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Five large branch estate agency firms join onthemarket.com
Five large branch estate agency firms join OnTheMarket.com as recruitment drive sustains momentum OnTheMarket plc, the agent-backed company which operates the OnTheMarket.com property portal, is pleased to announce that Kings Group, a 15 branch estate and lettings agency firm, is now listing its properties at OnTheMarket.com. Founded in 1991, Kings Group has offices across North London, East London, Hertfordshire…
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Why every self respecting householder should own a scaffold tower
You’d be hard pressed to find a home owner who doesn’t own a ladder. After all, it’s one of those DIY essentials that every home should have. But a scaffold tower? Isn’t that something only builders use? In fact, scaffold towers are often a much safer option than working with ladders, so much so that…
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Another year of strong growth for Belvoir Group
Belvoir Lettings plc, the UK’s largest property franchise group, today announced its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2017. Group revenue up 14% to £11.3m (2016: £9.9m) – Profit before tax up 62% to £3.9m (2016: £2.4m) and adjusted profit before tax up 39% to £4.9m (2016: £3.5m). Dorian Gonsalves, Chief Executive Officer of Belvoir…
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Halifax expects house price growth in coming months to remain close to their prediction of 3%
Latest Halifax House Price Index report – March 2018 released today reveals:House prices in the three months to March 2018 were 2.7% higher than in the same three months a year earlier. On a monthly basis, prices grew by 1.5% in March this follows a 0.5% rise in February; monthly changes can be volatile. The…
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Government takes steps to professionalise the estate agent market
Press release from Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Sajid Javid MP 8th April 2018 headlined ‘Government to professionalise the estate agent market’. New measures will be introduced to professionalise the estate agent market, driving up standards and bringing an end to ‘rogue managing agents’. Estate agents will now be required to hold…
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Rogue landlords face being forced out of the sector
Announcement today from Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Heather Wheeler MP. Rogue landlords face being forced out of the sector as new banning orders are brought in and a national database of offenders goes live. Rogue landlords who rent out substandard properties face being forced out of the sector as new banning…
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First digital mortgage deed entered into the Land Register.
Press release from HM Land Registry 5th April 2018. Coventry Building Society and Enact Conveyancing lodge the first digitally signed mortgage for a house in Rotherhithe, London. The first digital mortgage deed was entered into the Land Register. Part of the ‘Sign your mortgage deed’ service, HM Land Registry is building for a future without…
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UK Finance responds to Scottish Government’s announcement that Help to Buy in Scotland will be extended for another two years
Responding to the Scottish Government’s announcement that Help to Buy in Scotland will be extended for another two years, Douglas Cochrane, Chair of the UK Finance Scotland Mortgage Committee, said: “The extension of Help to Buy in Scotland is good news for buyers and home movers with low deposits, who will continue to receive vital…
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OnTheMarket doubles visitor traffic in March to 12 million visits.
OnTheMarket doubles visitor traffic in March to 12 million visits. OnTheMarket plc, which operates the OnTheMarket.com property portal, is pleased to announce today that traffic to the OnTheMarket property portal reached c. 12 million visits during March 2018, the first full month since Admission to AIM. This is more than double the visits compared with…
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Landlords have just days to comply with New Energy Efficiency Standards
As of the 1st April 2018, landlords of private rented properties will need to comply with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of ‘E’. When this legislation comes into place in just a few days, landlords could risk hefty fines if their property is not compliant. Rose Jinks of Just Landlords Insurance Services comments on…
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COUNCIL UNVEILS PLANS FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES AND WORKPLACES IN FOUNTAINBRIDGE
A former brewery complex in Fountainbridge is to be developed by the City of Edinburgh Council to deliver a vibrant city quarter including over 400 new homes, as well as quality office space which will promote innovation and a small element of retail. Work to prepare the site is set to commence early next year,…
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What’s happening in the buy-to-let market?
Many will welcome April, bringing sunnier weather and longer days in its wake—but for landlords, a new tax year brings the onset of another round of tax changes for buy-to-let mortgages. Historically, landlords only paid income tax on net rental income. This meant landlords were able to subtract the cost of the interest they paid…
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Shelter responds to ‘new government initiative to reduce rough-sleeping’
Shelter responds to ‘new government initiative to reduce rough-sleeping’ Greg Beales, Campaigns Director at Shelter, said: “We’re glad the government is now taking seriously the worsening homelessness crisis that is destroying people’s lives on our streets. The money and manpower announced today will make a genuine difference, but this will only work if it…
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Shelter responds to government figures showing dwindling numbers of social housing under the Right to Buy scheme.
New government figures show only one social home is built for almost every three sold off Shelter responds to government figures showing dwindling numbers of social housing under the Right to Buy scheme. The data shows: · In the last year 11,649 social homes have been sold off, while only 4,566 social homes are being built…
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Shelter’s response to worrying new government stats showing that no social homes with Grenfell-style cladding have had it replaced in the last month.
No social homes with Grenfell-style cladding have had it replaced in the last month, official figures show Official figures released on cladding similar to that used on Grenfell Tower show: Since last month no additional social homes have had Grenfell-style cladding replaced. In total only 7 social housing buildings have fully replaced the unsafe cladding….
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