One notable headline this week suggested that landlords regret investing in buy-to-let due to the increased regulations they face. Any landlords following the story on social media would need to be thick skinned. The Twitter response included ‘can’t say I’m crying for them’ and ‘Good, greedy devils’, while another user argued that regulations… This article […]
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FBM Architects have secured planning consent for 30 homes across two sites within the Ashmole Estate in Lambeth, London, for housing association Metropolitan Thames Valley. At Ebbisham Drive, a former garage site will be transformed into a contemporary terrace of 15 homes, including townhouses and apartments. At Meadow Road there will be 15 shared ownership […]
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Homebuyers in Scotland can explore the neighbourhood around the upcoming NorthBridge development in Glasgow following investment from homebuilder Keepmoat Homes. The builder said the VR tour will allow viewers to walk down the cherry blossom-lined streets, discover the cycle paths, and explore the green open spaces months before moving into a home of their own. […]
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Martyn Bridges, director of technical communication and project management at Worcester Bosch, explains why choosing quality and reliability is more important than a cheaper price Winter is truly upon us, and boilers up and down the nation are being put to the test. It’s important to ensure that all your tenants will not face a […]
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London and Manchester have been named by landlords as the most attractive cities to invest in buy-to-let in 2020, figures released by insurance provider Simply Business have revealed. Some 36% of landlords either voted for London or Manchester as the top places to invest. This is somewhat surprising, seeing as London house prices fell by […]
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Historic estate agency group Humberts has been purchased by a consortium of franchise owners after falling into administration in December 2019. The firm has been purchased by Humberts Group Limited from insolvency practice Begbies Traynor. A scattergun approach to growing the company was blamed for its troubles. Humberts franchised at least one office, opened a […]
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The specialist finance of bridging is expected to increase its volumes in 2020, thanks to political certainty. The results of the election in December 2019 has filled both investors and developers with new found confidence going into the new year. A survey carried out by Avamore Capital showed a 66% majority of developers were more […]
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In recent years, offices and workspace design has had a substantially heavy focus on the employee; with spaces used to promote staff wellbeing and productivity throughout the workforce. Whilst the focus remains on boosting this employee wellbeing and productivity, recent developments in office design appear to cater to this. Offices are now evolving to accommodate […]
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Late last year, the National Housing Federation released the first ever “state of the nation” report, revealing shocking figures into the UK’s housing crisis. Of these figures, the report showed that 1 in 7 people were directly affected by the housing crisis. This totals to over 8 million people throughout England living in homes that […]
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The proportion of income that tenants spent on rent decreased from 32.64% in 2016 to 30.64% in 2019 despite increases in rental levels, The Deposit Protection Service’s (The DPS) Rent Index has revealed. Affordability of renting improved due to a 2.69% increase in average salary (from £29,559 to £30,353) and a £77 decrease in average tenancy […]
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