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Two beds make the best buy-to-let investment
The latest research by leading lettings management platform, Howsy, has looked at which property makes the best investment for buy-to-let landlords when it comes to current rental yields. Howsy looked at current rental yields across one bed, two bed, three bed and four bed+ properties based on the average cost of buying each property type…
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Our Predictions for the Property Market in 2020
Now that 2020 is upon us, we give our analysis on what will happen within the property market in the year ahead Property prices will increase In the 2019 general election the Conservative party won a majority. This has allowed them to press ahead with Brexit and has allayed the uncertainty surrounding it. Uncertainty within…
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Wales and the South Coast are the nation’s DIY property sale hotspots
The latest research by tradespeople comparison site, HaMuch.com, has looked at where is home to the highest level of tradesperson demand based on the number of existing properties being bought and sold and in need of further work. *Existing property sales refers to properties that are not new build Spring is fast approaching bringing a…
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What are the predictions for UK house price growth in 2020?
It is one of the things that marks British people out from the populations of many other countries – their obsession with the housing market. Of course, Britain has long considered itself to be a home-owning society but the proportion of people renting has been rising steadily, largely due to the fact that house prices…
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The best current property investment locations in the UK
The latest research by the peer to peer lending platform Sourced Capital of the Sourced.co Group has revealed where is currently home to the best bricks and mortar investment options based on current rental yields across the UK property market. Over the last five years, investment into the real estate, renting and business sector has…
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How Regeneration Affects House Prices in Local Areas
Savvy investors are always on the look-out for the next property investment hotspot. But what factors do they take into consideration when browsing the market? Several things can push house prices upwards, and one of the most notable is regeneration. Even small-scale improvements can make a difference, and significant transformation usually means a big leap…
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First Home scheme could cost British housebuilders £2bn a year
The latest research by new home specialists, Stone Real Estate, has revealed that the latest Government initiative, the First Home Scheme, could cost British housebuilders £2bn a year. On the 7th of February 2020, the Government announced plans to cut the cost of a proportion of new build homes by 30% for first-time buyers in…
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Loved up road names show more love for nation’s homeowners
The latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has looked at where the nation’s homeowners are currently feeling the most love from the value of their home based on five prominent Valentine term road names and how this compares to the not so lovable. GetAgent.co.uk looked at price paid data across five road names…
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Properties completing on Valentine’s Day sell for 8% more <3
If anyone is in need of a bit of love this Valentine’s Day it’s the UK property market having been ghosted, neglected and avoided by buyers and sellers for the best part of the last three years. But the latest research by lettings and sales agent, Benham and Reeves, has found that the property market…
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Is your home purchase blighted by flood risk?
Did you know that one in six homes in Britain is at risk of flooding? Contrary to popular belief, these aren’t just properties close to rivers or by the sea; over 3 million homes are at risk from flooding because of surface water, blocked drains or overflowing sewers. If you are looking to buy residential…
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Is downsizing the right choice for you?
There comes a time for many homeowners when they need to make a decision. Typically, the children have flown the nest, and they honestly don’t really need the huge family home that they have lived in for many years. Sound familiar? If so, you might be thinking about downsizing your home and living somewhere smaller…
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Top 10 things to look out for when you are buying a home
Before buying a home, the reason for such a decision has to be ascertained – whether it is a home to move into, an investment in property or to fulfil a dream of wanting your own home. After weighing the pros and cons, once a decision is arrived at to buy a home, top on…
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The buy-to-let markets where rental yields have lifted since the tenant fee ban
The latest research by leading lettings management platform, Howsy, has looked at which pockets of the buy-to-let market have seen the biggest uplifts in rental yields since the tenant fee ban came into force as part of the Tenant Fees Act 2019 back in June of last year. Howsy looked at the average rental yield…
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Essex – £4.7bn Of Prime Property Sold in the County in 2019
Despite seemingly down-trodden housing market conditions, especially at the top end where the stamp duty levy is an eye-watering at 12%, Essex has nonetheless fared rather well where property millionaires are concerned. Keller Williams the global estate agency business now in Essex, has researched all of the homes that were sold in Essex for…
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Not getting too old for this s*** – Surge in over 60s renters, but rental deposits pose the same hurdle as younger generations
The latest research by tenant deposit replacement scheme, Ome, has looked at the cost required to secure a rental property for the growing trend of over 60s opting for the rental market over homeownership and what percentage of monthly income this initial step requires, as well as how it compares to younger generations. With high…
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