Barratt Homes’ Charfield Gardens development is set to open in Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire. The housebuilder said the site, which will have 115 homes once complete, is expected to receive high demand from buyers wishing to settle in the area. Andrea Pilgrim (pictured), sales director at Barratt Homes, said: “We are already receiving a great deal of […]
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Roommate app Badi has launched in New York City. After soft-launching in November last year the company currently has 2 million users and 300,000 listings. Badi has already launched in London, Barcelona and Madrid. Carlos Pierre, chief executive of Badi, said: “Every major city around the world is suffering from over-crowdedness and increasing rent prices. […]
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The number of house hunters registered per estate agent branch increased by 22% to 382 from December to January, NAEA Propertymark’s January Housing Report has found. However, the number of properties available per member branch fell from 41 to 38, meaning the gap between supply and demand has increased. Mark Hayward, chief executive, NAEA Propertymark, […]
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Nakul Sharma is chief executive at Hostmaker The buy-to-let market has experienced dramatic change over the past couple of decades. In the 2000s, buy-to-let was undoubtedly king – in 2008 alone, more than a million homes were acquired with a buy-to-let mortgage, and 2013 saw more than £20bn being loaned to prospective landlords. However, upon […]
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The Nottingham for Intermediaries has launched 2-year fixes at 2.76% with a £999 fee and 2.79% with a 0.50% fee, both to 75% LTV. They are designed to help landlords who have limited company status for their portfolios. Changes to mortgage interest rate tax relief have led to landlords reviewing how their portfolios are structured. […]
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Bricklane has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of residential assets worth more than £13.6m from the British Residential Unit Trust (BRUT). The portfolio comprises of 74 residential rental properties in Manchester and Birmingham. Simon Heawood, chief executive and co-founder of Bricklane, said: “We are actively looking to buy portfolios that fit our strategic criteria […]
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Some 89% of lots were sold at Auction House London on 12 February 2020, its first sale of 2020. One notable sale was a severely fire damaged three-bedroom semi in Tooting, which started with a guide of £375,000 and sold for £647,000. The property in south west London is close to the Tooting Bec underground […]
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Homebuyers in Cardiff can plan their ideal home layout before they buy, with new interactive software from Barratt Homes. The housebuilder has launched the new ‘Doll’s House’ imagery for its Kingsville three story townhouse at Maes Y Deri in Cardiff, so buyers can ‘try before they buy’. The interactive visual will mean potential buyers can […]
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Over half (54%) of renters have concerns about being unable to pay their rent due to financial difficulty, research from Intus Lettings has found. The average rent contribution per month is £530, while half of tenants don’t believe their rental property is good value for money. Hope McKendrick, head of lettings at Intus, said: “These […]
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Homeowners looking to convert their loft should expect to add an average of £11,020 to the price of their home, Halifax research found. This is despite the cost of converting the loft being around £22,200. Going green with a living roof – where vegetation or plants are added to the roof of a property – […]
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