UK Housing Affordability Reaches 2011 Levels
The latest house price index by property website Rightmove has shown that the annual price growth in property prices has risen by just 0.2%, the lowest level for this time …
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Up To 2.5m EPCs Are ‘Likely To Be Inaccurate’
An investigation performed by property technology solution Spec has revealed that as many as 2.5 million Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are likely to be inaccurate. The study, which involved 532 …
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Huge Branch Closures Announced By LSL
LSL Property Services has announced a major restructuring that includes a substantial number of branch closures, despite a ‘resilient performance’ during the second half of 2018. Turnover for the year …
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Landlords To Face Tough New Electrical Safety Rules
As part of its commitment to drive up safety standards in the private rented sector, the Government has announced tough new regulations relating to electrical safety. These plans for new …
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Ombudsman To Issue Guidance Over Agents’ Dual Fees
With growing numbers of home sellers complaining to The Property Ombudsman (TPO) over dual fees means there will be new guidance issued to estate agents to resolve future problems. The …
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Could We Be On The Brink Of A Modular House Building Revolution?
News that Birmingham is to build their first council-built modular houses has been warmly welcomed and could point to a solution to the current housing crisis. There could be a …
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Online Estate Agents Maintain 7.2% Market Share
Online estate agents maintained a 7.2% share of all exchanges in the final quarter of 2018, maintaining the share it enjoyed in the third quarter of the year, according to …
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Outlook for housing market ‘worst for 20 years’
The UK’s housing market will continue to see house sales slump over the next three months with figures falling to their lowest in 20 years, says one survey. The Royal …
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Councils handed £2m to crackdown on rogue landlords
The government has handed councils £2 million in a bid to crackdown on rogue landlords across the country. As a result, local authorities can now bid for extra funds to …
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Plan To Ban Polluting Open Fires And Wood Burners
The Environment Secretary Michael Gove has announced an ‘ambitious strategy’ to tackle air pollution in the UK, in an attempt to reduce exposure to particulate matter, generally considered to be …
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