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6 Must Do’s when Preparing your Home for Sale
It doesn’t make a difference whether you’ve lived in your current home for 2 years or 20 years because if you’ve decided it’s time to sell up and move house you’re more than likely going to have to spend a good amount of time fixing, touching up, cleaning and much more to get it up…
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Why Property Investment Is Hot In the UK Right Now
With high property prices and swinging regulatory and tax changes, UK properties have been on the negative side of headlines over the past few years. However, with the recent growth of local and foreign investors in the country’s real estate market, investing in UK properties is quickly becoming more and more popular. Why is it…
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London’s Most Expensive Gardens: Homes by prime London’s garden squares will set you back £5m more than the rest of the neighbourhood
Summer is here and while the heatwave of last week seems to have subsided, the longer evenings and warmer weather mean that many Londoners will be flocking to their gardens, parks or any piece of green space they can find. With this is mind, prime and super-prime property portal Vyomm has looked at the cost…
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How to Sell Your Home for the Best Price
After spending many years at your address, you might have decided to take the plunge and put your property back on the market to start a new life elsewhere. It is, however, important you make tweaks and changes to your home prior to putting your home up for sale, so you can receive the best…
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Cycle super high-way house prices kick it up a gear
With the Tour de France over, the streets of London will no doubt see an increase in the number of lycra-clad amateur cyclists taking to its cycle lanes over the summer in an attempt to make it to next year’s event. But research by independent London lettings and sales agent, Benham and Reeves, has looked…
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An investment in council housing is an investment in Britain
The Addison Act, which paved the way for council house building on a large scale, marks its 100-year anniversary As the oldest construction trade association in the United Kingdom, the National Federation of Builders (NFB) still has members who helped the 1919 minister for housing, Christopher Addison, deliver his ambitious council housing programme, as well…
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Online agencies could be costing consumers tens of thousands of pounds!
Research carried out by ELAA-UK (The Estate and Letting Agents Association of UK) shows that consumers who use the services of online only agencies may be losing out on thousands of pounds. The research shows that, on average, properties sold via online only agencies achieved prices of around 5% less than those sold via ‘high…
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£10 could win you a £2.1m Kentish Town house comp with a difference
House competitions are nothing new and Brexit uncertainty has seen many attempt them to secure the price they want while market conditions are saying otherwise. However, the reams of legal red tape that must be overcome to run an above the board competition have left many tangled and some less than transparent competitions have failed,…
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Biggest housing concerns driven by affordability issues
Leading property finance specialists, One 77 Mortgages, has looked at what concerns are still weighing heavy on the mind of UK home buyers and sellers and how this has changed over the last few years. According to Statista, issues of affordability dominate the greatest concerns within the market with the financial hurdle for first-time buyer…
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Semi-detached homes are streets ahead for property price growth since the financial crash
Research by national fast sale estate agency Springbok Properties has revealed which property type has been the best for investment in the United Kingdom since the end of the market crash and where has seen the strongest price growth. Across the UK Since September 2008, semi-detached homes have proven the most profitable properties to own…
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Why Companies are Choosing to Move to King’s Cross
While people across the world might associate King’s Cross with Harry Potter, there is so much more to the area than the major movie franchise and the iconic train station. The revitalised rail hub now features impressive offices, exceptional restaurants and picturesque walkways, which are attracting some of the finest brands on the planet. If…
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Post Brexit: What the government can do to stimulate the housing economy after Brexit
If Brexit does go ahead at the end of October then there is little doubt that the housing market will be hugely impacted. The Estate & Letting Agents Association UK is asking Estate and Letting agents throughout the UK to contribute their opinions to its report for the UK government to advise on how both…
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Beach hut rental premiums top Kensington and Chelsea for average monthly cost
Innovative lettings platform Howsy, has looked at the cost of renting a beach hut in some of the most prestigious spots on the coast and where these eye-watering costs rank in the national rental market. Howsy looked at the average cost of renting a beach hut across some of the most notoriously expensive and best…
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Vyomm’s £1m+ Property Index: The best performing £1m+ property postcodes so far this year
Where in England and Wales has seen the most prime sales so far this year and for the highest value? Prime and super-prime property portal, Vyomm, has looked at where across England and Wales is home to the highest average house price and the largest number of transactions in the prime and super-prime markets so…
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Agents who left Rightmove ‘have no regrets’ as OnTheMarket says tide is turning in portals market
A number of estate and letting agents who advertise their properties at OnTheMarket.com have now been off Rightmove for around six months and say it has been business as usual, while they have benefited from lower fees. Some agents say they are now getting more in terms of quality leads for less money, while others…
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