Get Agent.com takes a light-hearted look at how much some of gaming’s most iconic homes would cost in today’s real-world UK market Link (The Legend of Zelda) – £48,350 While Zelda was a game-changer for, well gaming, its main character Link has the most modest property in the list. At around 1,000 square feet, GetAgent […]
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Virgin Money has made a number of rate cuts across its residential ranges. Its core residential range has seen reductions, including a 0.40% rate cut to its 85% LTV 3-year fee-saver, to 2.29%. In terms of low LTV products, its 65% LTV 5-year fix now costs 1.39% with a £995 fee, following a reduction of […]
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Over the course of 2020 there were typically 403 buyers registered per branch, according to NAEA Propertymark and ARLA Propertymark’s analysis of sales and letting data. This means this year saw the highest demand in a decade, as the number of registered buyers per branch was higher than the previous peak of 379 in 2015, […]
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London startup Proportunity has received debt capital injection of up to £7.5m to fund more loans to first-time buyers. The company offers equity loans of up to £90,000 to first-time buyers with at least 5% deposit. Vadim Toader, chief executive and co-founder of Proportunity, said: “When the pandemic hit, we were able to leverage our […]
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London landlords could see rental demand fall, as a large number of tenants are looking to leave the city once the pandemic is over, research from flatshare site SpareRoom has found. Of London renters who plan to move, half (49%) are looking to leave the city for good, As a result, there is expected to […]
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Ray Harriot, founder of Reliable Property Group It’s clear that without a stamp duty holiday extension, January through March will be a crunch period for buyers. Many will be putting the pressure on their solicitors and mortgage brokers to get their transactions completed before the March 31st deadline. Some will even look to cut corners, […]
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Terraced houses have been the strongest property type for house price growth in the past 20 years, Ocean Finance research shows Since 2000 terraced prices have jumped by 96% from £189,394 to £321,519. The second biggest change in value took place to semi-detached houses, with a price increase of 84% to £203,392. Detached homes and […]
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The New Year could be a turning point for the housing market, with house prices falling by -1.2% in January and -2.5% in February, warned Reallymoving. In its House Price Forecast, the home moving company predicted average house prices to reach £352,239 before they start to fall. Rob Houghton, chief executive of reallymoving, said: “Our […]
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Eight in 10 (84%) of surveyed homeowners are planning to make their property more ‘green’ in the coming year, with reducing energy bills a key motivation, research from plumbing and heating trade supplier City Plumbing reveals. This news comes after the government extended the Green Homes Grant scheme until March 2022. Steve Alldritt, technical director […]
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The Mayfield Partnership has started work on a £1.4bn regeneration development in Mayfield, Manchester. The scheme will see the delivery of 1,500 homes, 1.6m sq ft of commercial space, as well as 300,000 sq ft of retail and leisure facilities. It will also see the development of the city’s first new public park in over […]
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