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ASA Rejects Complaint About Housesimple

Leeds-based agent Manning Stainton’s complaint regarding Housesimple has been rejected by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The estate agent argued that the small-print clauses in...

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Council Bids To Ban Estate Agent Boards From Borough

A London council is making a controversial attempt to ban the display of all estate agent boards in several areas of its borough. The attempt...

Student Housing Co-Op

Students Look To Take Back Control Of UK Property Market

Frustrated students, who have grown tired of poor levels of accommodation and rising rents, are joining forces to create a National Body of Student Housing...

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HS2 Given Green Light To Go Forward

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that the controversial HS2 high-speed rail link will be built after all, ending months of speculation. The first phase...

Inflation

Inflation And Rate Rises Could Pose Threat To Property Values

Although the property market has been on fire for over a year, inflation and interest rate increases could result in falling house prices, while the...

COVID-19

Covid-19 Fears Drive Home Search Results

Uncertainty caused by the second lockdown is putting house buyers under increasing pressure and influencing search results as lenders further reduce their willingness to accept...

What The Property Industry Wants To See In The Spring Budget

What The Property Industry Wants To See In The Spring Budget

14 March 2023 – Much is expected from the upcoming spring budget, and the property industry also has a list of things it would like...

UK Property Price Growth Slows

UK House Price Growth Begins To Slow

Property price increases in the UK began to slow down during 2017 according to the Nationwide building society. Perhaps surprisingly, London was the weakest performing...

Labour Unveils Indefinite Tenancies Plan

Labour Unveils ‘Indefinite Tenancies’ Plan

Labour has unveiled plans that would see indefinite tenancies being introduced should they be returned to government. John Healey, the shadow housing secretary, says the...

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Climate Change Experts Warn Against Buying Coastal Property

Climate change experts are advising against purchasing coastal property as research shows there will be an unparalleled ice melt within the next 30 years. According...

Online Estate Agents Struggling For Market Share

Online Estate Agents ‘Still Struggling’ To Gain Market Share

Despite the prospect of saving a substantial sum of money, home sellers are still not too enthusiastic about online estate agents, a report reveals. In...

Major High Street Lenders Lower Their Mortgage Rates

Major High Street Lenders Lower Their Mortgage Rates

15 August 2023 – Despite the Bank of England raising interest rates to 5.25% at the beginning of the month, in the last few days...

rise of retiree landlords

Welcome To The New Age Of The Senior Citizen Landlord

Lending rules eased by banks have handed a lifeline to retiree landlords previously barred from buy-to-let investing. Minimum income requirements, which specify buy-to-let borrowers must...

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Which Areas Are Best For Buy-To-Let Properties?

According to new research from lettings management platform Howsy, high income districts rarely generate high rental yields for buy-to-let properties. The company examined the average...

UK Property Asking Prices Rise

Average UK Property Asking Price Rises By £2,000

January saw a rise of £2,067 in the average asking price of properties coming on to the market compared with December. That is according to...

House Prices Fall In April

House Prices Fall In April But Remain Up Year-On-Year

The latest House Price Index has shown that although the average house price fell in April, it remains higher than at the start of 2017....

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