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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 08/11/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Purplebricks share price crashes 40% in five days Knight Frank says money is pouring in to the build to rent sector Cladding scandal pivots amid uncertainty over funding Purplebricks share price crashes 40% in five days On November 1st, Purplebricks was trading on…
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WEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP – 05/11/2021
A roundup of the week’s top property and proptech news stories in partnership with Proptech-X Propertymark September housing report suggests house prices stabilising RICS swiftly appoints new chair following recent scandal London rents bounce back in the private rented sector Propflo property platform is open for business Build to Rent demand is growing says Foxtons…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 04/11/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Lendlord reveals profile of typical PRS landlord and more Meet Parker chatbot can now discuss green mortgages Central London agency shows PRS tenant demand is up Lendlord reveals profile of typical PRS landlord and more According to a recent analysis commissioned by Aviram…
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Homes listed for sale with access to electric car charging points increase six-fold in a year
The number of homes for sale across Great Britain with an electric car charging point on the property or nearby has increased six-fold compared to this time last year (+541%) A third of the total number of homes that mention electric car charging points have been added to Rightmove since the start of September, with…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 03/11/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Propflo property platform is open for business Rightmove market analysis for October points to a positive one Build to Rent demand is growing says Foxtons Propflo property platform is open for business Propflo, a Bristol-based proptech start-up, today announced that it is open…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 02/11/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. RICS swiftly appoints new chair following recent scandal London rents bounce back in the private rented sector Knight Frank posts record pre-tax profit RICS swiftly appoints new chair following recent scandal Mike Driver has been announced as the new Chair for the Royal…
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Smaller sales pipeline speeds up home-moves by almost a month
The conveyancing log-jam is starting to ease, with the average time from a sale being agreed until a purchase completes dropping from an average of 154 days in July to 127 days in October Number of homes currently going through the legal process is 550,000, a more manageable number for conveyancers than the record 700,000…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 01/11/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Propertymark September housing report suggests house prices stabilising Autumn rental reform white paper delayed Will interest rates rise on 4th November? Propertymark September housing report suggests house prices stabilising In its latest report, Propertymark has stated that the mood has cooled and properties…
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WEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP – 29/10/2021
A roundup of the week’s top property and proptech news stories in partnership with Proptech-X Halifax now lends at 5.5x income to borrowers with 25% deposit GCD Technologies to acquire propertynews.com Zoopla announces strongest housing market for 14 years What has Sunak’s Autumn budget done for property? Halifax now lends at 5.5x income to…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 28/10/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. What has Sunak’s Autumn budget done for property? An interesting budget speech covered all the hot topics in property, but it was not a very joined-up strategy. On the one hand, Chancellor Rishi Sunak could be seen as caring, by imposing a 4% levy…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 27/10/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. New analysis shows online agents are on the ropes TwentyCi, a provider of customer intelligence and consumer data, has shown that non-traditional agents – online and hybrid agents, typically with no physical office – now account for 8.3% of the housing market. Stripping out…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 26/10/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at DLUHC Support, GCD acquires propertynews.com The devil is in the detail for proposed £65m lettings industry support The now-notorious Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has earmarked £65 million to help defuse the pressure cooker that is landlords and…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 25/10/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at the MyIdentity trust scheme and Halifax’s new mortgage rates Digital companies back MyIdentity trust scheme Five identity service providers and one hub service have committed to the new MyIdentity trust scheme to make home buying and selling in the…
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Green upgrades help sellers pocket up to 16% more for their home
Homeowners making energy efficiency improvements before selling are banking as much as 16% extra on average, compared to those who haven’t made any improvements The unique study found that upgrading from an F to a C EPC rating adds an additional 16% on average to the sold price of a property, while moving from an…
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House rents increasing by 5% a year – the highest rate since 2008
Zoopla’s most recent UK Rental Marker Report indicates that the UK rental sector excluding London is experiencing a surge in demand, with average monthly rent now sitting at £943. Annual rental growth is at 5%, its highest level since 2008. The rise is believed to be the result of people returning to work in towns…
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