Posts Tagged ‘houses’
Renting in London’s walk to work hotspots cost £2kpm – here’s where you can do it for less
The latest research by lettings management platform, Howsy, has revealed the cost of renting across the capital’s walk to work hotspots, as well as which offer the most affordable option for tenants looking to shun public transport when finally returning to work. Howsy looked at the cost of renting across 20 areas of London that…
Read MoreStorms Eva and Frank
David Cameron pledges a £40m package to fix Britain’s flood defences in areas devastated by storms before and over Chrsitmas, he made this committment following his personal visit to see the damage caused by the storms, Lib Dem leader Tim Farron and shadow environment secretary Kerry McCarthy both criticised the pledge as too little too late.…
Read MoreAll year round property market
In a recent article coming from National Estate Agent Strutt and Parker they report that property at all price levels is going under offer, they say that is clear evidence that quality buyers are out there and that they want to buy. Viewings are higher than expected for the time of year with unusually high…
Read MoreHouses.co.uk domain for sale.
Just two years after the launch of Houses.co.uk the domain name is now up for sale, that is according to a recent blog on the Sellingup.com website, ‘an independent guide to how to sell your property for the maximum profit with the minimum stress’. The domain name of www.finelocation.com and www.finelocation.co.uk are also for sale…
Read MoreLack of housing supply
The lack of housing supply is a story that just will not go away, numbers of properties currently available per estate agent have fallen again from 55 in July to 38 in August, we are actually at an 11 year low for properties available. Where we look to find the reason for the imbalance at…
Read MoreHigh Street versus online Estate Agents.
News on the subject of online estate agents has taken a bit of the limelight so far this week, eMoov has reached their funding target with Crowdcube, £1m is the target and that figure has been surpassed with just a few days to go. The online agent Easyproperty, sister company to Easyjet, are offering a…
Read MoreCouncils struggle with RTB scheme
Councils are struggling to replace houses sold through the right-to-buy (RTB) scheme, according to analysis of provisional figures from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) it would appear that just one home has been built for every nine sold through the right-to-buy scheme, this is not at all what was pledged by the…
Read MoreHouse prices outside London
House prices UK wide are predicted to outperform those of London for 2015 with increases of 1.5% nationwide but a dip of 3.6% in London. This change of trend in price performance will be the first time in six years that London does not lead the way in property price increases. The CEBR were quoted…
Read MoreRight to buy to be included in manifesto
Is this a sensible policy or just another vote catcher?….The Conservatives are expected to include in their manifesto the Right to Buy which would be extended to up to 2.5million housing-association tenants. This reform, backed by senior Conservatives including Iain Duncan Smith, Boris Johnson and David Davis, is expected to be included in array of…
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