The Secretary of State for Housing has launched what is described as England’s most ambitious heritage preservation campaign for 40 years. Under the plans from Robert Jenrick local people will be empowered to nominate heritage buildings which are important to them and reflect their local area and identity, supported by a team of heritage expert. […]
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Three quarters of tenants in the private rented sector in the UK are happy to rent, and a third of those are happy to rent forever, according to new research. The study from buy to let marketplace lender Landbay also found that men are more likely to be happy renting forever at 36% compared to […]
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The average price of bare agricultural land in England and Wales has dipped slightly, down by 0.8% in the third quarter of 2019 to £6,975 per acre, the latest index report shows. This takes the total decline over the 12 month period to 1% and marks years of decline with average prices now down 9% […]
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People, especially older buyers, are more likely to buy a new build home if they get sufficient information leading to a better service during the buying process, a new study suggests. The majority, some 94% of people state that the customer service they receive when buying a home is important and 83% say that poor […]
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There are now 148,046 Build to Rent homes complete, under construction or in planning across the UK, up 20% compared to last year, with then number of completed units up 31%, new research has found. The Build to Rent sector is growing from strength to strength, according to the research commissioned by the British Property […]
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There has been a halt in the fall of the cost of fixed rate buy to let mortgages after an across the board decline in cost across all categories, the latest industry research shows. The biggest fall in monthly cost was for five year fixed rate buy to let mortgage offers for 50% of the […]
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Residential property sales in September 2019 were 2.3% higher than September 2018 and 5% higher than August 2019, the latest official figures show. The data published by HMRC also shows that overall there were 101,740 residential sales and 10.500 non-residential sales in September. For the non-residential sector that was an increase of 7.7% compared with […]
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Housing Minister Esther McVey had announced plans to bring about a digital revolution in the property sector by releasing data held by local bodies to enable the UK PropTech sector to thrive. The measures will open up Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) data for the first time in a transparency drive and enable PropTechs to obtain […]
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Letting agents who fail to obtain licences for rented properties that fall under selective licensing rules could be held jointly accountable with the landlords, legal experts are warning. According to Kirwans law firm agents could be prosecuted either alongside or instead of landlords for failing to license properties on their books, and warned that a […]
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More than two in five new equity release plans are taken out on a single basis to support retirement finances at a time when the number of over 65s living along is rising, new research shows. The total number of over 65s living alone is on course to outnumber those aged under 65 for the […]
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