£45m funding for Old Kent Road, London, development
The Ruby Triangle, Old Kent Road development project has sourced £45m of financing for the developer, Avanton. The mixed-use development scheme on the site known as Ruby Triangle, Old Kent Road in...
View ArticleJersey girls go above and beyond to welcome buyers
L to R: Rebecca Sokrati, Margaret Thompson and Vicky Gurd Recognising that there is a lot that goes along with moving to a new home, not mention another part of the world, Fine & Country Jersey...
View Article168 new flats in Brighton
168 new build apartments are available to buy or rent off-plan in Edward Street Quarter, the £120 million redevelopment of the former AMEX House in central Brighton. The development will have a mix of...
View ArticleAudley Group raises £15,000
Audley Group has raised £15,000 for The Dove Ward at the Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund, taking part in a series of events to fundraise for Brighter Futures Radiotherapy...
View ArticleMillennials are already downsizing, says report
Traditionally, ‘older’ people tend to downsize in their 60s, often following their retirement – a little house in the country, or a swish apartment with no struggle to mow the lawn. Younger people...
View ArticleTenant Fee Ban: “Don’t panic!” say the Scots!
Changes to the law in Scotland to improve tenants’ rights were welcome – but they have produced problematic unintended consequences, says a Scottish property management company Apropos by DJ...
View ArticleBuy to Let… just got bigger
Negativity abounds in certain areas of the lettings market as the tenant fee ban comes into force in a few days time, but lenders in the Buy to Let mortgage arena either haven’t heard about the ban or...
View ArticleNational launch for mio – speeding up the chain
A smart new combined sales progression and communication tool, mio, is now available to estate agency branches across England and Wales – with a 6 months free introductory offer. The national launch...
View ArticleSoftware – hard choices
Making the wrong decision could be costly and time-consuming and with the current state of play in both sales and lettings, few agents have time or money to spare. Peter Maskell, Director, Brock...
View ArticleBuild to Rent investment to hit £146bn by 2025
The days of students renting dingy cramped digs are coming to an end as investment in Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA), the PRS and senior living rental sectors is set to reach £146bn by...
View ArticleTenant fees ban – the Devil’s in the detail
The Tenant Fees Act 2019 (Act) has recently been enacted and is due to come into full force on 1st June 2019. The key provisions of the Act restrict the kinds of payments that landlords and letting...
View ArticleResi gets rebellious
INHOUS says that it is leading the way in challenging the perceptions of buying, selling and letting real estate. With a strong presence in the luxury, prime central London market, INHOUS says its...
View ArticleSurprise! Housing market stages unexpected April recovery
The housing market recovered significantly last month according to the latest mortgage lending figures from the UK’s banks and building societies. Their trade body, UK Finance, has revealed that total...
View ArticleMalthouse for PM! Housing minister joins race to become Tory leader
Housing minister and MP Kit Malthouse is the 10th person to announce his bid to become Conservative leader following the announcement by Theresa May that she is to resign on June 7th. Malthouse, who...
View ArticleHousing market: gap between average asking prices and final sale price widens
The gap between average asking price and final sale price is widening in almost every UK city, according to the latest Zoopla house price report, rising from 3.3% in 2018 to 3.9% during the first...
View ArticleIndependent estate agents being hit hardest by UK’s high street decline
Independent estate agents are being hit hardest by the trading crisis on the UK’s high streets as online agents continue to persuade sellers and buyers to transact online, a report has revealed. Last...
View ArticleSwitch on to utilities
If you’re a dedicated follower of property fashion, the thought of morphing into a ‘concierge’ style of agent may have crossed your mind. Already Humberts has repositioned itself with a ‘Living’...
View ArticleConveyancing start-up guarantees to exchange within fixed period or return fees
An online conveyancing firm has launched a premium service that promises vendors and buyers that it can get property transactions to exchange within as little as 25 days, and says it will refund their...
View ArticleFive new garden towns to unlock up to 64,000 homes
Five communities will receive a share of £3.7m of funding to fast-track the specialist survey work and planning works necessary for each new town’s development. The funds will be spent by councils to...
View ArticleKFH joins Pay a Pound Forward for London Youth
To celebrate their third year of partnership, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward (KFH) has pledged to donate £1 to London Youth for every property valuation undertaken in 2019. ‘Pay a Pound Forward’, will...
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