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UK House Price Index: Market seizes up in September
The latest index shows that: – UK house prices remained almost static between August and September with a -0.2% change. Annually they were up by 1.3%. New Builds saw a huge monthly uplift of 5.7%, also up 4.6% annually. Existing stock only managed a marginal 0.8% increase monthly and a 0.6% annual increase. Director of…
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Which political party has delivered the most housing in your region?
New homes specialists, Stone Real Estate, has looked at who has delivered the most housing in each region of England during their time in government between the Labour and Conservative party based on historic house building records. Stone Real Estate looked at the number of homes started and completed by the Labour Government between 2001…
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London’s most expensive rentals revealed
From penthouses to gated detached homes, ranging between the modest three bed to the extremely spacious 11 bed and with a price jump of 8567% between the most affordable borough and the most expensive, leading London lettings and sales agent, Benham and Reeves, has looked at how the most expensive rental properties in London vary…
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The Past, Present & Future of UK Flooding
It is becoming fairly common to see UK flooding headlines splashed across the news (pun intended). Regardless of whether you believe in climate change or not, it is difficult to deny that, in recent years, the weather has been a lot worse than usual. While the country may have seen a similar quantity of rainfall…
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5 Step Property Developer Checklist
There are plenty of things that need to be considered when it comes to buying a worn-down property to develop, both before the process starts, and during. To simplify, this post outlines the most important 5 steps to purchasing a property for redevelopment. These are: Finding the Right Property Finding the perfect property to invest…
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New guide offers top tips to prevent moisture in new-build homes
As winter approaches – are you concerned about moisture in your new home? A new guide published today by the UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings (UKCMB) and supported by NHBC Foundation gives homeowners much-needed guidance on understanding moisture in newly built homes. Moisture is naturally present in the air and during the construction process…
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Power station property prices – homeowners are winning with wind farms but coal still causing problems
Despite the war against climate change, the go-ahead has been given for the first coal mine in decades and this could spell trouble for more than the environment, with local homeowners also in the firing line for a decline in property prices. The latest research by national fast sale agent, Springbok Properties, has looked at the…
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Bexley badly in need of new build housing stock
The latest research by new homes specialists, Stone Real Estate, has looked at where across London is home to the greatest proportion of new build housing stock, as well as where is home to the largest levels of homebuyer demand when it comes to new builds. Stone Real Estate looked at what proportion of homes…
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Six of the most affordable firework homebuying hotspots
With Bonfire Night today, leading estate agent comparison website, GetAgent.co.uk, has looked at the cost of buying in areas with a major display, highlighting six where the price of property comes in cheaper than the surrounding area. GetAgent.co.uk compared the average house price for each postcode of 15 major UK fireworks displays to the average…
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Can I let off fireworks at my rental property?
There’s a very real chance that by next year, the use of fireworks on private property will be illegal, but while this may be the last year you can enjoy a display in your back garden, you may already be prohibited if you live in a rental property. Leading rental management platform, Howsy, has provided…
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Stamp duty sums see sharp increase in Q3
The latest Gov figures on stamp duty tax receipts show that: – Transactions increased by 14% from 268,400 in Q2 2019 to 305,100 in Q3 2019. This is a similar increase to last year. Q3 2019 receipts were £3,150 million, 20% higher than in Q2, a sharper increase than for last year. This is…
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Cigarettes, cars and uni fees – the only things to outstrip rental growth this Millennium
Rental price growth has outstripped many of life’s day-to-day costs, like bread, eggs and fuel, research from online letting agent Howsy has revealed. The cost of renting a property in England has increased from an average price of £344 in the year 2000 to £858 in 2019, a 150% increase in just shy of 20…
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Brexit blues price drops and agent fees costing home sellers thousands on their sale – here are the most expensive areas
The latest research by estate agent comparison website, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed the true cost of selling your home in current market conditions and the numbers show, it’s costing British home sellers an average of £21,721. GetAgent.co.uk looked at the current cost of selling across the UK based on the average estate agent fee on the…
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Time to sell hits 3 year high across UK cities according to the Hometrack Cities Index
The latest Hometrack Cities Index shows that: – UK city house price inflation is +2.4%, half the average growth rate over the last 5 years (4.8%). Slower house price growth and weaker demand has resulted in the time to sell hitting a 3 year high of 12 weeks while the discount to asking price…
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Renovating can cost UK homeowners £68k less than upsizing to a bigger home
Research by tradesperson comparison site, HaMuch.com, has looked at where across the nation homeowners are better of buying in order to upsize and where it’s more cost-effective to fork out for a DIY upsize extension. HaMuch.com looked at the price of a loft conversion at varying sizes to find the average cost of a DIY…
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