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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Aviva is urging residents to be on their guard, as 64% of burglaries in England and Wales occur while residents are at home, according to ONS data. The proportion of burglaries happening while someone is at the residence has crept up over the last decade, from 57% 10 years ago. Some 15% more in burglaries […]
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Anthony Rose is director of LDNfinance The well-bandied around term ‘cash is king’ has never been truer when talking of the UK buy-to-let (BTL) property market in the wake of the pandemic. With the country facing twice the amount of redundancies compared to the last recession, higher property prices and the recent eviction ban legislation […]
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People who normally take a trip and therefore leave their houses empty for 15 to 30 days at a time could save 15% on their home insurance policy due to the pandemic, data from Quotezone.co.uk shows. By updating their insurance policy to indicate that the property will no longer be empty for that period due […]
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By Mike Scott, partner and head of the real estate team at legal practice Cripps Pemberton Greenish Digital acceleration, once a buzzword in strategy papers, has become a living reality in the wake of our current public health crisis. The property industry has struggled at times to identify genuine problems that need solving, but as […]
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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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Letting platform Flatio has acquired digital nomad housing marketplace NomadX in a move worth £3.6m. The deal will see the Czech-based proptech company take on NomadX’s inventory of apartments, staff and social platform. Flatio, which turned over £4.5m last year, plans to have at least 10,000 UK property listings on its inventory in the next […]
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