Redrow’s North West division will launch 14 show homes in the next four months. There will be a show village of seven properties at Woodford Garden Village, in Woodford, near Stockport, plus four fully furnished show homes at King’s Moat Garden Village, in Chester. Completing the mix are two showcase properties at The Pastures, in […]
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The UK government has allocated £1.2bn of funding to the Welsh government, bringing the total to £4bn this year to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Some 480,000 Welsh jobs have been supported through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme. Meanwhile the Plan for Jobs and Job Retention Bonus have provided […]
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Toronto, Canada, is seeing a major increase in condominium listings in the downtown area compared to the city as a whole, a report from real estate agency Zoocasa has found. New rental listings in condo buildings in downtown Toronto grew by 257% year-on-year, compared to 83% in the city. It’s a similar case when looking […]
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Help to Buy equity loan completions in March saw an annual decline of 17% in England according to the latest data by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG). Despite the decline in completions seen in March, figures in January and February were similar to the same months a year previously. House purchases […]
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Google searches for glazed extensions such as orangeries, garden rooms and conservatories doubled during the COVID-19 lockdown, according to Westbury Garden Rooms. The research compared search volumes for April to June 2020 with the same period in 2019 for a wide range of keywords relating to orangeries, garden rooms and conservatories. ‘Garden rooms’ were the […]
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Planning deregulation to encourage rooftop developments will increase the cost for leaseholders wanting to buy their building’s freehold according to Mary-Anne Bowring, managing director of residential property consultancy Ringley Group. The government recently unveiled plans to allow building owners to add additional floors without going through the usual planning process. When the reforms come into […]
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Most leaseholders of apartment buildings do not want to take on new responsibilities for building and fire safety over fears of building neglect and conflict, research conducted by data research firm Savanta Group has found. Government reforms on building safety introduced through the Building Safety Bill would mean include the creation of an “Accountable Person”, […]
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Birmingham, Leeds and Cornwall are amongst the nation’s home mover hotspots, research from home setup service Just Move In has found. In Birmingham 1,967 people have sold up, followed by 1,889 in Leeds and 1,483 in Cornwall. Despite the problems posed by coronavirus, 130,000 homeowners across England and Wales have already sold their homes and […]
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Online mortgage broker Trussle has hired a team offering income protection, critical illness cover and life insurance. Income protection covers the income when people are too ill to work, critical illness cover pays in a lump sum when people fall ill, while life insurance pays out to beneficiaries or family if the policyholder dies. Prakash […]
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A Sheffield-based conveyancing solicitor has seen a massive upsurge in enquiries – and she expects the trend to continue into 2021. The stamp duty holiday on property purchases up to £500,000 is expected to spur on more people to move until it ends on March 31st 2021. Caroline Murray, who worked through the last property […]
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