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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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Can I Buy or Rent Property as an International Student in the UK?
For any student studying in a foreign city, and even more so in a foreign country, the issue of residence is extremely important. Renting a house is not cheap, and a lot depends on its convenience and location, including a good mood, the ability to communicate with peers, the amount of time and money spent…
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93% of London’s new build transactions are flats – where can you buy new, but bigger?
It may come as no surprise that 93% of all London new build transactions in the last year were attributed to the purchase of flats, but the latest research by new home specialists, Stone Real Estate, has looked at where you have the best chance of buying bigger in the capital, without forsaking a shiny…
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These are the nation’s £1m+ property sale hotspots
The latest research by lettings and sale agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed where the most £1m+ properties are selling as a percentage of total transactions, despite the influence of market uncertainty which has been most prevalent in the upper tiers of the property market. Benham and Reeves pulled the latest data from the Land Registry…
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Nation’s most valuable property postcodes revealed
The latest research from estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has looked at which postcodes across the nation are the most valuable when it comes to the average price paid by UK homebuyers in the last year. GetAgent.co.uk compiled data from Land Registry property transactions over the last year, breaking each sale down to postcode level…
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