Housesimple to expand into Nottingham

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Housesimple – the second largest estate agency in the North West and Yorkshire – is launching in Nottingham on 27th December 2019. The agent is currently based in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Sheffield. Sam Mitchell, chief executive of Housesimple, said: “We are on a mission to change estate agency for the better, by making the […]

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Landlords expect tax and legislation to get worse

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Three quarters (72%) of landlords expect tax obligations to get worse in future, Monmouthshire Building Society research has revealed. Meanwhile over half (53%) think legislation around tenancy and eviction will get worse for landlords. Landlords are generally negative about the economy. As it stands 45% expect the economy to get worse, with just 23% thinking […]

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US prices to rise steadily in 2020

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House prices are expected to rise by 2.8% between December 2019 and 2020, according to a survey of 100 housing experts and economists. The research, which was from real estate database company Zillow, predicted that price growth would slowdown from 4.7% annual growth to October. The firm also predicted that the US will not enter a […]

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House prices to dip by 2.1% in next three months

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  House prices will dip by 2.1% between December 2019 and February 2020, reallymoving has predicted. However annual growth should remain positive, at 4.5% in February 2020. Annual house price growth stands at 3.3% as of November 2019. Two regions of the UK, the East (3.1%) and the North East (0.3%) are expected to see […]

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Build to Rent platform launches

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A Built to Rent platform called Love to Rent has launched. The platform provides developers with up-to-date information on the amenities customers want – as well as those they don’t. Anne-Marie Brown, founder and chief executive of Love to Rent, said: “Build to Rent properties are the future of renting in the UK – and […]

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Tenant deposits fall

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Tenants are spending less money on housing deposits this year, the first time this has happened since 2015. The average rental deposit has been £1,299 so far in 2019, less than the total of £1,336 in 2018. The research, which is from Hamilton Fraser’s deposit replacement scheme OME, also found that the total value of […]

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Oxford rated best for buy-to-let

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Oxford is the best city in which to invest in buy-to-let, Aldermore’s Buy to Let City Tracker research has found. This is based on the average total rent, the short-term returns through yield, long-term return through house price growth over the past 10 years, the lowest number of vacancies as a proportion of total housing […]

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North Lincolnshire the best place to raise children

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North Lincolnshire is the best place for young families to live, a study conducted by Oxford Home Schooling found. In the local authority, 86% of its schools are scored highly by Ofsted, though one in seven (14%) of the student places available were not filled last year. With its average wage (£25,000) representing 17% of […]

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Builders and roofers among most ‘unprofessional’ tradespeople

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Homeowners consider both builders and roofers to be among the most unprofessional in the UK, research from bathroom and shower specialist Showerstoyou.co.uk found. Two thirds (65%) think builders are unprofessional, with three in five (60%) feeling the same way about roofers. Kitchen fitters were deemed the most unprofessional tradespeople (73%). Martin, managing director of Showerstoyou.co.uk, […]

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Taylor Wimpey to unveil community centre for Leigh

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Taylor Wimpey Manchester is hosting a launch event for Leigh residents on Monday 16 December to mark the unveiling of a community centre. The event, taking place between 4pm and 8pm at the community hub at Taylor Wimpey’s Pennington Wharf development, will include mulled wine, mince pies and other refreshments, as well as the opportunity […]

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