here has been a significant shift in consumer sentiment regarding house prices In Ireland in the last year, with nearly twice the number of people believing prices will fall over the next 12 months. The latest property consumer sentiment survey from property website MyHome suggests an increasing number of people believe house prices have reached […]
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The average adult in Britain will pay out more than £63,000 in rent before they get onto the property ladder, a new study has found. Researchers found that people who have bought their first home within the last five years had typically paid £625 every month in rent to their landlords. And on average, it […]
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The highest and the lowest price growth in key cities around the UK are both in Scotland with Edinburgh recording a rise of 5.8% and Aberdeen a fall of 4.8% in the last 12 months. Prices in Liverpool also increased by 5.8%, while Cardiff and Leicester saw prices rise by 4.4%, Manchester by 4.3% and […]
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Over the past five years, the average price paid by home movers in the UK has grown by 32% and the cost of moving has jumped 4% since last year, the latest research shows. The research from Lloyds Bank also shows that deposits have increased by 22% over the last five years with those in […]
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The City of London Corporation has published the UK’s first wind microclimate guidelines for new development proposals in the Square Mile. Going further than established thinking, the set of guidelines raises the benchmark for acceptable wind conditions in the City, putting the comfort and safety of cyclists and pedestrians first. The guidelines provide a more […]
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Number of Scottish people moving home has fallen to a five year low at a time when average prices have increased steadily, a new analysis shows. Overall the number of movers fell to 14,662 moving in first half of 2019, a level that was last seen in 2014, the latest Bank of Scotland Homemover Review […]
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Building more homes next to railway stations and moving light industry to edge of town would benefit everyone, including councils, it is suggested. Land agent Aston Mead is calling on local councils to allow new homes to be built on land next to railway stations, with the existing light industrial units and good yards there […]
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Average bills for home insurance have increased by 2.1% in a year, taking the average buildings and contents policy to £136, new research shows. It is a competitive marketplace, keeping roughly in line with the UK’s headline inflation rate, according to the figures from data analytics expert Consumer Intelligence. Over the longer term, average premiums […]
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Residential property sales increased by 3.5% month on month in July and are now up 12.6% compared to the same month in 2018, the latest national real estate index shows. Meanwhile, prices increased by 3.9% to $499,000 compared with July 2018, according to the figures from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). The index report […]
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Landlords of short term let properties in Fairfield, Liverpool, are achieving the best yields in the North West’s largest cities of Liverpool and Manchester, according to new research. They can expect to achieve a rental yield of around 27.2%, compared to landlords of longer term rentals in the same area at 13.6%, according to the […]
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