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Property stamp duty costs in Australia up almost 8% in six months
Stamp duty taxes on property in Australia have increased by 7.9% in the last six months and the bill is now equivalent to almost four months’... Read more
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Property price growth in Australian capital cities continues to fall
Home price growth in Australian capital cities fell in November with the slowdown recorded the previous month in Sydney and Melbourne in particular... Read more
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Home renovations sector in Australia seeing a slow recovery, says new report
The home renovations sector in Australia is being held up and frustrated by the hesitant pace of the current real estate market, according to a new... Read more
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NZ prices up year on year but down month on month, latest index shows
Residential property sales in New Zealand increase by 18.6% year on year in October but where down 4.1% compared to the previous month, according to... Read more
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Residential rents in Australian capital cities up 0.1% month on month
Residential rents across Australian capital cities were virtually unchanged in October, down by 0.1% over the previous month, according to the... Read more
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Auckland and surrounding area sees most new home building
Auckland and its surrounding regions have driven most of the recent growth in building consents for new dwellings in New Zealand, according to the... Read more
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Majority of home owners in Australia concerned about property values
More than two thirds of Australians are concerned that Australia’s housing is vulnerable to a significant correction in values, according to... Read more
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Property prices in Australia up the most in Sydney and Melbourne
Property prices in Sydney and Melbourne continue to be the highest in Australia although the two cities are seeing growth ease slightly, the latest... Read more
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New home sales down month on month in Australia
New home sales in Australia fell by 4% month on month in September, with the level of activity down from the April peak by 5.2%, the latest new data... Read more
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New home building sector in Australia sees three years of growth
The new home building sector is the star performer of the Australian economy having seen three years in a row of growth, according to the Housing... Read more
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Rental growth is weak outside of Australian capital cities, new data shows
Residential rental market conditions outside of capital cities in Australia remained weak over the September 2015 quarter with prices falling or... Read more
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Australian capital city rents see slowest annual growth ever
Weekly rental rates in Australian capital cities were unchanged in September but in the last three months have risen at their slowest annual pace... Read more
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Auckland property market gets boost after three cooler months
The average sales price of a property in Auckland, New Zealand increased by 1.9% in September to $836,275, the latest published data... Read more
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More foreign developers are entering the Australian apartment market
Foreign buyers are fuelling higher density development sites sales across major Australian cities, according to a new analysis... Read more
Landbanking gives ‘Levelling Up’ a bad name
By Grant Leggett, executive director, Boyer (part of Leaders Romans Group)
In its recent... Read more
Is it better to move or improve?
By Kevin Shaw, national sales managing director at Leaders
If you’ve outgrown your current... Read more
Conveyancing essentials for buy-to-let landlords
Jackie Turkel is a property lawyer at Parfitt Cresswell
Becoming a buy-to-let landlord can be an... Read more
Don’t make these buy-to-let mistakes: an expert guide to property investment
Property investment experts from Redmayne Smith share their top four mistakes to avoid when... Read more
What does it take to develop property?
Most people who develop property are just ordinary folk. But ordinary folk with a few core skills... Read more
Cushioning the blow of the energy crisis in the student sector
The energy crisis has been a bitter, and financially crippling, pill to swallow for the student... Read more
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Burbeck Interiors part of The Burbeck Group launches new website
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First-time buyers turn to social media for housing advice
New buyers of property are turning to social media platforms to help them through the process A quarter (25%) of first-time buyers aged 18 to 35... Read more
Are you ready for the proposed EPC regulations?
According to Shawbrook Bank’s latest report, Confronting the EPC Challenge, close to a quarter of landlords surveyed say that their properties have... Read more
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Fine & Country Continues London Expansion
August 2021 will see the launch of a new Fine & Country licence serving West London, Fine & Country Uxbridge, run by Director... Read more