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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The UK is currently in the midst of the worst recession of any major economy, as its economic output shrank by 20.4% in the second quarter of 2020. This means the UK economy has contracted at roughly double the rate of the US and Germany. Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said: “I’ve said before […]
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Micheál Mahon (pictured), president of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, warned the country needs a sustainable construction and property industry if progress is to be made in addressing the housing crisis and its infrastructural deficit. He said that if the government was serious about tackling the housing crisis and building the 30,000 to 35,000 […]
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