London Square partners with Yourkeys


Developer London Square has partnered with software platform Yourkeys. Yourkeys enables customers to make a reservation through the platform, submit ID verification and track the progress of their mortgage, surveys and legal documents. Dario Scimeca (pictured), project sales manager for London Square, said: “We now have three developments live with Yourkeys, at Tadworth Gardens, Bermondsey […]

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London Riverside development given the go-ahead


Planning approval has been granted for Clifton Slipways, a mixed-use project on West Street in Gravesend, London. Gravesham Borough Council has approved the application, which will see the redevelopment of a brownfield site. Clifton Slipways is led by mixed-use developer Quinn Estates. Ben Geering, development director at Quinn Estates, said: “We are delighted by Gravesham […]

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Property website launches that estimates house prices using AI


Property website Slam Ai Club has launched, which estimates the value of UK property and offers resources for property buyers, sellers and agents. Slam Ai Club aims to connect users by providing accurate and transparent real estate data. Property owners looking to sell or let a property can do so through the website. David Surkov, […]

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Redrow to launch show homes across four developments


Redrow’s North West division will launch 14 show homes in the next four months. There will be a show village of seven properties at Woodford Garden Village, in Woodford, near Stockport, plus four fully furnished show homes at King’s Moat Garden Village, in Chester. Completing the mix are two showcase properties at The Pastures, in […]

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Wales given £1.2bn in funding


The UK government has allocated £1.2bn of funding to the Welsh government, bringing the total to £4bn this year to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Some 480,000 Welsh jobs have been supported through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme. Meanwhile the Plan for Jobs and Job Retention Bonus have provided […]

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Toronto sees rise in downtown condominium listings


Toronto, Canada, is seeing a major increase in condominium listings in the downtown area compared to the city as a whole, a report from real estate agency Zoocasa has found. New rental listings in condo buildings in downtown Toronto grew by 257% year-on-year, compared to 83% in the city. It’s a similar case when looking […]

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MHCLG: Help to Buy completions decline by 17%


Help to Buy equity loan completions in March saw an annual decline of 17% in England according to the latest data by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG). Despite the decline in completions seen in March, figures in January and February were similar to the same months a year previously. House purchases […]

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Google searches for garden rooms and conservatories double during lockdown


Google searches for glazed extensions such as orangeries, garden rooms and conservatories doubled during the COVID-19 lockdown, according to Westbury Garden Rooms. The research compared search volumes for April to June 2020 with the same period in 2019 for a wide range of keywords relating to orangeries, garden rooms and conservatories. ‘Garden rooms’ were the […]

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Ringley Group: Planning deregulation will increase costs for leaseholders


Planning deregulation to encourage rooftop developments will increase the cost for leaseholders wanting to buy their building’s freehold according to Mary-Anne Bowring, managing director of residential property consultancy Ringley Group. The government recently unveiled plans to allow building owners to add additional floors without going through the usual planning process. When the reforms come into […]

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Leaseholders concerned building safety obligations would be a “disaster” if left to residents


Most leaseholders of apartment buildings do not want to take on new responsibilities for building and fire safety over fears of building neglect and conflict, research conducted by data research firm Savanta Group has found. Government reforms on building safety introduced through the Building Safety Bill would mean include the creation of an “Accountable Person”, […]

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