospective purchasers to look 360 degrees around the property, with boundaries and areas of interest marked on to it … Advances in drone technology mean this is now an option…
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Huge bounce in mortgage approvals sees buyer demand melt Brexit ice
The latest mortgage approval figures from UK Finance show the highest level of approvals registered during October since 2015, 9.8% higher annually, with 42,300 home buyers entering the market. Please find comment below from Managing Director of letting and estate agent Benham and Reeves, Anita Mehra. Managing Director of Benham and Reeves, Anita Mehra, commented: …
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ONS data shows slight uplift in public well-being, but least affordable property markets continue to be the least happy
The latest data release from the ONS looks at the wellbeing of the UK and how this has changed, including the impact of housing on how happy we are, with the report showing that: – In the year ending March 2019, there was little change in personal well-being measures in the UK, apart from…
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Political purgatory over for the UK property market as Brexit deal reached
Co-founder of ideal flatmate, Tom Gatzen, commented: “The news of a Brexit deal will bring relief to the many European renters currently residing across the UK. For many, the political purgatory caused by a protracted Brexit process has thrown doubt over their status to live and work in the UK and this has had a…
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Housing minister calls for a digital revolution in the property sector
The Housing Minister, Esther McVey, is) announcing plans today which will see the release of data held by local bodies to enable the UK PropTech sector to thrive and for them to “bring about a digital revolution in the property sector.” The Housing Minister will announce measures to: Open up Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) data…
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UK renters paying £8 per sq ft, £12 in London – ideal flatmate’s Q3, Room Rental Index
The latest Room Rental Index by ideal flatmate has been released for Q3 2019, looking at the cost of renting a room across the UK’s major cities and each London borough. You can find the full index report attached in pdf form, including current average room rentals, the quarter to quarter change, and the cost…
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