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Gazumping & Gazundering Are Back: How to Protect Yourself in a Cutthroat Market

As the UK housing market experiences renewed turbulence, two old foes have re-emerged with a vengeance: gazumping and gazundering . Recent Google Trends data shows a dramatic 1,500% increase in searches for these terms, highlighting growing buyer and seller anxiety. But what exactly do they mean — and how can you avoid falling victim?

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Property values stall in September latest figures show

CEO of Alliance Fund, Iain Crawford, commented:

“We’re yet to see any real signs of a notable drop in house prices despite a turbulent few months and now that the government has steadied the waters, any movement is likely to be a gradual return to normality rather than a sheer market crash.

Of course, tomorrow’s Autumn Budget could put the cat amongst the pigeons in this...

EWS1 should be included within Fire Risk Assessment

London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has called for EWS1 forms, which concern the fire safety of external wall cladding used on high rise buildings across the nation, to be incorporated into the standard Fire Risk Assessment process, rather than remain a standalone examination. In doing so, they believe it could help ease the clogged bottleneck that is causing fall-through...

Child and Family Trust helps families get into the Christmas spirit

Northorpe Hall Child and Family Trust is helping bring a smile to families this festive season, with help from local Homebuilder Barratt Developments Yorkshire West.

Northorpe Hall Child & Family Trust is a West Yorkshire based charity that improves the lives of children & young people up to age 25, particularly focusing on communities and families who are disadvantaged and...

Can Gareth Southgate keep the housing market afloat?

Research by estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester , reveals that a good performance by the England squad at World Cup 2022 in Qatar could result in a house price boost if historical market trends are anything to go by.

Barrows and Forrester analysed historic housing market trends looking at the level of...

Elan offers the chance to own a show home in Worcestershire

LOW maintenance and highly energy efficient, the stylish show home at Three Js in the Worcestershire village of Abberley is now on sale.

Elan Homes has begun the final countdown at the intimate development, where there are just five homes still available.

Prices start from £285,000 for the two-bedroom Ledbury up to £405,000 for the three-bedroom detached Wythall show home...

One-third of retirees in South West have already downsized, with a further 11% to follow, as the cost of living bites

With the cost of living on the rise, new research by Churchill Retirement Living has found that over a quarter (27%) of retired adults in the South West are considering a part time job to keep afloat - and 14% have already gone back to work.

However, for the 56% who said they are not keen to return to work, the apartments at Churchill Retirement Living provide an alternative way for...

Project manager wins Seal of Excellence for new homes in Greenwich

A project manager who led the construction of homes at Bellway London’s The River Gardens development in Greenwich has won a coveted Pride in the Job Seal of Excellence Award.

Jason Spink, 52, is one of just nine winners of the award in the capital this year, presented by the National House Building Council (NHBC) at its London regional awards ceremony held in September.

The...

Over half of us don’t know what our council tax goes towards - here’s the breakdown

The latest research by RIFT Tax Refunds has revealed just exactly where our council tax goes, as over half of the general public (55%) aren’t aware what they contribute to, while 81% feel that the 18% increase in the average cost of council tax over the last five years is unjustified.

In last week’s Autumn Budget, the government revealed that millions of households will be facing a...

Reducing risk when investing in a grade listed building

Alliance Fund , the end to end real estate fund, has taken a look at investing in a grade listed building, the cost of doing so, how it may help investors side step a downturn in the market and how to reduce risk in the process.

A listed building is a property recorded on a national register due to its architectural or historical significance, with the aim of protecting and...

Local Site Manager wins top accolade for housing development

17th November 2022: Jay Kerman, a Senior Site Manager at Barratt Homes’ Mortimer Park development in Driffield, has been recognised with the prestigious Regional Pride In The Job Award; one of the highest accolades that a Site Manager can achieve and the very first time that this has been achieved within the Yorkshire East division.

Jay Kerman, who is the Senior Site Manager at...

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