Wales is the top holiday home location in the UK for 2020/21, research from holiday home insurance company Schofields Ltd has revealed. Some 15.35% of UK holiday homes are located in the UK, followed by Cornwall (12.82%), Scotland (9.30%), Devon (8.39%) and North Yorkshire (8.13%). Renewed holiday home contracts were also compared to new contracts […]
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Housing association Network Homes has called for major reforms of the land market, including a flat affordable housing tax for developers to replace the existing system of developer contributions. The association argued that unaffordable developable land is at the heart of the housing crisis. It made three recommendations to make land deliver more homes: Allow […]
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Jason Arden (pictured) is chief executive of Eastbank, a property company that manages, develops and retains a portfolio of residential properties in East and South London In recent months, we’ve all had to rethink how we do business, but, we are now starting to see significant changes in how people live and work and, this […]
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House sales and demand rebounded in May 2020, NAEA Propertymark’s Housing Report has revealed. There were typically five sales per branch in May, down from nine before the lockdown in February. Demand for housing has risen from 322 in February to 344 in May. Mark Hayward, chief executive, NAEA Propertymark, said: “It’s great to see […]
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Tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg has called on the government to help businesses if they are forced to lockdown a second time. The UK is slowly relaxing the lockdown, as public places like cinemas, museums, pubs, restaurants and hotels are set to reopen on 4th July. However if there’s a local outbreak or a […]
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Housing market activity is bouncing back to higher levels than before the lockdown based on home sales, demand and house price growth, Zoopla’s House Price Index has found. The number of agreed home sales has rebounded by 4% between early March and May. House price growth has risen to 2.4% in May, up from 1.6% […]
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Principality Building Society has appointed Julie-Ann Haines as chief executive officer, subject to regulatory approval. Haines joined the society as head of strategy and e-channels in 2007 and is currently the chief customer officer. She previously worked at HBOS (now part of Lloyds Banking Group) in the card services division. She said: “As leader of […]
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British people are still keen to purchase property in Spain despite challenges brought about by Brexit, Property Guides research shows. Three in five (61%) potential buyers claimed to know they can keep their EU rights to residence and healthcare if buying property before the end of the Brexit transition period of December 31st 2020. Meanwhile […]
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Membership organisation Developing Consensus is calling for planning to be made one of the North East’s key priorities to attract investment and development following the Covid-19 pandemic. As of June 4th, only five out of the 12 North East authorities have progressed with virtual planning committees. In comparison the North has seen 38 out of […]
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London estate agent Portico has launched a service for landlords who want to let their property remotely without an agent. Portico Direct allows private landlords located outside of London to advertise on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket. The service costs £1 for the first seven days, another 14 days can be purchased for £19, and this […]
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