After extending the tenant eviction ban again the government needs to offer the same support for landlords, said David Alexander, joint managing director of property management firm Apropos. He reckoned they should be supported with grants and lenders should treat them favourably. Alexander said: “The government’s month-long delay in re-introducing tenant evictions is the right […]
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Buy-to-let investments with a tenant already in situ are most in-demand across Glasgow, Leeds and Bristol, research from lettings management company Howsy has found. In Glasgow 62% of properties with a tenant in situ are under offer or sold. Cardiff, Oxford and Leeds are home to the highest chance of buying a buy-to-let complete with […]
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Barratt Homes has resumed work at Hanbury Locks in Torfaen, Cwmbran – and is set to welcome potential buyers in the coming weeks and months. The site first opened last October, launching from its Hanbury Village development, also in Cwmbran. Richard Lawson, sales director for Barratt Homes South Wales said: “As Covid-19 took hold, and the subsequent lockdown, […]
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Industry leaders have agreed a key step towards insuring and mortgaging new homes built using Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), housing minister Christopher Pincher has announced. Warranty providers have signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing to take meaningful steps towards having a shared minimum standard for assessing homes built using MMC – new housebuilding techniques in which […]
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A new homes development in Wingerworth, Derbyshire, will shortly open its doors. Mill Fields, based off Mill Lane, will bring 80 new two, three and four-bedroom houses to the village once complete, including 12 affordable homes for local people through shared ownership or rent. The Ashberry Homes development will also include landscaped public open space […]
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Craig Upton, marketing director of UK Property Finance New research from The Halifax reveals that UK house prices set a new record after four months of falls, with a 1.6% rise in July up from £237,834 in June, raising average property values to £241,600. House prices have risen 3.8% year-on-year in a surprising spike after […]
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House prices in Wales remained steady in Q2 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic, with the average house price recorded at £191,880 according to figures from Principality Building Society. Principality’s latest House Price Index records the difference in house prices in each of the 22 local authorities in Wales. The average house price represents a 2.2% […]
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Last week saw the government extend the tenant eviction ban by a further four weeks at the 11th hour – crowning a week of U-turns for Boris and co. after the A-Levels controversy. Perhaps the government was concerned that we’ll see a surge of evictions, resulting in a rise in homelessness. However I struggle to […]
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Landlord and property groups are unimpressed with the government’s latest extension of the tenant evictions ban. The government was accused of delaying the inevitable, while there was frustration at how the ban was extended at the 11th hour. The ban was due to expire at the end of this week but has been extended by […]
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McKay Securities, headquartered in Reading, Berkshire, has purchased a number of Igieniko hand sanitiser stations to make its offices COVID-secure and keep its tenants safe. Lynda Perry who heads up occupier services at the company, saw value in the Igieniko five-litre sanitiser stand due to its capacity and pedal-operation. She said: “We had spent a […]
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