Now is a good time to sell in Fife


Now is a good time to sell property in Fife, Scotland, according to property consultancy Galbraith. Between July and September 2019 there were 36% more viewings than the same period last year. The number of properties brought to market through Galbraith in Fife was up 6% year-on-year. Towns in Fife include Dunfermline (pictured), Kirkcaldy and […]

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Rental property provider for businesspeople to launch in London


Blueground, a company which provides furnished apartments to rent for work-related travellers in various cities, is expanding into London in 2020. The company was founded in Athens, Greece, but now operates in Istanbul and Dubai, as well as six US cities including New York and San Francisco. While the plan is to launch in six […]

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Irish economy to see reduced growth in 2020


The Republic of Ireland economy is set to grow at a slower rate next year, economist Petrox Petros Varthalitis of the Economic and Social Research Institute has predicted. The Irish economy saw GDP increase by almost 6% in 2019, but this is expected to fall to 3.3% in 2020. Varthalitis said the Brexit process has […]

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Key promotes Russell Warwick to group B2B distribution director


Key Group has promoted Russell Warwick from strategy director to group B2B distribution director. Warwick previously spent 25 years at Prudential, joining Primetime Retirement as managing director. He will focus on building and promoting relationships with business partners on behalf of all Group brands, including Key Partnerships, more2life and AiR Group. Russell Warwick, Group B2B […]

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Housesimple to expand into Nottingham


Housesimple – the second largest estate agency in the North West and Yorkshire – is launching in Nottingham on 27th December 2019. The agent is currently based in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Sheffield. Sam Mitchell, chief executive of Housesimple, said: “We are on a mission to change estate agency for the better, by making the […]

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Landlords expect tax and legislation to get worse


Three quarters (72%) of landlords expect tax obligations to get worse in future, Monmouthshire Building Society research has revealed. Meanwhile over half (53%) think legislation around tenancy and eviction will get worse for landlords. Landlords are generally negative about the economy. As it stands 45% expect the economy to get worse, with just 23% thinking […]

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US prices to rise steadily in 2020


House prices are expected to rise by 2.8% between December 2019 and 2020, according to a survey of 100 housing experts and economists. The research, which was from real estate database company Zillow, predicted that price growth would slowdown from 4.7% annual growth to October. The firm also predicted that the US will not enter a […]

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House prices to dip by 2.1% in next three months


  House prices will dip by 2.1% between December 2019 and February 2020, reallymoving has predicted. However annual growth should remain positive, at 4.5% in February 2020. Annual house price growth stands at 3.3% as of November 2019. Two regions of the UK, the East (3.1%) and the North East (0.3%) are expected to see […]

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Build to Rent platform launches


A Built to Rent platform called Love to Rent has launched. The platform provides developers with up-to-date information on the amenities customers want – as well as those they don’t. Anne-Marie Brown, founder and chief executive of Love to Rent, said: “Build to Rent properties are the future of renting in the UK – and […]

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Tenant deposits fall


Tenants are spending less money on housing deposits this year, the first time this has happened since 2015. The average rental deposit has been £1,299 so far in 2019, less than the total of £1,336 in 2018. The research, which is from Hamilton Fraser’s deposit replacement scheme OME, also found that the total value of […]

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