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New estate agents open in London every other day.
Statistics published by the online estate agent HouseSimple.com show that a new estate agent opens somewhere in the capital every 1.6 days, Ealing Broadway and Turnham Green are west London’s hot spots, there are 17 property vendors within a quarter of a mile of each station, more than anywhere in London except Walthamstow, Borough and…
Allen Walkey
New office for Fine and Country in East End of London
Estate Agent Fine and Country with offices in over 300 locations worldwide officially opens a new office in the East End of London on Thursday, March 3, this London office will add to their three existing one’s in Mayfair, Fulham and Sydenham. Along with a thriving jobs market in the area the urban regeneration of…
Allen Walkey
Effect of Brexit on Brits living in or moving to Europe
If Britain decides to do a Brexit they will have to form a set of new trading and institutional relationships with Europe, the concerns for many is what the uncertainty surrounding such changes may do to not only the UK but the wider community and how long these changes might take to negotiate. The Economist…
Allen Walkey
Mixed performance for Countrywide.
Yesterday saw the release of Countrywide PLC preliminary statement of annual results for the year ended 31 December 2015. They reported a mixed performance in line with expectations with momentum building in 2016. Some of the highlights are below. To see the statement in full click here. Market beating performance from financial services and surveying…
Allen Walkey
Zoopla Property Group trading statement
Zoopla Property Group Plc the digital media and lead generation platform that owns and operates some of the UK’s leading online consumer brands including Zoopla, uSwitch and PrimeLocation announced yesterday a trading update for the period 1 October 2015 to 31 January 2016, to read the trading statement in full click here Highlights from the…
Allen Walkey
Property sales slide says Hometrack
According to data released today by Hometrack, the number of house sales over the past 12 months across the top 12 cities in the UK fell by 2%, London saw a 7% drop in transactions for the year to January, Cambridge experienced the biggest drop in sales, down 20% year-on-year. Hometrack’s UK Cities index shows house…
Allen Walkey
Portuguese property price predictions.
The latest RICS Ci Portuguese Housing Market Survey predicts house prices to rise at a steady pace in the future, the housing market has enjoyed steady growth in both sales and values in the 2015. It was reported that estate agents saw a modest rise in transactions during January this year, however sales among developers…
Allen Walkey
Google showcases #raterAgent stars
Google now features raterAgent’s ‘star ratings’ on its search results. Confirming that it will only show what it considers structurally ‘valid’ star ratings, the international search giant, Google, has allocated visible stars to raterAgent’s branch listings less than a year after the review site’s formal launch. “We’re delighted that Google has seen fit to acknowledge…
Christopher Walkey
Significant rise in Mortgage approvals in January
According to a news release out yesterday from the BBA, it mentions a significant rise in mortgage borrowing at the start of this year, the BBA is the UK’s leading association for the banking sector. The figures in the release showed. The number of mortgage approvals in January was 33% higher than a year ago,…
Allen Walkey
Londoner’s require big pay rise to buy a house
The National Housing Federation’s (NHF) Home truths report released on tueday reveals that the average London home now costs approx £526,000, that is approx 16 times the average Londoner’s salary of £33,000 a year, this means Londoners would require a 266% pay rise to buy a home in the capital. The research highlighted that low supply…
Allen Walkey
Strong performance for Barratt Developments
Barratt Developments PLC Half Yearly Financial report for the 6 months ended 31st December 2015. Strong performance reported in that half. To see the report in full click here Commenting on the results David Thomas, Chief Executive of Barratt Developments PLC said: “In line with our strategy, we have stepped up the number of completions…
Allen Walkey
Numbers of young tenants at a high
The continued rise in the cost of buying a home is pushing more and more young people to the Private Rented Sector (PRS) than ever before, according to newly published official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) in its latest report on the housing sector states that only 9% of people aged between 20…
Allen Walkey
House builder Persimmon posts bumper results
Persimmon is the latest house builder to benefit from the UK’s chronic housing shortage after reporting a sharp increase in annual profits yesterday. Higher prices and higher demand driven by a lack of supply has pushed sales up by 13% to £2.9bn in the year to the end of December. Nicholas Wrigley, Group Chairman, reportedly said:…
Allen Walkey
Fixed rate and remortgage lending.
According to a Latest News article from the Mortgage Advice Bureau their National Mortgage Index (NMI) shows more people are choosing to fix their mortgage rate. When compared to the number of people fixing last year, it shows that fixing is now 1.6% more popular than it was a year ago, when 93.1% decided to., there…
Allen Walkey
Bovis Homes Group reports record profits
Bovis Homes Group PLC yesterday announced its final results for the financial year ended 31 December 2015, in it they stated that – Significant revenue growth driven by record legal completions and a strong increase in average sales price. Operational highlights for 2015 were – Land investment aligned with growth strategy – Achieved planned growth in…
Allen Walkey