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London gardens can add more than £205,000 in value as Chelsea tops table for prime buyers seeking outdoor space

Ahead of this year's Chelsea Flower Show, research by Enness Global has revealed that a garden can add more than £205,000 to the value of a London home, whilst Chelsea fittingly boasts the highest degree of garden availability for high-net-worth homebuyers in the current market. Enness Global has also revealed the top five trends currently shaping luxury outdoor spaces across prime London this spring...

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Prime London flat prices up 11.8% as professional and foreign buyers drive market revival

Research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that while the prime market is still struggling when it comes to house price growth, a return to normality has helped rejuvenate the price being paid for flats, with the average price for a flat across the prime market climbing by 11.8% annually.

The analysis of London’s prime market looks at the average...

Carter Jonas Achieves Planning Consent at Appeal for 40 Serviced Apartments in Cambridge

National property consultancy Carter Jonas secured planning consent on behalf of GCR Camprop Eight Ltd to provide 40 serviced apartments on Queen Edith’s Way in south east Cambridge. The consent follows an appeal, allowed on 27 September, following refusal by Cambridge City Council to grant planning permission.

In addition to the apartments, the planning provision allows for hard and...

House prices climb 13.6% latest gov figures show

CEO of Alliance Fund, Iain Crawford, commented:

“Despite the government’s best efforts, we are yet to see house prices take a hit and the property market remains predictably resilient despite the turbulence of the wider economic landscape.

However, although Jeremy Hunt has pulled an almost complete three sixty manoeuvre where tax cuts are concerned, the irresponsible...

78% of homeowners feel their home could be more energy efficient

Research by property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix , has revealed that 74% of homeowners now rank the energy efficiency of their home with greater importance as a result of the cost of living crisis, with many of them making home improvements in order to help cut their energy bills.

Help me Fix surveyed over 1,000 UK homeowners to have purchased their home within the...

Britain’s secret house selling boom contributes £30.9bn to total market value

The latest research by Alliance Fund , the end to end real estate fund, has revealed that Britain’s secret property market saw almost £30.9bn worth of property transactions last year, the highest annual market value in well over a decade.

Alliance Fund analysed the number of properties that were sold off-market across Britain over the last year, as well as the market value of these...

England’s Private Rented Sector housing stock expected to exceed 5 million homes by 2025

Research from Ocasa , the specialist rental platform, reveals that, after almost 20% growth in the past ten years, England’s Private Rented Sector (PRS) could exceed 5 million homes by 2025.

In the past ten years, England’s PRS has increased in size by 18.8%, from 4.1 million homes to just shy of 4.9 million.

On a regional level, the fastest growth over this time period has...

Haunted houses sell for as much as £227,000 less

While Halloween may be the time of year when homeowners want to shout about their haunted house, the latest research by property purchasing specialist, House Buyer Bureau , has revealed that they may have to reduce their asking price by hundreds of thousands of pounds if they wish to sell it in the current market.

House Buyer Bureau analysed current property market values and just...

The cost of renting in London’s most prestigious political postcode - Even Liz Truss saved £7,000 during her time as PM

The latest research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed just how much it costs to rent in the most prestigious postcode in UK politics, Westminster’s SW1 postcode - home to No.10 Downing Street, with even Liz Truss saving almost £7,000 in rent during her stint as PM, despite it lasting just 44 days.

The research shows that when it comes to the...

Inflation outpaces house prices growth for just the 19th time since 1972

The latest research by specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital , has shown that despite the resilience of the UK property market, UK house prices are currently climbing at a lower rate than inflation for just the 19th year since 1972.

Octane Capital analysed historic house price and inflation data stretching back 51 years, to reveal just how well the property market has...

43% of PAYE workers aren’t aware that they might have to complete a self assessment

The latest research by RIFT Tax Refunds reveals that an increasing number of people are being fined for missing the self assessment tax deadline of 31st January, with a proportion of these being PAYE workers who don’t realise they are still obligated to submit a self assessment under certain circumstances.

The deadline for submitting self assessment tax forms to HMRC is 31st January...

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