Steve Harriott is chief executive of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme With the academic year set to get underway, thousands of students are busily moving into flats and rented homes in towns and cities around the UK. Although some universities are offering students online education, many still want the student lifestyle or to do the online […]
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Average house prices in England and Wales for August and September are set to be 1.5% higher than recorded at the same time last year, according to Property Price Advice. The research reveals that there is a continuation of renewed confidence in the housing market following the easing of lockdown measures. The data is based […]
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Estate agent Michael Jones has introduced an online 3D digital tour of available properties as part of its standard marketing services for sales and lettings. The virtual tour turns a physical property into an accurate and immersive online version that allows a walkthrough of a property. Mark Howell, group lettings manager for Michael Jones, said: […]
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The stamp duty holiday introduced from the 8th July is helping to lift demand, The RICS UK Residential Market Survey suggests. In July a net 75% of surveyors saw a rise in new buyer enquiries, the second month in a row that demand has rebounded significantly. A net 59% also saw instructions rise, up from […]
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Apartments for the over-55s built at Redrow’s The Hawthorns in Leeds are due to be acquired by Leeds and Yorkshire Housing Association for social and intermediate rent later this year. A total of 12 one and two-bedroom apartments at Redrow’s development off the Outer Ring Road, will offer affordable rent options for single people and […]
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More than three million older people want to move to a smaller home but aren’t able to, according to a poll by Populus for a report by Homes for Later Living. Therefore the report therefore called on ministers to set a goal of building 30,000 retirement homes a year – approximately 10% of the annual […]
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Jackson-Stops has unveiled its latest network expansion that sees the launch of a newly created Land & New Homes department in Suffolk, as well as its new branch in Woking, Surrey. The expansion follows a “strong” period of trading for the Jackson-Stops Group, as within the first 24 hours of the stamp duty savings being […]
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Simon Conn (pictured) is an overseas property expert The current pandemic has generated a surge in enquiries for professionals looking to relocate abroad but continue working for the same employer. They have enjoyed the freedom of working from home, have demonstrated to their bosses that their location is irrelevant to the continuing success of the business, […]
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The cost of renting has risen year-on-year in the majority of European capitals, with particular increases in Malta, Lithuania and Poland. Research from international rental marketplace Spotahome found that rents surged in Valletta, Malta (pictured) by 11.1%, bringing them to £942 per month. Other cities with strong increases are Vilnius, Lithuania (10%); Warsaw, Poland (9.2%); […]
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After three months of the lockdown period, seven in 10 (69%) homeowners want to make changes to improve their homes, and a further one in 12 (7%) are thinking of selling and moving to a better property, research rom Aldermore has found. Nearly two in five (37%) UK homeowners say they value their homes more […]
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