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UK property sector gender pay gap keeps getting wider and It now has the fourth largest gap across all UK industries

The latest research from Yopa reveals that real estate remains one of the UK's worst-performing industries when it comes to the gender pay gap, ranking as the fourth largest across all sectors after widening over both the past year and the past decade.

Yopa has looked at the state of the gender pay gap in UK real estate* and found that it currently stands at an average of 14.2.

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Easy ways to make your home more eco-friendly and sustainable

We all want to do our little part to protect the environment and make our homes more sustainable, but it can be difficult to know where to start. Thankfully, it’s not as hard as you might think to make your home more eco-friendly and sustainable. With a few small changes, with which you can reduce your carbon footprint, which will reduce your environmental impact and help the planet in the...

Barratt Developments welcomes local MP Ian Levy to Church Fields development in New Hartley

Local housebuilder, Barratt Developments, recently welcomed MP Ian Levy to its New Hartley development, Church Fields, to meet with the award-winning Senior Site Manager. MP Ian Levy was welcomed onto the development by Barratt Developments North East’s directors, including Managing Director Carl Sobolewski, as well as the site’s sales team and Senior Site Manager Michael Spurr, who was this...

Taylor Wimpey helps couple move closer to family in Devon

A couple who recently made the move to Taylor Wimpey’s Apsham Grange development in Topsham couldn’t be happier with their decision to move to the area.

Stuart and Margaret Finn moved to Apsham Grange in June after deciding that they ultimately wanted to be closer to family, friends, and the amenities that the area has to offer.

Stuart said: “We’ve been really happy since we...

Key worker deposit scheme launched across Yorkshire

Key workers across Yorkshire can now receive a deposit contribution of up to £15,000 towards a new home thanks to Barratt and David Wilson Homes’ new Key Worker Deposit Contribution scheme.

Key workers will be entitled to a deposit contribution of £750 for every £25,000 spent, and can receive up to the value of £15,000. For example, when purchasing a £300,000 home, Barratt and David...

Help for home-buyers podcast series launched by UK’s largest housebuilder

Home buyers wanting to navigate the property market can access free expert suggestions and guidance in a new podcast series hosted by Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes.

The series is being launched in the run-up to one of the busiest times of year for new build home enquiries – between Christmas to New Year. The ‘New Home Buyers’ podcast tackles a different subject in each edition...

Addressing the undersupply of homes to rent: BTR suburban communities provide hope for 2023

The drastic shortage of rental properties will lessen during 2023, according to property services company Leaders Romans Group (LRG) which has undertaken a substantial study of the future of suburban BTR.

According to figures published by Zoopla recently, demand for rental homes is at its highest level in over a decade and is exacerbated by a lack of supply: the number of homes...

Property Taxes in UK - What taxes must be paid on Property?

Property accounting is all about recording cash inflows and outflows and determining how much profit is made or lost from leasing real estate. With a comprehensive view of rental revenue and costs, landlords and rental company owners (or managers) can plan more effectively and enhance profitability.

Using property accounts allows real estate managers to determine the daily net...

The Castle Green Homes team with Sir Lenny Henry at the Housebuilder Awards

Castle green crowns successful year with four award wins

Revolutionising the way homes are bought and sold, investment in digital technology has paid dividends for Castle Green Homes, earning the business multiple awards.

The introduction of Willow, an online portal which is effectively a “digital new home assistant”, contributed towards the business crowned small housebuilder of the year at the 2022 Housebuilder Awards. The innovative...

School garden blossoms thanks to the Edenstone foundation

A GARDEN in memory of a former pupil has been unveiled at Cwmtawe Community Primary School after the Edenstone Foundation teamed up with the Leon Heart Fund to take on a DIY SOS style project.

Leon’s Garden, named after Leon Montanari, was officially unveiled by rugby stars Justin Tipuric, Dan Baker and Duncan Jones.

A paved area with overgrown planters at the school in...

UK estate agency sale-revenues could drop by 27%

The estate agency industry’s key measure of forward performance is their ‘pipeline’ of booked sales as ‘SSTCs’ (sold subject to contact). The volume and resulting value of this pipeline determines the likely future banked revenue for an estate agency branch and is therefore a key metric.

Research by Nested , the modern estate agent, suggests that in the year to December 2022 the...

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