Roger Akelius, the founder of corporate landlord Akelius Residential, has responded to the accusations made against his company from the United Nations. He called claims by the UN that the firm breached international human rights “ridiculous”, while he accused human right lawyer Leilani Farha, who was the UN’s special rapporteur on adequate housing, of favouring […]
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A legal expert for ARLA Propertymark has said letting agents and landlords should consider serving a second Section 8 notice if rental arrears accrue to more than six months of missed payments, even if their original Section 8 has yet to come into force. This is because of a crucial change at the six months […]
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Inland Homes is launching properties at the former Randalls department store in Uxbridge, a Grade II listed building. Randalls will comprise of 14 studio, one-and two-bedroom apartments in the converted art deco style building, a There will also be 35 one and two bedroom new build apartments. Dalloway House, the first new build block to […]
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A quarter (23%) of home-owners are worried about renewing their mortgage during the pandemic, a poll from specialist broker Willow Private Finance has found. A third (32%) said their income was less secure now than before the pandemic, while more than one in 10 (12%) had to take a payment holiday during COVID. The proportion […]
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Investor and developer Create Real Estate has acquired an office building in Cardiff city entre and is now drawing up refurbishment plans. Marchmount House & Dumfries House, on Dumfries Place, has 43,000 sq ft of lettable space across two adjoining buildings. The freehold was purchased for an undisclosed sum from Sydney & London Properties Ltd. […]
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Sirius Property Finance has announced that is set to have an international expansion with the opening of an office in New Zealand. Robert Collins, a co-founder of Sirius in the UK, will establish the brokerage and debt advisory service in Auckland in the new year, having identified opportunities in the specialist finance and development markets […]
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Investment firm Thirlmere Deacon has urged landlords to look at Preston, whose population is growing more rapidly than other nearby cities, according to the Preston City Council. Between mid-2001 and mid-2017, Preston had an increase in the population of 8.4%, which was greater than the overall North West region’s population growth at 7.2%. There was […]
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A majority of first-time buyers will be looking for guidance when making a home purchase, according to research by Accord Mortgages and Yorkshire Building Society. Nine in ten of those questioned in the national poll said they would need assistance, despite two thirds (65%) claiming they knew house-buying process well. Over a third (35%) are […]
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Three quarters (75%) of small and mid-sized professional property developers expect to make use of the changes to Permitted Development Rights in the next two years to deliver more units. Changes to permitted development rights will allow existing buildings to be converted into homes without the need to go through a full planning application. Secretary […]
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Walthamstow in London is the fastest place to sell in England or Wales, with properties typically staying on the market for just 35 days. London contains seven of the 10 fastest places to sell, though it also contains all the 10 slowest areas. Properties in the high value Mayfair area stay on the market for […]
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