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Forget London, Oxford is the UK’s worst place to rent
The latest data on the cost of renting from the Office for National Statistics was released last week showing that rents in England have increased to their highest level on record. While the average rent in London is double that of the national average, the latest research by lettings and estate agent Barrows and Forrester…
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Home moves through the roof as Brits get packing post property industry lockdown
Since property lockdown eased on the 13th of May, the number of people moving home has increased by 29% In the first week alone, the uplift was 68% During lockdown, the number of people moving house fell by a quarter in the first four weeks According to the latest data from home setup service Just…
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Croydon is London’s most affordable commuter rental hotspot
Renting in a London borough with good transport connectivity can cost you 101% more in rent according to the latest research by international rental marketplace Spotahome. The research also shows that tenants pay £87 in rent for every train or tram stop present in each borough of the capital. Spotahome first looked at the number…
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Wimbledon might be cancelled, but it still aces the competition on property prices
While many of us will have been gearing up for two weeks of tennis this weekend, London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has looked at house prices around the now cancelled Wimbledon venue and how they compare to the other majors in the tennis calendar. For the most affordable property within reaching distance…
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Restroom Compartments: Getting the Dimensions and Installation Options
Restroom compartments’ dimension is very crucial when you are designing and preparing to place an order for the materials to be used in a commercial restroom. An accurate and well-planned design will ensure that the installation process will be seamless and flawless. Often, commercial restroom compartments will require a customized layout. Custom designs are no…
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Should estate agents do more to help during the moving process? 69% of people think so
69% of the nation feel that estate agents should do more to help them during the stressful process of moving between homes, pitching in with jobs like informing utility providers with a change of address. The main reason being it would help alleviate the stress of moving for 57% of people, according to new research…
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Is London the best buy-to-let investment?
The latest research by lettings management platform, Howsy, has looked at the facts and fingers of investing in London’s buy-to-let sector. Rental yields are the main gauge of buy-to-let profitability and at 4.8%, outer London is home to the lowest average yield of all regions. Inner London doesn’t fare much better at 5%, the second-lowest average…
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Make your home more significant and useful to live a happy and satisfactory life
Everyone knows that, to live a life people need at least three most essential things. They are food, clothes and living place. You can’t spend your life properly without any of those. Though, among those most needful things, living place plays the most important part. Without a house or roof over the head, you neither…
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Buy a property in one of these cities – you won’t regret it
You wake up in bed with the morning sun streaking through the window, the heat rising in your intricately furbished bedroom. The temperature may be warm, but that hasn’t spoiled your desire for a piping hot coffee on your balcony, from which you can enjoy a panoramic view of the simmering city below. These are…
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London has been the most affordable city for renting over the last five years
According to the latest rental market analysis from deposit replacement scheme, Ome, London has been the most affordable city for renting in England and Wales over the last five years when taking into consideration the increasing cost of renting. Ome dissected rental market statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) across 19 major cities…
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How and why you should use 3D visualisations for your home extension
Planning a home extension or remodel is an exciting time for any homeowner. Of course, you will have your own ideas of what you wish to achieve with the building works, whether you are creating an open-plan kitchen-diner or altering the layout of a newly acquired doer-upper. However, it’s only when you start talking to…
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How to prepare your house for future lockdowns
Just months ago the idea that much of the world might find itself forced to remain indoors as much as possible would have seemed absurd. But in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, lockdown was deemed a necessity. Some have taken to the new conditions, considering them not very much different from life previously, while…
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The most and least affordable seaside villages for sun, sea, sand (and fish and chips)
Perhaps the most disappointing event cancellation of the year was the recent celebrations around National Fish and Chip Day which have now been postponed due to the Coronavirus. But if you’re eyeing a move to the seaside either for fish and chips, or to make the most of the weather, estate agent comparison site GetAgent.co.uk…
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One-beds offer the best yields across major cities
The latest research by lettings management platform, Howsy, has found that one-bed properties are now proving the best financial investment when it comes to buy to let rental yields across the UK’s major cities. Previous research from Howsy found that three was the magic number for rental yields, offering the highest return with a rental yield…
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Where’s best to buy a new-build and why?
The latest research by property developer, StripeHomes, has looked at where offers the best buy when it comes to the new-build market, based on affordability, house price growth and the time taken to recoup a new-build price premium. New-build price premiums The research shows that currently, the average new-build in the UK costs £302,749, 33%…
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