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Halifax HPI – House price growth hits brick wall – Andy Soloman of Yomdel comments:
Founder and CEO of Yomdel, Andy Soloman, commented: “House price growth seems to have hit a brick wall so far in 2019, with next to no growth during January continuing the slower market trends of the previous year. This slothful start remains consistent with many other areas of the economy but of course, seasonal factors…
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Your Move and Reeds Rains to close 124 branches?
Concerns at two of the UK’s biggest names in Estate Agency with Your Move and Reeds Rains declaring that jobs could be at risk due to closing of 124 branches. The reason being for the closures and mergers is the vision to create larger ‘keystone’ branches containing latest in technology as well as larger office…
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Orthodox Jewish Housing Association can allocate housing exclusively to Jewish families
A recent ruling made by the Divisional Court of the High Court of Justice in London makes it now legal for the Orthodox Jewish Housing Association to allocate housing exclusively to Jewish families. Does this mean then any organisation acting solely for a certain type / group of people be it on religious beliefs or any other…
Christopher Walkey
Edinburgh Shopping Mall sells for less than a London Flat!
A recent news story coming from Scotland shows that the Postings Shopping Centre in Kirkaldy was sold at an auction (Allsop Auction House) for no more than the price of a London flat offering the new owners a yield of nearly 50%! With a guide price set at just £1, Postings Shopping Centre in Kirkcaldy, Scotland…
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TPO Conference Line-up Announced
The Property Ombudsman has announced the line-up of influential industry speakers in its annual conference, ‘Raising Standards’, taking place on 10 July 2019 at The National Conference Centre in Solihull. Following an introduction from Baroness Warwick, Chair of TPO’s Board, conference facilitator Michael Stoop (Non-Executive Director and Chair of TPO’s Industry Forum) will guide delegates…
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Mullucks Wells joins forces with Hunters
Mullucks Wells, a Bishop’s Stortford based estate agency, has now joined forces with Hunters who are one of the largest independent networks of sales & lettings agents in the UK. The partnership will enable Mullucks Wells to maintain it’s name and push out co-branding and also benefit from the infrastructure in place at Hunters in order that…
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More stock hitting the market – 64% jump in new property listings
With a somewhat uncertain property market and with many areas across the UK reporting on price drops we are now seeing that new property listings in January 2019 were up by almost two-thirds (64%) on December 2018, from 31,825 to 52,207. When I browse property portals there is certainly a constant flow of new valuations…
Christopher Walkey
Gleeson Regeneration have plans approved for 198 new homes
198 new homes are planned for Forest Town in Mansfield following recommended approval to build 56 two bedroom, 125 three bedroom and 17 four bedroom property on a 6.5 hectare site that is currently in agricultural use. Jackson Design Associates on behalf of Gleeson was quoted as saying: “The application site is an urban site with…
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£2.54 Billion positive figure for Scotland’s Property Market
Colliers International, commercial property specialists, have released the news of a £2.54 billion growth to Scotland’s property market for 2018. Reported in a recent article on the Insider website, Colliers International state that current figures are well above the 10 year average of £1.9 billion and that the biggest office deal for 2018 was the selling of…
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14,000 New homes for Uttlesford District Council by 2033
The push for new homes across the UK seems relatively positive across most regions and Uttlesford in Essex are hoping to add to the continued growth of new homes available with 14,000 by the year 2033 which in turn is hoped to bring with it 16,000 local jobs to the district. The Hertfordshire Mercury reported on…
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New smart technology platform in Manchester via Knight Frank
The new location for the team up between Knight Frank, Equiem and landlord Mapletree is 3 Hardman Street, Spinningfields. The smart technology platform in Manchester is set to revolutionise the way ‘work communities’ are to interact within the building and with each other. The ‘3 Hardman Life’ portal will enable businesses across different sectors to network more easily…
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Langstane Housing Association propose 24 flats for Kintore
Positive plans for 24 new flats in the north-east town of Kintore are up for approval in front of councillors with Aberdeenshire Council. Langstane Housing Association are behind the project which has already received recommendation in light that the new builds would make a positive contribution to the local affordable housing figures for Kintore. Full story available…
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49 affordable homes given go-ahead for Rock Ferry, Merseyside
Great news for the community of Rock Ferry that lies in the Metropolitan borough of Wirral with 49 affordable homes gaining the green light. The £6 million rent scheme will be providing 15 x two and three bedroom houses along with 34 x one and two bedroom flats to be located on land adjacent to Cammell Laird…
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Rough sleeper pulls knife on Estate Agent
A squatter within a Salford tower block pulled a knife on an estate agent placing the blade next to his victim’s throat. A Norman Gordon was served with a court injunction that bans him from entering buildings following previous numerous nuisance reports of sleeping rough in stairwells of high-rise apartments. The sentence was 18 months…
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Council spent £160,000 on ex England & Man Utd player
A recent report released on the Manchester Evening News website and from information shared via Freedom of Information Act reports on Trafford Council spending £160,000 of public money on land due to plans submitted by ex Manchester United defender Gary Neville. Currently a regular football pundit on television and with a large property portfolio in…
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