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Breaking Property News – 05/06/2023
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Following the sale of Pruplebricks for £1, does the last remaining heavyweight hybrid/online agent YOPA have a future? Unlike Purplebricks which in its heyday did £92m of revenue and tried to scale the world, YOPA has failed to move forward, managing to generate revenue…
Andrew Stanton
WEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP – 02/06/2023
A roundup of the week’s top property and proptech news stories in partnership with Proptech-X Property market falters with less sales and lower prices Despite bullish noises from many agents, as we hit the midpoint of the year, the volume of agreed sales is down, and it is definitely turning into a ‘buyers’ market….
Andrew Stanton
Number of properties for sale hits two-year high in the UK
As the number of houses for sale reaches a two-year high, estate agents throughout the nation are preparing for a busy spring and summer. According property experts including estate agents in Rushden, the increase in the number of properties for sale is the result of more people choosing to sell their homes as a result…
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Breaking Property News – 01/06/2023
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Property market falters with less sales and lower prices Despite bullish noises from many agents, as we hit the midpoint of the year, the volume of agreed sales is down, and it is definitely turning into a ‘buyers’ market. Correctly priced housing stock is…
Andrew Stanton
Is Your Technology Supplier Fully Protecting You From Potential Cyber Attacks?
Blog by Duwayne Lake, Operations Director of Veco™ New research* from The Cyber Security Breaches Survey* reveals that Cyber attacks on UK organisations is on the increase, with almost a third (32%) of businesses and 24% of charities overall recalling breaches or attacks from the last 12 months. (*Source: A study for UK Cyber Resilience,…
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Bradford is the cheapest city for a first time buyer
A new first-time buyer study from Rightmove reveals that Bradford is the cheapest city to be a first-time buyer, with the average monthly mortgage payment on a first-time buyer type property now £521 per month Outside of London, St Albans is the most expensive city to be a first-time buyer, followed by Bath & Cambridge…
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May’s Top 10 Celebrity Real Estate News: Rihanna, Beyoncé & Billy Joel
Rihanna Buys Matthew Perry’s ‘Mansion in the Sky’ Rihanna is the new owner of a Los Angeles penthouse formerly owned by Matthew Perry. Rihanna paid $21 million for the four-bedroom, 9,290-square-foot condo in The Century, where she has been a resident since 2014, but in a much smaller unit. Perry referred to the home as…
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Breaking Property News – 30/05/2023
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Novyy sees Renters (Reform) Bill as a positive for Investors and Landlords “The Renters (Reform) Bill is a long overdue legislation which will consolidate the business of landlording and encourage serious investors to relook at their long-haul strategy which those who wanted to make…
Andrew Stanton
Understanding the Renters’ Reform Bill with David Cox
Rightmove is hosting a webinar on Wednesday 31st May with David Cox, where David will take agents through the Renter’s Reform Bill. Rightmove’s Legal & Compliance Director will help to explain how the new legislation will affect agents and their landlords. Agents can submit questions in advance for David to answer during the…
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Rightmove Mortgage Rate Data
Rightmove’s mortgage expert Matt Smith says: “It’s early days, but we’ve seen the first major lender significantly increase rates and it’s likely that we’ll see other lenders follow suit, though the full impact may take a few weeks to filter through. An increase in fixed-rates was likely to happen following the news earlier in the…
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WEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP – 26/05/2023
A roundup of the week’s top property and proptech news stories in partnership with Proptech-X Home Buying & Selling Technology Group Advances I must declare an interest in the following press release from the HBSG, not least as many of my clients from Proptech-PR ‘A consultancy for Proptech founders’ are in the mix, as…
Andrew Stanton
Tenant demand rises for stations further along Elizabeth Line
New analysis from Rightmove reveals the trends around Elizabeth Line stations one year on from it opening The biggest increase in demand from renters is near stations furthest out, including Reading (+32%), Brentwood (+26%) and Shenfield (+25%) This compares to a slight easing of tenant demand in London by 2% versus last year A bigger…
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Rightmove launches summer campaign
Rightmove, the UK’s biggest property website, has launched a multi-channel advertising campaign that will reach potential home-movers across ITV, ITVX, SKY, Channel 4 and YouTube this summer. Rightmove’s ‘This Is it’ advert will be played across key programmes including the remaining Premier League football fixtures, Gogglebox and Love Island, reaching a variety of potential…
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Breaking Property News – 25/05/2023
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. The Home Buying & Selling Technology Group announces release of Property Data Trust Framework v2.0 I must declare an interest in the following press release from the HBSG, not least as many of my clients from Proptech-PR ‘A consultancy for Proptech founders’ are in…
Andrew Stanton
Breaking Property News – 24/05/2023
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Labour set to abolish Leasehold Property in first 100 days Lisa Nandy who does not strike as a person with a full grasp of her housing brief, has decided that if in power Labour will abolish Leasehold property. This may be a populist move…
Andrew Stanton