Energy suppliers have been given an extra six months to install smart metres due to the pandemic. The deadline for all homes to be offered smart metres has been pushed back to 30 June 2015. Mary-Anne Bowring, group managing director at Ringley, said: “As a managing agent, we welcome this news as unless a block […]
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A code of conduct intended to end rental disputes between landlords and businesses is due to be revealed ahead of the quarterly rent payment day next Wednesday, The Telegraph reports. The guidance will be designed to encourage tenants and landlords to use a third party mediator to resolve disputes. Saleem Fazal, partner at law firm […]
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People are increasingly researching into buying property overseas, research from Rightmove shows. Countries seeing the biggest uplift are Spain, France and Portugal. Searches for overseas property from the UK reached its highest point this year in May 2020, surpassing searches in May last year by a third (33%). International property searches also rose from 50% […]
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Landlords will need the support of letting agencies to ensure they have a comprehensive record of all arrears and communications with tenants, according to rental platform PayProp. Four in five agencies have seen the share of tenants in arrears grow since March. Following a big jump in April, the percentage of tenants in arrears has […]
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Real estate competition across Canada is at a similar level to last year, research from Zoocasa has found. There were 33,051 homes sold across Canada in May 2020, while 59,977 homes were newly listed – meaning the sales-to-new-listings ratio was 55%. In May 2019 there were 54,847 sales and 96,830 listings. However the sales-to-new-listings ratio […]
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Danny Gee is content marketing executive at My Tool Shed Shopping centres, hotels and high-rise office blocks — all buildings you recognise on your daily commute or did before the lockdown had you move to a makeshift desk at home with a view of the neighbour’s back garden. As for the names and faces behind […]
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Nivo has formed a Technology Steering Committee, bringing together major lenders in the second charge market. The committee will be charged with continually researching and discussing ways that technology can help make things easier for consumer and brokers, and to drive up conversions rates. Mat Elliott, chief development officer at Nivo, said: “There’s a real […]
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The Northern Ireland housing market is dealing with a flurry of activity after reopening on Monday 15th June. The Guild of Property Professionals said a significant number of enquiries usually occur at this time of year – and losing March to June to the lockdown is only exacerbating this process. Art O’Hagan, managing director of […]
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Lucy Mullins is co-founder of StepLadder The aspiration, importance and challenge of homeownership has always been a topic that resonates deeply with people in the UK. Other European countries don’t have the same fascination with buying a home and many people are happy to rent to retirement and beyond. But in the UK, attitudes regarding […]
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Prime London hybrid agency Agent & Homes is opening a share offer to investors, with the aim of raising funds to grow the business. The agency, which is based in Notting Hill, has a team of over 30 property professionals operating across London, Essex and the Home Counties. Self-employed agents working for Agent & Homes […]
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