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A Big Wheel due for Newcastle to enhance it’s global reputation
London is famous for it’s recognisable sky line which the London Eye plays a strong part of. A positive addition to London’s touristic attractions that pulls in 3.75 million visitors annually. Newcastle is now looking to investors in order to build it’s very own ‘Newcastle Eye’. The plans for the wheel is set to be…
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Prime Minister Theresa May calls for support of House re Brexit
With 67 days until what the democratic vote opted for in 2016 (Leave the EU), the Prime Minster has fired back from her quite dismal defeat in the House of Commons over her proposed plans to leave the EU last week. The new proposal is to continue to attempt to find a way forward for…
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Despite Illegally building 12 bungalows you can Keep Them!
I am sure that many people would love the flexibility of building anywhere and everywhere we wanted on land/property that we own, though we all know that we need to seek permission first and this means working closely with the planning department. So a recent news story highlighting that illegal new building work took place…
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132 New Homes for Northamptonshire County Council
With meany headlines reporting on the need for new homes we have some positive news for Northamptonshire County Council where plans have been approved for 132 new homes at the former site of Parklands Middle School, Devon Way. The 5.2 hectare site will be home to the new development which was previously the location of school…
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Heading for the worst house price slump in 20 years?
Headlines since the Brexit deal was thrown out by MP’s against the hope of Theresa May there has been gloomy reports out towards the housing market. Already seeing falls in many areas and evident reductions across property portals, there is now fear of a house price slump. Maybe it is a case of ‘Don’t Panic…
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Scottish property sales expecting slump due to Brexit uncertainty
Scottish property and their values have enjoyed a fairly positive outcome over the last few years in seeing many price increases though somewhat at a slower pace of recent months. Brexit, a spanner in the works for many, is though reported by Herald Scotland online that it may bring a decline in property sales over the…
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Australia is predicted to see the world’s biggest drop in property prices
Surely far enough away from the Brexit fiasco, reports on Australian property prices are predicting a jaw dropping decline in value. Headlines on Finance Nine AU website state: “Australia to see world’s biggest drop in property prices, predictions say” A reported 11% slump in prices is quoted with Australian suburbs to be hardest hit. Across…
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Permitted development is a product of planning mismanagement
Baroness Thornhill has expressed her disappointment on how permitted development rules remain an example of top down planning. She argued that elected councillors and officers are better judges than ministers or civil servants on balancing the need for employment space with providing new homes. The Liberal Democrat peer referenced her own time as mayor of…
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Council to borrow £50 million to pump into more property
Mid Suffolk and Babergh councils are at the centre of more property investment news as they seek to pump £50 million in to further property purchases. We all know about the ever increasing demand for social housing that councils face so plans to invest in more potential housing sounds good. Councils are also safe guarding…
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Banks Long & Co closes deal on a new 469 bedroom student community
Lincoln based property consultant, Banks Long & Co, is set to work on a multi million pound new development to supply a 469 bedroom student community next to Valentine Retail park. The development will be delivered by Castle Square Development. Managing Director Tim Bradford said: “We advised Castle Square Development to finance the development through…
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London asking rents hit record high as available properties dwindle
-Average asking rents in London rose to an all-time high by the end of 2018, surpassing the previous peak from almost three years ago in Q1 2016 Asking rents in the capital are now increasing at an annual rate not seen since Q1 2015 Compared with this time last year, available rental stock in London…
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UK House Price Index November 2018
The November data shows, on average, house prices have fallen by 0.1% since October 2018. There has been an annual price rise of 2.8%, which makes the average property in the UK valued at £230,630. England In England, the November data shows on average, house prices have fallen by 0.1% since October 2018. The annual…
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Skipton extends expat lending to include studio apartments
Skipton International has responded to the increasing demand for all types of investment buy-to-let property, by extending the terms of its mortgage proposition to include studio apartments valued at £250,000 and above. Broadening the scope of its lending criteria will offer Skipton’s customers a wider range of potential buy-to-let investment opportunities and strengthen its position…
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Harry Rednapp From ‘The Jungle’ to ‘Tenant Evictor’
Harry Rednapp, a popular football pundit and recent star of I’m a Celebrity get me out of here, is said to be looking to turn his Belgravia Hotel in Bournemouth in to luxury apartments. Harry Rednapp was recently voted as ‘King of the Jungle’ elevating his already popular character to a wider audience. Always a favourite…
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House prices in Ireland have risen 83% since 2013
Astonishing figures recently released by the Central Statistics Office shows that house prices have sky rocketed 83% since 2013 in Ireland with Dublin seeing figures doubled since 2012 and reporting in with a 96% increase. The pace of increase is said to be slowing though still with no immediate adjustment in property values – mixed…
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