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The Bank of England has just made the decision to hold the base rate to 4.25%

Stephanie Daley, Director of Partnerships at Alexander Hall, commented:

"Although a cut may have been the preferable decision, today's choice to hold the base rate once again will still be welcomed by homebuyers and remortgagers alike, as it reinforces the growing sense of consistency and strength in the mortgage market.

We've continued to see growing borrower engagement in recent months,...

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Local housebuilder supports Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) with £1,000 donation

Local housebuilder, Barratt Developments Yorkshire East, has donated £1,000 as part of its Community Fund initiative to the York branch of Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA), which is an inclusive and diverse body that benefits the lives of over 25,000 children and adults through horses.

The chosen charity welcomes clients of all ages with physical and learning disabilities...

Barratt Developments Yorkshire East raises £50,000 for their 2021 charity of the year - SASH

Local housebuilder, Barratt Developments Yorkshire East, chose Safe and Sound Homes (SASH) as its charity of the year for 2021 and raised £50,000.

The chosen charity, SASH, which operates across East and North Yorkshire, helps young people aged 16-25 who are facing homelessness. On average, the local charity helps over 300 young people to avoid homelessness each year and offers a ‘...

Here's how Londoners can slash their rent by 56%

How much can London’s renters save by moving away from the city centre?

After taking a hit during the height of the pandemic, the appetite for city living is returning to the capital, with previous research by Rentd revealing tenant demand increased during the first three months of the year.

This demand is also driving up rental values and the bargain rates on offer during...

Pandemic perspective driving equity release

Pandemic perspective driving equity release as homeowners look to avoid inheritance tax

Research from debt advisory specialists, Henry Dannell , suggests that it’s not just a quick cash hit that is driving equity release across the UK market, as a post-pandemic perspective spurs homeowners to avoid being hit by inheritance tax.

London is leading the way when it comes to the...

London's cycle route properties command hefty premium

Pandemic causes Londoners to get on their bikes, but cycle route property prices carry hefty premium

Research by game-changing property platform, Boomin , has revealed that the cost of buying along one of the capital’s main cycle routes into the city is as much as £102,204 higher than the wider surrounding area, while some tenants are paying up to £619 more per month in rent.

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Seaside towns post strongest pandemic house price performance

Research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has found that when it comes to house price appreciation, seaside towns are outperforming the rest of the market both on an annual basis and throughout the pandemic.

GetAgent analysed house price data across 60 UK towns that fall within six distinctive categories - seaside, new, market, historic, university and manufacturing...

Water Neutrality – problems and solutions

Across the country, there is a growing awareness of the concept of achieving water neutrality. In certain areas this is creating a significant barrier to the delivery of new development. Specifically in parts of Chichester, Horsham and Crawley, concerns from Natural England that groundwater abstraction may be having an adverse impact on the Arun Valley SPA , SAC and Ramsar Sites is preventing...

Five of the biggest homebuyer turn-offs and what they could cost you

Estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester , has revealed the five biggest homebuyer turn-offs and how much money each of them can remove from a home’s market value.

Bad/nuisance neighbours

For most people, living next-door to nuisance neighbours is a worst case scenario. Sometimes they make loud noises long into the night; sometimes they’re constantly in the garden...

Getting mortgage-ready

Stipendium, the platform that simplifies life’s complex events , has released a number of top tips to help the nation’s homebuyers, and first-time buyers in particular, when it comes to getting mortgage ready ahead of a potential purchase.

Stipendiums has broken down the homebuying process into 12 essential steps via their first product release, Merge , and will be releasing a series...

Dandara East Scotland launches first Island showhomes

Scottish housebuilder Dandara is unveiling the first showhomes from its new Island collection of homes in Shawfair and Eskbank near Edinburgh on Saturday 23rd of April.

Designed to reflect the changing needs of today’s buyers, the four-bedroom Iona home at Shawfair and the five-bedroom Canna at Eskbank Gardens will be open to view from 11am-5pm on the opening weekend.

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