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Money talks but mortgage property buyers pay 9% more on average…
The latest research from mortgage finance specialist, One77 Mortgages, has found that on average house price levels for those buying in Great Britain with a mortgage are 9% higher than cash buyers. One77 looked at the average cash and mortgage buyer house prices from the Land Registry and how much higher or lower the average…
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A third of councils are failing to tackle the housing crisis
The Government has released its housing delivery test results, which shows that a third of local authorities are failing to address the housing crisis. The results show that 108 local authorities delivered fewer than 95% of the homes they need. This means that they must set out action plans to explain why they missed their…
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First-time buyers born today could be paying £1.2m for a foot on the ladder
The latest research by one of London’s largest independent letting and sales agents, Benham and Reeves, has looked at the current struggle facing the nation’s first-time buyers (FTBs) and how this could increase over the next 34 years for those born today. Benham and Reeves looked at the historic FTB property price data from the…
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Purplebricks shares crash by a third
The online estate agent concept Purplebricks who seem to be taking on the world have seen their share price plummet recently following negative news on their international expansion and a recently weakened market in the UK. A 37% drop was seen this week (currently 26.06% when writing this article) which goes against their fairly robust…
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English Estates & Farmland Market Review – Winter 2018/2019
The farmland market has proved more resilient than many might have predicted considering the Brexit-related uncertainties and practical challenges posed by the weather over the past 18 months. Despite an increase in the supply of farmland in the market, average prices have remained stable. The average price of arable land in England rose by 2%…
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Estate Agency turns to ‘Cinema Mode’
A Prime Central London estate agent, Lurot Brand , who have three office locations, have installed what is said to be a record breaking sized screen in their window. We are all aware that agents are slowly turns their window displays to digital with innovative displays, screens and touch screens. Now it is all about…
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House of Fun: Madness Camden Mews drops £350,000+
Much less of a One Step Beyond now is the price of ‘Camden Mews House’ that is owned by Madness front singer Suggs – Formerly on the market for £1.9 million with Savills, you can now pick up the three bedroom with terrace and a most attractive property via Chestertons of Camden & Primrose Hill. Priced at…
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More funding for green spaces is good for the housing crisis
James Brokenshire, secretary of state for communities, has announced £13 million of funding for green spaces. James Brokenshire, secretary of state for communities, has announced £13 million of funding for green spaces. This will include £9.7 million for day-to-day maintenance and creation of new spaces, alongside £2.7 million for the Pocket Parks Plus programme. The…
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Client Money Protect becomes first to gain government approval to operate a CMP Scheme
Client Money Protect, part of the Hamilton Fraser group of companies, has gained formal government approval to operate a client money protection scheme when the regulations go live on April 1st 2019. From April 1st, it will become mandatory for all letting agents and property managers in England to be a member of an approved…
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Aston Mead backs report advocating development of 45,000 homes in UK high streets
Leading Surrey & Berkshire land agents Aston Mead is throwing its weight behind a new report which suggests that thousands of new homes could be delivered across the UK by developing vacant space in high streets. The report, ‘Making Sense of Mixed-Use Town Centres’ produced by planning and development consultancy Turley, says that there is…
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The nation’s most lucrative property postcodes revealed
The latest research by for sale by owner empowerment portal, OkayLah.co.uk, has looked at where across England and Wales is home to the most lucrative property postcodes, based on the amount of property sold there over the last year. The data shows that despite slower market conditions caused by political and economic uncertainty, over £250bn…
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Keeping your clients data secure and compliant
Over the years, advancements in cloud software and the associated technology have enabled us to do things with ever increasing ease and forever decreasing cost. Fortunately, gone are the days of prohibitively high licence fees, packages that can’t be used remotely and systems can’t talk to each other. Instead, it now seems there are a…
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Tuath Housing Association to redevelop Ellis Court in to Social Housing
An impressive and now vacant Victorian Dublin property (built in the 1880’s) is to be redeveloped in to social housing at a cost of €6 million by Tuath Housing Association. 22 units are to be created within ‘Ellis Court’ which was a former Dublin City Council building that has sat derelict since being damaged by…
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Skipton International UK buy-to-let mortgages now available to foreign nationals
Skipton International has today [18 February] announced that it will be extending its UK buy- to-let mortgage proposition to include applications from non-UK nationals resident overseas. Previously the offshore lender only offered UK buy-to-let mortgages to British expatriates. This news follows the decision to considerably expand Skipton International’s investment property lending criteria over the last…
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Housing association Jigsaw Homes to build 50 new homes
Tameside council have received a proposal to build 50 new homes next to the listed Cavendish Mill, off Cavendish Street from Housing association Jigsaw Homes which will include an apartment block and a range of three storey houses. The site which is just 6 miles East of Manchester was recently described a somewhere not to be…
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