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Gross mortgage lending in January increased by almost 10 per cent compared to the same period last year reveals UK Finance
Today UK Finance released update on lending for January 2018. The update revealed that gross mortgage lending in January is estimated to have been £21.9bn, 9.7 per cent more than a year earlier and slightly above the monthly average of £21.4bn for 2017. see other highlights…. Commenting on the data, Eric Leenders, Managing Director, Personal…
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New year has started in a positive fashion for the rental market in England and Wales says Your Move
The latest Your Move England and Wales Rental Tracker – January 2018 data released February 2018 headlined ‘Strong start to the year for the Engalnd and Wales rental market’ The latest Rental Tracker reveals that average rents have increased by 2.5% in the last year, average rent now stands at £829 per calendar month. In…
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WORK BEGINS ON 75 NEW AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR CRAIGMILLAR
Work has begun on 75 much needed new affordable homes at Greendykes in Craigmillar. This follows yesterday’s budget meeting of the City of Edinburgh Council where councillors agreed to a £700m capital investment plan over the next five years to build new homes on sites across the city as well as modernising existing Council homes….
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Wales need to do more to attract talent into the construction industry
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) predicts that the construction industry in Wales will grow faster than any other party of the UK. According to CITB, the Welsh construction industry will create 12,250 new jobs between 2018 and 2022. Demand will be particularly high for wood tradespeople, interior fit out staff and service based roles…
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Rightmove confirm customer numbers increased to a record high of nearly 20,500
Rightmove PLC today released their Final Results in which they revealed that revenue was up 11% year on year with growth driven by their Agency and New Homes businesses with record customer numbers, up 2% to 20,427 In the operational section they highlighted that: 1 million UK residential properties advertised on Rightmove which is a…
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Chancellors now displaying its properties at OnTheMarket.com.
In a news release today, OnTheMarket plc, the agent-backed company which operates the OnTheMarket.com property portal, announces that in line with the 5-year agreement announced in November 2017, the estate agency firm Chancellors Group of Estate Agents Limited is now advertising its UK residential sales and lettings properties at OnTheMarket.com. The agreement was conditional upon…
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Second Hand Car Dealers and Estate Agents – To be Judged as Equal?
OK, so a catchy and slightly anger-producing headline, but hey this type of marketing has been selling newspapers for decades! Who can ever forget ‘Freddie Star ate my Hamster‘ from The Sun back in 1986? Anyway, back to the subject of this breaking news, and we are looking at yet another estate agency review website…
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Still alot to be done to help those struggling to buy their first home (NAEA Propertymark)
News release 21st February 2018 from NAEA Propertymark headlined ‘Ways to help first time buyers enter the housing market’ Although recent figures show the number of first-time buyers (FTBs) has reached its highest level in a decade, there’s still a lot to be done to help those who are struggling to purchase their first home….
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Strong operational and financial performance for Barratt Developments Plc
Barratt Developments Plc today released their half year results for the six month period ended 31st December 2017. The highlights section leads: Strong operational and financial performance driven by good customer demand. Commenting on the results David Thomas, Chief Executive of Barratt Developments PLC said: “With good consumer demand, a healthy forward order book and…
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Over 20% of all mortgage approvals went to small deposit buyers according to e.surv
Latest e.surv Mortgage Monitor February 2018 headlines ‘Small deposit mortgages kickstart new year.’ The February Mortgage Monitor revealed a positive start to the year for the UK mortgage market, with an increase in the number of small deposit mortgages being approved. The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv found that 21% of all approvals went to…
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Hunters announce in trading update the group has outperformed the market.
Hunters, one of the UK’s largest franchised sales and lettings agency businesses, today provided a trading update ahead of its results for the year ended 31 December 2017. They announced that the Group outperformed the market, increasing network income by 9.8% to £38.9m (2016: £35.4m) and results for 2017 will be broadly in line with…
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Onthemarket.com releases a progress report following admission to AIM
Onthemarket.com achieved their admission to the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) and first day of dealings on Friday 9th February 2018, they followed this up with a progress report on Friday last week in which they announced that after five days of trading on AIM, agent support for its portal has been extremely encouraging. On the…
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Record home-hunter activity fuels rises in most regions
Active start to 2018 as housing demand continues to be resilient: Price of property coming to market up by an average of 0.8% (+£2,414), indicating cautious optimism among new sellers All regions see price rises except for marginal fall of just £131 in the South West January busiest month ever on Rightmove with home-hunter visits…
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Consultation to shape a simpler and better complaints system for dissatisfied tenants and homeowners.
Anouncement published 18th February 2018 from The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and The RT Hon Sajid Javid MP – ‘Government moves towards a shake-up of broken housing complaints system.’ The announcement states in part: Dissatisfied tenants and homeowners across the country may be offered a lifeline as government considers options to ensure…
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Buying a home is cheaper than renting according to Halifax
The latest Halifax Buying vs. Renting Review found that the average cost including mortgage payment of buying a three-bed home in the UK was £679 a month in December 2017, compared to the average monthly rent of £754 for the same property type. New research from the Halifax reveals that first-time buyers are saving £27,000…
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