Posts Tagged ‘Lettings’
House prices rise for third consecutive month
The latest UK Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) found that in October house prices have risen across all parts of the UK for the third consecutive month and that they are expected to rise by 4.5% per annum, over the next five years . East Anglia has consistently seen…
Read MoreStaff enjoy winners trip to Cape Town
Earlier this month, Badger Holdings’ highest achievers for the previous year jetted off on their all-expenses paid trip to Cape Town, South Africa, adding to the many locations around the world that previous winners have enjoyed, including Las Vegas, New York, San Francisco and France. Badger Holdings is a group of property specialists and the…
Read MoreProperty Managers: How much more are you expected to do?
The goalposts have shifted. An influx on new lettings laws introduced this October mean the role and remit of a property manager has changed yet again. While the Government want to make life for tenants and landlords more transparent, it becomes murkier and more complex for property managers. Even more rules to abide by and…
Read MoreLandlords leaving the industry
A landlord study carried out by Access Legal earlier this month revealed that 1 in 5 landlords will have left the industry in the next two years, the tax break cuts announced by the government appear to be the main reason for this. The weight of the media news on buy-to-let has for some time…
Read MoreLondon house price rises continue say RICS
House prices are still rising in London caused by fewer instructions to sell and rising buyer demand, the number of homes coming on to the market remains at its lowest level in at least three decades, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey, In London 34% more respondents saw prices rise over the…
Read MoreInterim results for Belvoir Lettings
Belvoir Lettings PLC, one of the largest lettings franchises in the UK announce their interim results today for the six months ended 30 June 2015. The Belvoir network currently stands at 166 outlets having introduced 5 new franchisees to the network in the last 6 months, they also say that there is a stronger pipeline of…
Read MoreSeeking new landlords? Look at both ends of the spectrum.
You’ll all be familiar with the phrase ‘generation rent’ but a new report from economists at accountancy firm PwC suggests that the rental market is set to thrive and actually grow over the next 25 years. The research even goes as far as suggesting that over half of under 40s will be living in properties…
Read MoreYou know you’re an estate agent when…
Estate Agents receive a lot of stick and much of it unfairly (no, really). After all, they’re the people who risk life and limb to tread into the unknown; enduring fierce animals, strange smells and, in some cases, even stranger vendors. It’s not always an easy job, but each hurdle (or odour) serves as a…
Read MoreOnTheMarket challenges Zoopla figures
It was just over a week ago that Zoopla released figures in a trading update to the London Stock Market, in that update it reported that its listings number had increased from 828k to 882k as at 31 July 2015. OnTheMarket is challenging the figures released by Zoopla, they are claiming that they might be…
Read MoreHOW TO DEAL WITH NOISY NEIGHBOURS WHEN SELLING YOUR HOUSE
The time has come, you want or NEED to move house. For an unfortunate few selling their home is due to noisy neighbours. Having made the difficult decision to move house and put your property on the market, you now have a new issue to deal with – How do you deal with those troublesome…
Read MoreFoxtons half yearly results
Foxtons yesterday: Lower property sales revenue and higher costs saw real estate Foxtons Group post a decline in first half profit. Group revenue of £71.1m down 2.3% vs. H1 2014. However encouraging performance and positive signs for second half of the year. Nic Budden, CEO, commenting on statement: “Despite challenging market conditions, Foxtons has delivered…
Read MoreARLA appoints new President
The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has appointed Peter Savage as President for the coming year, the outgoing ARLA president is Valerie Bannister, who is the national property director at Your Move, Savage said that he was overjoyed to take on the role of President. Peter is a long standing member of ARLA, having held…
Read MoreTrading has commenced in Hunters shares
Hunters, one of the largest national sales and lettings estate agency businesses, announced yesterday that dealings in its shares on AIM had commenced at 60 pence per share. Numis Securities is Nominated Adviser and Broker to the Company. The Group has traded under the Hunters brand since inception in 1992 and as at 31 May…
Read MoreThe lights are on but nobody’s home.
There are many different ways of looking after an empty property. Putting lights on timers, asking a neighbour to pop in and clear the post, nipping backwards and forwards to open the curtains at random times of the day. That’s all well and good if someone is going on holiday for a couple of weeks…
Read MoreGet with the programme, say tenants.
Half of tenants believe the tenancy application process is slow and outdated, according to market research company, Populus, who conducted a survey on behalf of tenancy software specialist OnBoard Pro. 1,000 Private Rental Sector tenants were questioned to give an independent analysis of the technology used in the lettings market. The results raised some thought…
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