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Property Expert on avoiding the sharks and finding a genuine cash buyer

The cash house buying industry is rapidly growing in the UK. With rising interest rates and slumping property prices, many homeowners are turning to cash house buyers for quick property sales, often within as little as seven days. These services are especially appealing to individuals in financial or situational distress. However, the industry's growth has outpaced regulation, leading to the emergence...

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The PRS is heading for a brave new world - we're looking forward to it

As the country girds its loins for what Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has warned will be a 'painful' October Budget, trade press headlines and social media channels have been inundated with more doom and gloom for the Private Rented Sector (PRS).

The prospect of rises in Capital Gains and Inheritance Tax would appear to have sparked a flurry of selling activity among some landlords...

London letting market rife with fraudulent activity

The latest insight from London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves , has revealed the uphill struggle facing many London lettings agents, with the firm encountering forged IDs, digitally altered supporting documents and undeclared CCJs and IVAs on a monthly basis.

In London's fast paced rental market, the speed at which properties are let can lead to huge financial and...

Labour teetering on the edge of a rental market collapse

CEO of Octane Capital , Jonathan Samuels, has issued a warning to the new Labour government, highlighting that a continued attack on the nation's buy-to-let landlords could push the current rental crisis beyond repair.

With Labour planning a capital gains tax attack on landlords in the Autumn Statement, Octane Capital commissioned a survey of UK landlords to gauge current sentiment...

Fewer buyers climbing down the ladder rather than up

The latest analysis from Yopa , the full-service estate agents, reveals how a prolonged climate of high interest rates and expensive borrowing has impacted market activity when it comes to the number of homebuyers choosing to climb up and down the ladder, which combined, accounts for 93% of the nation's property market activity.

Yopa analysed the number of upsizing and downsizing...

Rates cut spurs huge increase in available rental properties

The latest research by Zero Deposit , the tenancy deposit alternative, has revealed that it's not just Britain's homeowners and sellers who have breathed an apparent sigh of relief following the first cut to interest rate in four years, with the level of rental stock available to tenants across major British cities increasing notably in the 30 days following the first base rate cut since 2020...

Housing development hotspots with lowest levels of NIMBYism revealed

With the new Labour Government recently increasing its housebuilding ambitions to 370,000 new homes a year, the latest research by Lomond, has revealed where they're most likely to succeed due to the lowest levels of market NIMBYism, based on the highest percentage of planning applications granted for major and minor housing development over the last 12 months.

Lomond analysed the...

Exclusive Amenities at Casa Del Sole: Elevating Luxury Living

Alpago Properties celebrates a double triumph in the Luxury Lifestyle Awards , recognized as the Best New Luxury Real Estate Developer and also for the Best Luxury Residential Property in Dubai, UAE. This achievement sets a new benchmark in luxury living with Casa Del Sole, an extraordinary residence in Dubai. This accolade highlights Alpago Properties' commitment to excellence, innovation,...

Inflation-busting house price growth sweeps the UK

New market analysis by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney , reveals that the proportion of UK local authority districts to see house price growth outpace inflation has grown from 2.8% to 44.2% in the past year.

easyMoney has compared average annual house price growth* to the rate of inflation (CPIH)* in June 2023 and June 2024 (latest available) to reveal how the...

Norfolk homebuyers need 9 x income to cover the average price of a home

The latest research from over-50s property specialists, Regency Living , has revealed that the average person in Norfolk needs to spend nine times their annual income to cover the cost of the average home, higher than the national average which currently stands at 8.5 times income across England.

The research by Regency Living analysed current housing market affordability based on...

Lacklustre standards are putting landlords in danger of dispute

The latest market insight from Inventory Base , the UK's market leading Property Inventory Specialists, has found that landlords and letting agents are failing to carry out property inventory inspections for three in 10 tenancies.

Those who are completing reports could be leaving themselves susceptible to further headaches because of inadequate standards of the inspection conducted...

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