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15th June 2021 Property News, UK

Demand for Chain-Free Transactions Climbs as Buyers Attempt to Dodge The Market Backlog

Research from the homebuying platform, YesHomebuyers, has found that demand for chain-free properties has climbed across the UK’s major... Read more

15th June 2021 Property News, UK

Birmingham Suffering Major Shortage of Housing

A major shortage of homes in two of Birmingham’s prime post-codes has been caused by a ‘perfect storm’ of market factors, according to one... Read more

15th June 2021 Property News, UK

Is Glasgow the Most-Affordable UK Location?

Home interior specialists www.hillarys.co.uk have today launched a brand new, online tool ‘Can I afford to buy a house here’ that... Read more

14th June 2021 Property News, UK

GDP Grows in April, Despite Fall in Construction – Office for National Statistics

GDP within the UK grew by 2.3 per cent in April, marking the third consecutive month of increases, according to the latest figures from the Office... Read more

14th June 2021 Coronavirus, Property News, UK

Coronavirus Pandemic Leaves Renting Cheaper than Buying

Research from Hamptons shows that pandemic-led forces mean it is now cheaper to rent than buy a home for the first time since December... Read more

14th June 2021 Finance, Property News, UK

Barclays Backs Watford Community Housing with £25m Development Loan

Watford Community Housing has secured its first SONIA-linked loan with a £25m revolving credit facility (RCF) to support the development of more... Read more

14th June 2021 Property News, UK

British Property Federation: Government Must Lift Moratoriums on Commercial Property Owner Rights

In the run up to the expiry of the current moratoriums on commercial property evictions and other enforcement action on 30 June 2021,... Read more

11th June 2021 Property News, UK

Protecting Buildings Against Climate Change

The UK is experiencing not only more extreme, but equally unpredictable weather, with climate change continuing to take hold and as a result, the... Read more

11th June 2021 Property News, UK

Too Many Buyers and Not Enough Sellers is Squeezing the Market – RICS Residential Market Survey

The squeeze from too many people looking for a new house and a paucity in supply continued in May, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market... Read more

11th June 2021 Property News, UK

Are Landlords Putting Investments at Risk By Blindly Following Building Regulations?

Buildings are at risk. Property, by its very nature, is relatively permanent, often difficult to adapt and slow to reinvent. However, as the nation... Read more

11th June 2021 Property News, UK

Pick My Pad Warns that Government Funding Cuts Will Drive Up Homelessness

Critics are warning that the government’s cutting of £40m in Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) for tenants will drive... Read more

11th June 2021 Property News, UK

Green Spaces Are Top Reasons Why People Want to Move Home

Greater access to green space is the biggest motivating factor for why people are likely to be looking to move home in the next two years,... Read more

11th June 2021 Property News, UK

Warning over Hidden Flood Risk as Buyers Dash to Beat Stamp Duty Deadline

Homebuyers are being left in the dark over their true exposure to flooding as official maps understate the flood risks properties face, it has been... Read more

10th June 2021 Property News, UK

53% of Renters Put Off Moving Due to Covid

A recent poll of over 1,000 SpareRoom users revealed that over half (53 per cent) put off moving due to the pandemic, the main reason for this was... Read more