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50% of UK land is owned by 1% of the UK’s population
Quite an alarming headline that was recently released by the InsideHousing website – It would appear that the country is owned by a select few as quoted by Labour MP Jon Trickett in that ‘a country for the few not the many’. It is said that the Queen and Duke of Buccleuch own 30% of…
EAN Breaking News
Dubai Property Prices down 27% and Rentals down 9%
It would appear that Dubai is suffering in its real estate sector with property prices down 27% and rentals down 9% quoted in a report released by the Gulf Business website. The article concentrates on prices between now and back to the market peaks of mid 2014 – Prices in Q1 2019 fell 12.5% year…
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Small sites will help solve the housing crisis
RenKap will deliver an online platform where housing associations and local authorities can upload their unused small sites. Through its geovation accelerator programme, which awards grants to help Ordnance Survey and HM Land Treasury make better use of their data, the Government has announced funding for 7 property and geospatial start-ups. This includes RenKap, an…
National Federation of Builders
Notre Dame: construction’s priceless contribution to history captivates the world
As a fellow country with buildings and structures that date back hundreds of years forming part of our national identity, we share in the grief of Parisians. A fire engulfed the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, a UNESCO World Heritage site, which resulted in the destruction of the 850-year old external timber roof and…
National Federation of Builders
Government helps fuel toxic leasehold housing scandal with 25% of Help to Buy properties sold as leasehold
The latest research from for sale by owner platform, www.OkayLah.co.uk, has looked at the proportion of properties sold as leasehold in England through the Government’s Help to Buy scheme, and how these buyers could be left at the mercy of the freeholders, their hidden charges and drastic escalations in ground rent. OkayLah.co.uk analysed Help to…
Properganda PR
London asking rents hit record high with highest annual rate of 8.2%
-London’s average asking rents have increased by 8.2% in the last year, with the average rental property in the capital now averaging a record £2,093 per month The 8.2% increase is the highest annual rise in London since Rightmove began reporting this data back in 2012, while average asking rents in London are up…
Rightmove
UK House Price Index February 2019 shows falls of 0.8%
The February data shows, on average, house prices have fallen by 0.8% since January 2019. There has been an annual price rise of 0.6%, which makes the average property in the UK valued at £226,234. England In England, the February data shows on average, house prices have fallen by 0.6% since January 2019. The annual…
HM Land Registery
Housing a pawn in Tory Brexit leadership scrap
Former Housing Minister Dominic Raab has called for “radical” housing reforms in an attempt to help renters get on the housing ladder and increase the rate of home building. Attacking the Conservative failure to stand up to developers and ensure the construction of enough homes to tackle the housing shortage, Raab advocated a new Help…
National Federation of Builders
Gary Barker, CEO, of Reapit, comments on ‘decreased supply and increased rental costs’
Following the news that the government is looking to end no-fault evictions, Gary Barker, the CEO of Reapit argues that this could lead to decreased supply and increased rental costs: “Today’s government announcement to end no-fault evictions comes just six weeks before the tenant fees ban takes effect in England, and not long after tax…
EAN Content
Government’s rent reforms to punish private & institutional landlords – Collyer Bristow comments
The Government has today announced radical reforms of the private rental market that will create open-ended tenancies and restrict a landlord’s ability to remove tenants. The reforms to so-called ‘no fault’ notices served under section 21 of the 1988 Housing Act, together with recent changes to the tax position on buy to let investors and…
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Dexters purchase London & Surrey arm of rival Jackson-Stops
No price has yet been shared, but recent news is that the estate agency chain in Dexters UK have purchased the London and Surrey arm of rival Jackson-Stops meaning they will take over the 11 offices including Mayfair and Pimlico. The purchase will grow Dexters to 106 branch offices and goes against the current negative…
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Julian Assange saved £150k in rent while at the Ecuadorian embassy
Rental costs in the capital continue to account for one of the largest living expenses Londoners face and previous research from ideal flatmate found that the cost of basic living requirements exceeds the salary on offer in 38% of London boroughs. Nowhere across London is more unaffordable than Kensington and Chelsea and Knightsbridge in particular…
Properganda PR
No Brexit deal yet, but families are doing housing deals
Price of new-to-the market properties increases by an average of 1.1% (+£3,447) this month, the biggest month-on-month rise for over a year and the largest at this time of year since 2016 Family home sector outperforming other sectors in key metrics as their housing needs outweigh uncertainty: Holding value better, with average 0.7% year-on-year price…
Rightmove
Labour MP Chris Bryant made £649,500 in gross profit – Paid by YOU the taxpayer??
The Wales Online website has reported on yet another MP sitting handsomely on tonnes of property equity and cash thanks to the tax payer whom of course are not even respected enough to have their democratic vote respected hence the cesspit of a mess within the current government and house of commons / lords that…
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You need to leave your council home because of pet pig?
So we are now not allowed to keep pet pigs? As a more and more popular trend with many celebrities keeping them as pets, the Metro website has reported on Clarion Housing who are looking to eject their tenant following receiving a complaint by a local neighbour…. We wonder who that complaint come from as…
Christopher Walkey