Category: UK Property
What The Stamp Duty Extension Means For London Property Buyers
Research by lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has highlighted the varied levels of stamp duty payable by both domestic and foreign buyers across the capital. With the stamp duty […]
How Will Homes Change Over The Next 5–10 years?
Home-building is a slow process and the results last a long time. This means that home builders always need to be thinking ahead and planning for the future. Here are […]
How To Handle Property Disputes
Getting onto the property ladder can be a dream come true. Unfortunately, it can turn into a nightmare if property disputes get out of hand. The good news is that […]
The Future of Property Is Smart
In the UK, the smart-home revolution is already well underway, but it still has a long way to go. The next few years are likely to see a lot of […]
Top Ten Easy Mistakes Buy-to-Let Landlords Should Avoid Making
Becoming a buy-to-let landlord can be a very profitable use of your capital. That’s not to suggest that it is easy to do, especially if you’re taking on the management […]
UK Property Market Outlook 2021
While a more contagious strain of Covid-19 has raised the stakes for the UK economy, its impact on the housing market is ultimately likely to be limited in 2021. One […]
Estate Agent Guide: Where Are People Buying Property In Manchester?
An estate agent’s guide to where people are buying and selling in Manchester. It is fair to say that 2020 has been a difficult year for property in the UK. […]
Stamp Duty Holiday – Will Thousands Be Disappointed?
The stamp duty holiday unveiled by the Chancellor in July, has been credited with fuelling a mini-boom in the property market. Latest figures from HMRC estimate that a total of 105,630 residential transactions took […]
Three Ways The Pandemic Has Changed The Property Market
The UK property market is very much alive and well. It has, however, had to make substantial changes to cope with the pandemic. While this has certainly meant short-term pain, […]
How to manage your house viewings
House viewings are an essential part of the sales process and while you may not find them great fun, there are ways to make them more manageable. This starts by […]
The importance of accessibility in the home
It’s common knowledge that the UK’s population is getting older. It’s common sense that older people are still going to need somewhere to live. Some may wish to move into […]
Housing Market Stalls Through Covid-19
The long-term supply and demand still point to the need to up housing delivery. It is fair to say we have entered uncharted territory in recent weeks as real estate […]
Cornwall’s ultimate boutique holiday home investment opportunity
An optimum lifestyle investment opportunity has just opened in the UK’s favourite and most popular staycation destination, Cornwall, thanks to the UK’s fastest growing holiday company, Aria Resorts. This week […]
How to keep your home secure
Keeping the inside of your home secure starts with keeping the outside of your home secure. With that in mind, here are some tips on securing the access to your […]
How to sell your house fast in winter
Traditionally, winter can be a difficult time to sell your home. From bad weather discouraging people from going out to view houses, to the gloomy winter atmosphere making prospective homes […]
L&G To Provide 3,500 Affordable Homes
Legal & General Affordable Homes (“Legal & General”) announces that it has partnered with 14 established housing associations and providers to form a panel which will lead its housing operations […]
How first-time buyers can protect themselves from fraud
While cybercrime and cybersecurity may take up the news headlines, and it’s certainly important to be vigilant when using the internet, it’s also important to be vigilant in the real […]
East London: Who Is Renting Here?
A huge new data analysis exercise undertaken by institutional/build to rent revenue enhancement platform Houzen has revealed some exciting glimpses of who is renting in East London and why. The results […]
The Most (and least) Affordable Locations For Bill Payers
New research from comparethemarket.com has analysed council tax, home insurance and energy bills in 80 of the UK’s most populated towns and cities to create the 2019 Home Buyers Index, […]
Craning Ahead – What’s Next For Manchester’s Skyline?
At the end of summer 2018, Manchester boasted 64 tower cranes present in the city centre, more than ever before. Manchester Evening News reported in January 2019: “According to Deloitte […]