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Why Estate Agents in Canterbury are Key to Navigating the 2025 Property Market

As we step into 2025, the UK property market continues to evolve, influenced by interest rate shifts, changing buyer preferences, and broader economic factors. In such a dynamic environment, navigating the market on your own can feel overwhelming—especially in sought-after areas like Canterbury.

Whether you're planning to buy, sell, or invest, estate agents in Canterbury offer a level of local...

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Corner plot properties command £28,000 price premium - Yorkshire is the best place to snag one

Corner plots are listed in Yorkshire and the Humber more than any other region proportionally, so you've got ample choice if you want to buy one there. However, on average across England, a corner plot property will cost you a premium of £24,285 in the current market.

That's according to market analysis from eXp UK , the platform for personal estate agents, which studied available...

4 top boiler tips that will save you £1,700 this summer

Research from Fair Fix , the boiler engineer experts, reveals that homeowners can save an average of £1,700 by completing four summer maintenance tasks that will extend the health and lifespan of their boiler.

Fair Fix has used their expert boiler maintenance knowledge to highlight four issues that often contribute to permanent boiler failure, and maintenance tips for ensuring this...

Thousands of tenants fear eviction

The latest market analysis from property purchasing specialist, House Buyer Bureau , shows that thousands of landlords across Britain are selling-up before their tenancy agreements have even ended, causing great uncertainty and potential eviction for the tenants who remain in-situ.

House Buyer Bureau analysed current for sale stock across the market in Britain and what proportion of...

The nation's hotspots for homes with planning permission

South East a hotspot for homes that already have planning permission

The highest proportion of properties for sale with planning permission already in place are in the South East of England, as almost three in 10 (28.2%) are ready-made for development.

Properties that already have permission are attractive to investors looking to add extensions or refurbishments, even though...

Property industry reaction as interest rates cut

The Bank of England has just made the decision to reduce the base rate to 5.00% today.

The base rate has been cut to 5.00%, with this being the first cut since March 2020.
The cut comes as a result of wider economic stability and inflation holding at 2% for the last two months.

Guy Gittins, Foxtons Chief Executive Officer, said:

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BoE base rate reduction: Head of Mortgages reveals how it'll impact YOUR mortgage

In a significant move just announced, the Bank of England (BoE) has lowered the base rate to 5.00%, bringing welcome relief to mortgage holders and prospective homebuyers across the UK.

John Fraser-Tucker, Head of Mortgages at online mortgage adviser Mojo Mortgages , expressed his enthusiasm for the announcement: "After being held at 5.25% for the last seven base rate announcements,...

Build to rent development Union Yard, Aldershot

LRG Appointed to Manage and Maintain 82 units in the new and exclusive Aldershot Build to Rent development by Rushmoor Homes Limited

LRG Appointed to Manage and Maintain 82 units in the new and exclusive Aldershot Build to Rent development by Rushmoor Homes Limited at Union Yard in Hampshire

Three Sixty Space , a division of national property services group Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has been instructed by Rushmoor Homes Limited to manage and maintain 82 Build to Rent (BTR) units at the new Union Yard site in...

Nationwide - Growth accelerates again in July

The latest Nationwide House Price Index figures were released today. The latest index shows that: -

House prices climbed by 0.3% between June and July of this year, up from 0.2% the previous month.
House prices were also up 2,1% year on year, with the annual rate of growth accelerating from 1.5% the previous month.
This marks the fastest pace of house

Tenant to rental property ratio forecast to ease by 2030, but stock availability still poses problem for sector

The latest research by Zero Deposit , the tenancy deposit alternative, has revealed that while the ratio of tenants to available rental properties is forecast to ease by 2030, there will still be over two tenants for every rental property available, highlighting the tough task facing those reliant on the rental sector to put a roof over their head.

Zero Deposit analysed historic...

Utilising 1% of the green belt could deliver 738,000 new homes, putting Labour well on its way to delivering 1.5m new homes

Research by Lomond has revealed that Labour could deliver almost half of the 1.5 million new homes planned should it follow through with its plans to reclassify wrongly designated green belt land. In fact, the analysis by Lomond shows that just 1% of the current green belt could provide enough space for over 738,000 homes.

Lomond analysed current land usage looking at the total area...

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