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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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WEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP – 22/10/2021
A roundup of the week’s top property and proptech news stories in partnership with Proptech-X OnTheMarket CEO Jason Tebb leads profitability charge Rightmove reports bumper housing market, but for how long? What does the new metaverse mean for real estate? Millions in back payment may be due to workers. Is it the end for online…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 21/10/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at the class action case against online estate agents and the UK House Price Index Millions in back payment may be due to workers. Is it the end for online agents? There has been much written over the years about…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 20/10/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at the metaverse and its practical uses in real estate, and Boris Johnson’s gas boiler ban What does the new metaverse mean for real estate? Increasingly the word metaverse is entering our daily vernacular. The term refers to the notion…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 19/10/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at the Bank of England interest rate, the post-budget housing market, and Rightmove’s October House Price Index. Interest rate rise forecast before Christmas Will Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the Bank of England raise its lending rate from 0.1%? The…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 18/10/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at The Society of Licensed Conveyancers’ open letter to the Secretary of State for Housing, and Jason Tebb’s successes at OnTheMarket. Society of Licensed Conveyancers says 500,000 homes are potential death traps On the 14th of October, The Society of…
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Rightmove HPI – Price records in all regions & sectors mark ‘full house’ for first time since 2007
Price of property coming to market jumps by 1.8% (+£5,983) this month, the biggest rise at this time of year since October 2015 Market delivers a ‘full house’ for first time since March 2007, with price records in all regions of Great Britain and in all property market sectors (first-time buyer, second stepper and top…
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WEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP – 15/10/2021
A roundup of the week’s top property and proptech news stories in partnership with Proptech-X Digital lead generator LeadPro acquired by epropservices Boomin and 10,000 valuation leads generated by SmartVal Simplify acquires Pirie Palmann, grows team by 33% Lendlord solves a huge problem for landlords Digital lead generator LeadPro acquired by epropservices The brand…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 14/10/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at Airbnb’s hold over the lettings space and Lendlord’s ground breaking app Is the lettings industry having an Airbnb moment? This week, a casual exchange with a colleague returning to the UK and looking for rented accommodation made me ask…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 13/10/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at Simplify’s acquisition of Pirie Palmann, and the Property Ombudsman’s ruling on the double agent mixup. Simplify acquires Pirie Palmann, grows team by 33% In what is now a common post-pandemic strategy, corporate giants are buying their way forward in…
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