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UK House Price Index February 2019 shows falls of 0.8%
The February data shows, on average, house prices have fallen by 0.8% since January 2019. There has been an annual price rise of 0.6%, which makes the average property in the UK valued at £226,234. England In England, the February data shows on average, house prices have fallen by 0.6% since January 2019. The annual…
HM Land Registery
Housing a pawn in Tory Brexit leadership scrap
Former Housing Minister Dominic Raab has called for “radical” housing reforms in an attempt to help renters get on the housing ladder and increase the rate of home building. Attacking the Conservative failure to stand up to developers and ensure the construction of enough homes to tackle the housing shortage, Raab advocated a new Help…
National Federation of Builders
Gary Barker, CEO, of Reapit, comments on ‘decreased supply and increased rental costs’
Following the news that the government is looking to end no-fault evictions, Gary Barker, the CEO of Reapit argues that this could lead to decreased supply and increased rental costs: “Today’s government announcement to end no-fault evictions comes just six weeks before the tenant fees ban takes effect in England, and not long after tax…
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Government’s rent reforms to punish private & institutional landlords – Collyer Bristow comments
The Government has today announced radical reforms of the private rental market that will create open-ended tenancies and restrict a landlord’s ability to remove tenants. The reforms to so-called ‘no fault’ notices served under section 21 of the 1988 Housing Act, together with recent changes to the tax position on buy to let investors and…
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Dexters purchase London & Surrey arm of rival Jackson-Stops
No price has yet been shared, but recent news is that the estate agency chain in Dexters UK have purchased the London and Surrey arm of rival Jackson-Stops meaning they will take over the 11 offices including Mayfair and Pimlico. The purchase will grow Dexters to 106 branch offices and goes against the current negative…
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Julian Assange saved £150k in rent while at the Ecuadorian embassy
Rental costs in the capital continue to account for one of the largest living expenses Londoners face and previous research from ideal flatmate found that the cost of basic living requirements exceeds the salary on offer in 38% of London boroughs. Nowhere across London is more unaffordable than Kensington and Chelsea and Knightsbridge in particular…
Properganda PR
No Brexit deal yet, but families are doing housing deals
Price of new-to-the market properties increases by an average of 1.1% (+£3,447) this month, the biggest month-on-month rise for over a year and the largest at this time of year since 2016 Family home sector outperforming other sectors in key metrics as their housing needs outweigh uncertainty: Holding value better, with average 0.7% year-on-year price…
Rightmove
Labour MP Chris Bryant made £649,500 in gross profit – Paid by YOU the taxpayer??
The Wales Online website has reported on yet another MP sitting handsomely on tonnes of property equity and cash thanks to the tax payer whom of course are not even respected enough to have their democratic vote respected hence the cesspit of a mess within the current government and house of commons / lords that…
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You need to leave your council home because of pet pig?
So we are now not allowed to keep pet pigs? As a more and more popular trend with many celebrities keeping them as pets, the Metro website has reported on Clarion Housing who are looking to eject their tenant following receiving a complaint by a local neighbour…. We wonder who that complaint come from as…
Christopher Walkey
Brexit to be delivered by Brexit Party? How does this effect the UK Property Market?
Many people have blamed the vote to leave the EU as having caused a stagnant property market across the country, of course it has been blamed for many other things such as shortage of egg sandwiches and even a shortage of sperm… You kind of get the picture here the minds behind these suggestions. Without…
Christopher Walkey
UK’s Most In-Demand Property Hotspots Revealed (Q1, 2019)
The latest research by national fast sale estate agency, Springbok Properties, has looked at where across the UK is bucking the wider market trends of Brexit uncertainty to register the highest levels of buyer demand in Q1 of this year. Using data from the major property portals, Springbok looked at where has seen the largest…
Properganda PR
Latest Brexit delay = Annual rate of house price growth drop below 1%
Founder and CEO of Yomdel, Andy Soloman, commented: “A Halloween Brexit is probably quite appropriate as any deal that does materialise will be a Frankenstein’s monster, pieced together from various deals along the way. In the meantime and given the damage already sustained by the UK market as a result of political uncertainty, this latest…
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All political parties must work together to deliver Brexit
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) believes that the House of Commons needs to work in the national interest to deliver Brexit. This is in response to the European Council granting the UK an extension to Brexit until 31 October 2019. This means that the UK will remain a member of the EU for at…
National Federation of Builders
Leave property prices ahead of remain as PM agrees on new extension
The prime minister has agreed yet another extension to the Brexit deadline meaning the UK market will remain in Brexit limbo until the end of October. While a topic of much controversy, research by for sale by owner platform, www.OkayLah.co.uk, has highlighted one silver lining of the delays for leave voters in England and Wales….
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New Global CEO for JLL
It has been recently announced by JLL a new Global CEO in Neil Murray will soon be in place. He will be succeeding John Forest who is leaving the role to return to Australia – Mark Caskey will succeed Neil Murray as EMEA CEO, Corporate Solutions. Changes are expected to take place on June 1st…
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