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Bringing Landlords & Pet Owners Closer Together
As a landlord, dog owner and founder of Pets Lets, I see both sides of the ‘issue’ of renting with pets in the UK. Pets are part of the family and rentals/ buy to let properties are investments. For many a rental property is their pension. We talk to agents and landlords daily. Before that…

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Why Estate Agents Should Focus On Their Content Strategy
Blog by Lucy Love, Head of Marketing ESE Capital Estate agents often underestimate the importance of organic written content within their marketing strategy. It is tempting to focus on marketing activity with an instant gratification whether that’s in the form of higher engagement, increased follower growth, or lead generation. However written content is a powerful…

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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 30/01/2023
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Court case highlights need for vigilance regarding Japanese knotweed PRESS RELEASE: Many agents may have read the recently published article in the Daily Mail regarding the case where a buyer successfully sued a seller for non-disclosure of Japanese knotweed. Upon moving into the property,…

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Simon Gerrard Talks: “Fall in House Price Growth Last Quarter”
Simon Gerrard, Managing Director of Martyn Gerrard estate agents and past-president of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA Propertymark), comments: “Zoopla’s House Price Index, which today reported a fall in house prices at the back end of last year, confirms we’re still feeling the ripples of September’s mini-Budget and the wider economic pressures. I don’t think demand…

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Rightmove rental tracker: Rents hit another record but tenant competition starts to ease
National average asking rents outside London have hit a record of £1,172 per calendar month (pcm), taking average rent increases for newly listed properties to 9.7% for 2022: London also reaches a new record asking rent of £2,480 pcm and Inner London rents surpass £3,000 pcm for the first time There are signs that competition…

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VITAL LEGAL CHANGES ARE NEEDED TO SPEED UP PROPERTY SALES
The UK house sales process is notoriously slow. According to data from Rightmove, the average completion time was 150 days in the first half of 2022, whilst in 2019, the time to completion was two-thirds less, at around 100 days. For buyers and sellers alike, having to wait the best part of half a year…

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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 25/01/2023
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. New FTB Survey Results: Shared Ownership Helping Single Buyers to Get On the Property Ladder PRESS RELEASE: The majority of prospective Shared Ownership buyers are planning to purchase a home on their own, a new survey from leading property portal Share to Buy has…

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WEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP – 20/01/2023
A roundup of the week’s top property and proptech news stories in partnership with Proptech-X Table of Contents ONS UK House Price Index reveals average price increase of 10.3% Why the cost of heating a home is forcing many to downsize Over 50% of Property Investors Set to Further Invest in 2023 More people…

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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 19/01/2023
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. ONS UK House Price Index reveals average price increase of 10.3% The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has released its latest House Price Index report, revealing monthly house price inflation in the UK, calculated using data from HM Land Registry, Registers of Scotland, and…

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Ivana Trump’s Manhattan Townhouse Is For Sale
Donald Trump’s first wife and mother of Ivanka, Donald Jr. and Eric Trump, Ivana Trump was a model, a socialite, a competitive skier, an interior designer, a fashion-and-perfume mogul, and a behind-the-scenes force on many of Trump’s most important deals of the 1980s. Her marriage and subsequent divorce to the future 45th president were the…

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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 17/01/2023
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Over 50% of Property Investors Set to Further Invest in 2023 PRESS RELEASE: Over 50% of property investors set to further invest in 2023 The uncertainty of the UKs economic stability is now becoming an increasingly prominent factor for those operating in the real-estate market,…

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SLOTHMOVE RANKED IN THE STARTUPS 100 INDEX 2023
SlothMove, the online change of address service, helps take the stress out of moving house, has just been ranked #37 in the Startups 100 Index 2023. The Startup 100 Index is the UK’s longest-running index of the top 100 most disruptive and innovative small businesses, with previous winners including Monzo, Deliveroo, and HelloFresh. This year’s…

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Cyber Attacks on UK Organisations Surges How Can Agents Protect Their Staff And Clients?
Blog by Duwayne Lake, Operations Director of Veco™ New research* reveals that Cyber attacks on UK organisations surged 77% in 2022, with the UK education sector seeing a 237% rise in attacks, compared to 2021.* (Source: Check Point – a leader in cyber security solutions, January 2023). UK organisations experienced an average of 788 weekly…

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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 13/01/2023
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Survey Results Reveal 41.76% of Property Investors Are Strongly Concerned as Bank of England Puts Base Rate Up to 3.5% The Bank of England has imposed its ninth consecutive interest rate hike, and the number of property investors strongly concerned is growing. To tackle…

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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 10/01/2023
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Hounslow Co-Living Project Backed By £18.1m Maslow Capital Loan PRESS RELEASE: Yari Investments has secured an £18.1m loan from development finance lender Maslow Capital, for the construction of 121 state-of-the-art co-living units in Hounslow. This innovative project in High Street, Feltham is set to transform…

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