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Energy efficient homes top of house hunters’ lists
Energy efficiency is now one of the most important factors for UK house hunters looking to make savings wherever possible, research by YouGov on... Read more
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Family members supporting nearly half of purchases
The Bank of Family is set to give £8.1 billion to homebuyers this year, supporting 47% of all homes purchased by buyers under the age of 55,... Read more
Buy to Let, UK
Regulator probing into housebuilding industry
Britain’s housebuilding industry is being put under the microscope from the competition regulator for issues like land banking.
The Competition... Read more
Property News, UK
Gove sends letter to council over damp
Michael Gove has contacted a dozen councils and social housing providers in responses to housing failures, including damp.
One of the letters was... Read more
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How a shadow licence could help protect your biggest asset
David Inzani, partner at leading licensing solicitors, Poppleston Allen
Everyone knows that lending criteria is tougher now than it has been for... Read more
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Sustainable Living: Four Budget-Friendly Home Improvements
Tzana Webster, director of property sales at Watermans, a legal and estate agency firm based in Edinburgh.
Homeowners up and down the country are... Read more
Buy to Let, Property News, UK
Buyers consider banding together to buy
Half (52%) of prospective buyers say the current economic climate has impacted who they plan on buying a property with, and who they might have to... Read more
Buy to Let, UK
Buy-to-let rates on the decline
Buy-to-let rates are falling back after rising throughout much of the year, data from Moneyfacts shows.
Average 5-year fixed rates currently sit... Read more
Property News, UK
Spitfire Homes granted planning permission for more than 300 Midlands homes
Midlands-based homebuilder Spitfire Homes has secured planning permission for 351 homes across the Midlands.
Leading the plans is a 280-home... Read more
Buy to Let, Property News, UK
Scottish market surprisingly buoyant
The number of properties being advertised for sale is increasing by as much as 83% in parts of Scotland, suggesting the market is busy despite rising... Read more
Property News, UK
Estate agent AI chatpot developed
A chatbot has been developed by SMS Speedway which claims to use open-source artificial intelligence (AI) similar to those used in ChatGPT.
The... Read more
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How have yields changed for landlords?
By Richard O’Neill, managing director, lettings at Romans Estate Agents
As a landlord, your property’s yield is an important figure. It... Read more
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How agents can use AI to boost revenues and streamline operations
Oli Sherlock, director, Goodlord
Over recent months, there’s been a huge amount of hype and hysteria around the role AI is going to play in our... Read more
Property News, UK
Developers struggling with rising costs
UK developers are increasingly concerned about rising costs with regards to labour and materials, as most say they’re rethinking their strategies,... Read more
RAAC in the private sector
Scott Mounfield is a senior associate at law firm Browne Jacobson
Earlier this month the... Read more
Do HMOs still stack up as an investment?
By Richard O’Neill, regional lettings director, Romans Estate Agents
Over the last 15 years,... Read more
Making a small-scale property development more sellable
By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, co-founder of propertyCEO
From huge projects such as building... Read more
What to do if you think your home could be affected by RAAC
MyBuilder.com, a platform that matches reliable tradespeople to homeowners, has put together a... Read more
The future of the city-centre student property market
Student property is one of the most popular methods of buy-to-let property investment in the... Read more
Market analysis – location will always be King but sustainability is driving asset value
By Tom Jansons, development manager, Jansons Property
Across most markets in recent years, we... Read more
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