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COVID-19: Landlords’ Top Concerns and How to Address Them
Portico London estate agents recently shared the results of their Landlord Maintenance Survey, which revealed the main concerns among UK landlords. Though the survey was conducted before the coronavirus crisis began, the survey still gives a useful picture of landlord sentiment and the private rental sector. In the current climate, landlords may now view missed…
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To Virtual View or not to View?
As nearly all the Estate and Letting Industry sector are sitting at and working from home, the chance to embrace technology in order to carry on as normal has increased. I am sure that I’m not the only one seeing many more videos in our email inboxes and social media timelines, from virtual tours of…
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Is a DIY boom on the way due to the property market freeze?
Research by tradesperson comparison site, HaMuch.com, suggests that Britain could be in for a DIY boom should the market freeze brought on due to the Coronavirus persist. While many turn to DIY to improve a new home, many also look to renovate and improve their existing home to cut out the costs of moving. With…
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High cost of renting and buying by hospitals highlights need for healthcare housing help
Rental deposit replacement scheme, Ome, has looked at the cost of buying and renting a home around hospital sites throughout England and what this means for the hard-working front line nurses based on the average net salary available in each region for those working in the profession. Ome looked at the current average house price…
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Can a driveway add value to your home?
We all know that selling a property can be a hard drawn out process, they say a potential buyer makes their mind up on a property within the first 10 seconds of viewing, so first impressions count! There is normally a lot of tidying up to do to make sure the garden area looks its…
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How to Sell Your House During the Coronavirus Pandemic
To say that the coronavirus pandemic has most likely put a damper on your house-selling efforts, is probably an understatement. Regardless of whether you were planning on putting your home on the market or it’s been there for a while, this whole situation has made it much harder to find an interested buyer. From potentially…
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Sex, kids and rock and roll prompt spike in soundproofing quotes from homeowners during lockdown
Tradesperson comparison site, HaMuch.com, has seen a spike in quote requests submitted to the platform for soundproofing work while most other traditional trade relate work has dropped off since the UK entered lockdown. Last week, HaMuch.com released some top tips to safely allow tradespeople to complete essential maintenance within your home with many of us refraining…
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Property repossessions could soar & house prices plummet due to pandemic induced recession
Research by leading peer to peer lending platform Sourced Capital has found that the UK property market could see a double-digit rate of property value decline, with the market taking over five years to recover, while the number of property repossessions could also soar as a result of a COVID-19 induced recession. Currently, the market has…
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The best broadband hotspots to WFH revealed
Wandsworth, Southwark and Kingston upon Hull are amongst some of the best locations across the UK to keep calm, and WFH with lockdown now extend for a further three weeks. These areas are home to the best download speeds at the cheapest cost, according to new research by Get Agent, with Argyll and Bute and…
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Letting Agent Bingo: How to Avoid the Repetitive and Ineffective Sales Slang
Thanks to the internet and people being much more willing to travel further afield to find jobs and accommodation, clients tend to be much savvier when it comes to getting sold on a property. Using online articles to understand the phrases and being open to viewing many places through many letting agents because they know…
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Short-Term Outsourced Services Provide Lifeline For Beleaguered Estate Agents
London 15th April, 2020: UK estate agents with bricks and mortar premises on the nation’s high streets have been hit particularly hard by the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. They face a perfect storm of problems including closed premises; viewings cancelled or postponed indefinitely; purchases put on hold; a squeeze on mortgage terms; and a…
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Residential People In Talks To Become A New Estate Agency-led Portal
Challenger property portal, Residential People is looking to change its structure to become a possible and viable estate agency-led portal, owned and controlled by member agents. The free-to-list portal which already has 1,800 registered agents is in the process of talking to industry leaders and pioneers about sitting on its Board of Directors Agents will…
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Don’t ignore essential home maintenance during lockdown – Here’s how to get a professional tradesperson in safely
Last week, tradesperson comparison site, HaMuch.com, highlighted that over the last year there have been 48,012 recorded incidents in Britain caused by gas, fire or electricity issues that resulted in death or non-fatal injury. With this in mind, they’ve provided some top tips on how best to let a tradesperson carry out essential work within…
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What Does The Future Hold For Property Portals?
Blog Christopher May, Founder and Director of Residential People The market-leading portals for the last few years have been accused of taking food from the agents’ table. They’re further tightening their grasp on the agents by taking ownership of wider markets such as insurance, utility switching platforms and more commonly CRM systems. It’s no wonder…
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Deposit replacement launches to help tenants tackle rental cash flow for less than a monthly Netflix subscription
With the rental sector now facing unprecedented challenges such as legislative changes, the growing pandemic and increasing competition, Hamilton Fraser’s deposit replacement scheme, Ome, has picked up the pace in order to launch as planned; helping to provide the nation’s tenants with an alternative method of securing a rental property at a much lower cost….
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