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Landlord & Property Management firm fined £16,000 in Colchester
A news story just up the road from us, Saxons Lettings and Management Ltd along with Jide Olugbodi have been fined a total of £16,000 for ignoring complaints from tenants re poor living conditions within an unlicensed property. The five tenants within the property on Albany Gardens in Colchester had issues to include cooker and…
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New guidance on commissioning services in new homes
The NHBC Foundation today publishes a guide that helps site managers oversee the many commissioning activities that are important to a smooth build programme and delivering high quality homes for home buyers. At your services – What to expect during commissioning – produced in collaboration with BSRIA, is a response to the ever-expanding family of…
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Utopia of Finding the Best Tenant
Everyone wants the best tenants It is undeniable that we all want decent tenants living in our properties. Unfortunately, not all of us are experts in the property world or simply do not have enough time to dedicate to the search. Seeing as one’s property (or properties) is likely to be one of the most…
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Self build can help solve the housing crisis
Victoria Prentis MP has said that increasing our custom building housing stock is a practical way to solve the country’s housing woes. Identifying that only 8% of the housing stock was built via custom build, Prentis highlighted that access to land, finance and the planning system are the main barriers to self-build and that Cherwell…
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1,000 New homes coming for Midlands
Countryside & Midland Heart Housing Association have signed a partnership agreement that will see 1,000 new homes to be provided to the region over the next three years (33% are already at advanced stage of development). Ian Kelley, Chief Executive, Partnerships North, Countryside was quoted as saying: “We are delighted to be extending our partnership…
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Reimagining the greenbelt is vital to preserving it
The Mail on Sunday report that the Treasury Chief Secretary, Liz Truss has said the Conservatives should build a million homes on the green belt, which she believes would allow the under 40s to own their own home. Truss said that “doing more of what we have been doing for the past nine years is…
National Federation of Builders
KAJIMA EUROPE AND GRIFFIN REAL ESTATE PARTNERS BUY STUDENT DEPOT
KAJIMA EUROPE AND GRIFFIN REAL ESTATE PARTNERS BUY STUDENT DEPOT POLAND’S LARGEST PROVIDER OF PRIVATE STUDENT ACCOMODATION FROM OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Student Depot which by September 2019 will operate 2,000 beds across five sites in Poland was purchased in a transaction worth over €60 million representing half of the Polish Purpose Built Student Accommodation market….
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Oxford City Council’s accreditation scheme deemed ‘unlawful’
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has told Oxford City Council that its landlord accreditation scheme is ‘discriminatory’ and ‘unlawful’ and also breaches European Union directives. A report on the Oxford Mail website shares that the words were told to Oxford City Council in relation to their private rented sector, David Smith, the policy director for…
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Complaints to The Property Ombudsman rise by 16% in 2018
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has today [8th May 2019] released its 2018 annual report reflecting ever-increasing consumer demand for the service. The report reveals TPO received a record number of enquiries in 2018 (29,023), up 22% on 2017. Of these, 4,246 went on to be formal complaints, which also rose significantly year on year by…
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The UK’s best value rental spots with a high-end house price image
The latest research by innovative lettings platform, Howsy, has looked at where across the UK is home to the best value rental spots when considered in context with the cost of buying a house. Howsy compared average annual rent to the average house price in each area of the UK, ranking them by the lowest…
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Interest in London property market from US and India soars
Interest in London residential property from the US and India has surged over the last three years, according to London estate agent Chestertons. It reports that the US has been the most active foreign country for the past three years by a considerable margin, with visits to its website from the US between January and…
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Purplebricks founder and chief executive Michael Bruce ‘steps down’
News reports show that Mr Bruce has left Purplebricks with immediate effect and this follows a tumble in share price after the cut of annual revenue guidance – Vic Darvey, former COO, will be replacing him. Full story released on the Manchester Evening News website.
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£700 compensation after Estate Agent was in ‘breach of code of conduct’
Property owner Mr Alexander Walker received £700 compensation after he won his case against a Norfolk estate agency who were in ‘breach of code of conduct‘ following the property ombudsman finding that a lack of investigation was carried out. William’s Way estate agent were ordered to pay a fine of £700 having not checked in…
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All female estate agency see their for sale signs stolen/vandalised
All female estate agency Manor Angels who are based in South Lanarkshire has seen a trend of vandalism and thefts with regards to their for sale and sold signs. We are sure that many fellow estate agents will share the thoughts that no business should accept such issues, all female or all male, successful or…
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London mayor backs enclave of housing for muslim only?
A news report that has been shared out on social media released by Euro News Weekly states that a project to see an enclave of housing providing only for those of the muslim faith has been backed by London’s mayor and is also fully endorsed by the GLC who have donated £2 million to the…
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