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FUNDING SECURED FOR 407-BED STUDENT SCHEME ON PRIME LEEDS SITE
Gregory Property Group has announced forward funding and started on site to deliver a prominent, new 407-bed student residential scheme on the edge of Leeds city centre. Planning consent was granted in November last year for the £30 million plus scheme located on a prominent site on Bingley Street. Until recently, the site was occupied…
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Landlord Ban in London – A good idea?
Over in the EU and Berlin there are growing rumours that a ban on landlords is being pushed by renters due to increasing rental costs and the profits that property offer investors – People simply want the opportunity to live a decent life instead of living to work to increase the profits and better life…
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House for sale with ‘Brexit Discount’
It is proposed as the first of its kind – A property for sale with its very own ‘Brexit Discount’. A Simon and Anne Foulkes are selling their home on Littlestone Road home in New Romney with a pre-Brexit discount in hope that it will gain a quick buyer. Though many will know that Brexit…
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Sell your property for £199 with easyProperty!
easyProperty are looking to shake things up with a launch offer to sell your property for under £200! Based in Gloucester, the branch of the national hybrid agency, led by experienced property sales agent Toni Griffiths, is looking to make a positive impact locally are building their brand awareness with a rock bottom price offering….
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Foxtons post pre-tax loss of £17.2m for 2018
Turmoil continues with the London property slump that sees Foxtons posting a pre-tax loss of £17.2 million for 2018, compared with a profit of £6.5m the previous year. This follows the dip in house prices in February of 0.1% reported by the Nationwide – Average price now £211,304. Nic Budden, the chief executive of Foxtons,…
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January Price Paid Data from HM Land Registry
This month’s Price Paid Data includes details of more than 99,000 sales of land and property in England and Wales that HM Land Registry received for registration in January 2019. In the dataset you can find the date of sale for each property, its full address and sale price, its category (residential or commercial) and…
HM Land Registery
Taylor Wimpey’s Full Year Results 2018
Pete Redfern, Chief Executive, commented: “2018 was another strong year for Taylor Wimpey with good progress against our strategic priorities. We delivered in line with our expectations, achieving a strong sales rate and record revenues. Despite ongoing macroeconomic and political uncertainty, we have made a very positive start to 2019 and are encouraged to see…
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Mortgage approvals up in January 2019
Mortgage approvals were up in January 2019 from the previous month (38.8k & 40.6k). The U.K. Finance Mortgage Approvals, previously reported by the British Bankers’ Association, reports the number of new mortgages approved by high street banks during the prior month. It comprises more than half of the total U.K. mortgage market and thus provides…
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Runcorn becomes property hotspot with homes selling 21 days quicker than last year
Runcorn is the place where house sales have sped up the most compared to this time last year, with the average home selling in 48 days, almost a month faster than the national average Agents report that the opening of the Mersey Gateway Bridge coupled with a lack of stock has led to the drop…
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1,371 homes standing empty in Manchester
A recent news story shares that 1,371 homes are empty in Manchester with 94 that have been empty for over 10 years! The figures, released by University College London, have generated discontent from campaigners who feel that these figures lean towards being an ’empty housing scandal’. Rightly so, it the current client of affordable housing…
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UK Homes Status – You can now live in an old Shipping Container!
We all know that house price rises along with fairly uncontrolled immigration numbers have caused an issue for affordable property here in the UK and many people wishing to purchase their very own home have been left frustrated. So what solution lies ahead – Maybe it is a real negative price pounding on the property market…
Christopher Walkey
18% Increase in unsold Housing Associations Homes
Crazy headline eh? We need more housing in the UK, affordable most certainly, and here we sit with what is reported as 7,193 homes on the market – London housing association Notting Hill Genesis has 400 unsold homes sitting empty alone! The market has for sure slowed down, more stock is hitting the portfolios of estate…
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Galliard launches ‘Evolve’ for Commercial Property
London residential developer, Galliard, is increasing it services to cover commercial property with the launch of a new division called ‘Evolve’. They will lead with a £100 million pot to develop workspace units targeting commercial property investors and companies that are in need of small to medium sized units to rent or to purchase. Colchester…
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Crowdcube & Emoov – Crime, grime or sublime?
Both crowdfunding and kickstarting have been a real positive for many start up businesses globally, highlighting yet to be signed up talent and enabling investors to join in on many successful roller coaster rides as well as helping start-ups to grow from ideas to national / international companies. There has been a few #PropTech success…
Christopher Walkey
369 Affordable Homes planned for Preston Barracks, Brighton
Housing association Optivo (formerly AmicusHorizon & Viridian) have invested in land at Preston Barracks in Brighton with plans to construct 369 affordable homes. The project is hoped to be well underway by mid 2019 and will be one of the biggest regeneration projects in Brighton and Hove. Optivo land and new business director Neill Tickle is…
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