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26th June 2015
The number of houses up for sale has fallen to the lowest level since 1978, despite chartered surveyors’ expectations of a rise following the general election. This lack of supply is pushing house prices up and they are set to increase...
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London Property Prices Boosted By Upcoming Crossrail Connection
1st May 2015
If you’re thinking of buying or selling a house in the London area within the next couple of years, the new forthcoming Crossrail connection is likely to seriously affect the value of your purchase or sale. Properties located within walking...
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Will Buy-To-Let Surge As People Cash-in Their Pensions?
31st March 2015
More and more pensioners across the UK are opting for less traditional methods of establishing financial security in their retirement. Many will be taking full advantage of Chancellor George Osborne’s latest pension reforms, which give pensioners complete autonomy to withdraw...
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Prime Minister Promises 200,000 New Homes for First-Time Buyers
26th March 2015
As this year’s general election looms ever closer, parties are putting forward more and more alluring pledges in attempt to encourage voters and gain support. One of David Cameron’s and the Conservative party’s latest pledges is to expand a programme...
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Invest in property with as little as £10
4th March 2015
Investing in property is a popular route by which savers are placing their money. With above average monthly returns and an asset held, property is an encouraging path for savers to go down to ensure they receive a decent...
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RICS House Price Study
16th February 2015
In the recent RICS UK Residential Market Survey, Scotland and Northern Ireland exceeded all expectations to be the UK’s highest performer of the housing market in January. The study unveiled supply and demand was varied across UK and London’s...
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Buy-To-Let Britain: What Are We Buying and Where?
4th February 2015
One in five properties in the UK are now owned by private landlords according to a recent government report. It is estimated that a further one million homes will be bought in the next 5 years purely for letting purposes;...
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London’s First-Time Buyers Expected to Pay Nine Times Salary
29th January 2015
Research conducted by Nationwide earlier this month has revealed that first-time buyers in London will now be paying nine-times their annual salary on average for a home. This is an all-time high “in terms of multiples of incomes in the...
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House-building Growth Slows in December
13th January 2015
Construction in the UK reached its slowest pace for 17 months in December of last year. The industry has still expanded regardless, “but it has become a victim of its own success as it struggles to keep up with its...
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61% of Home-Owners Unsure About Interest Rate Rises
7th January 2015
Research conducted by Barclays Mortgages, in association with the Centre of Economics and Business Research (CEBR), has found that 61% of home-owners in Britain don’t know when interest rates are going to rise, or by how much it will affect...
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