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Tough to be an Estate Agent

Agents reveal biggest challenges when starting an estate agency business

The latest research by eXp UK , the platform for personal estate agents and estate agency businesses, has revealed that for estate agents who take the plunge and start their own business, maintaining motivation and momentum was the hardest obstacle to overcome, with the majority needing six months to a year before they felt their business was gaining traction.

The survey of UK estate agents*,...

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Pride in the Jon “Quality” Award winning Elan Homes site manager Dave Roberts at Balmoral Gardens, Southport.

MILITARY PRECISION HELPS SITE MANAGER SCOOP TOP AWARD

A FORMER Sergeant Major has drilled home excellent standards on a construction site in Southport to secure a major industry award. Elan Homes site manager Dave Roberts, from Warrington, has won his first Pride in the Job “Quality” Award from the NHBC for his role in overseeing work at Balmoral Gardens.

Dave is one of just 450 Pride in the Job “Quality” Award winners, from a field of more than...

ESSEX IS THE PLACE TO LIVE IF YOU WANT TO WIN ON LOVE ISLAND

With Love Island receiving a record number of applications this year , the Love Islander's favourite Lingerie brand, Boux Avenue has done some research to find out if your postcode can affect your Love Island application. They’ve done some digging and found out which regions have produced the most Love Island contestants to date and you might just be surprised!

Okay, it’s no real...

English Garden

40% of Brits are looking to transform their outdoor spaces this year

With 40% of Brits set to transform their outdoor spaces this year, Jeyes Fluid , the British heritage outdoor cleaning specialist, today announces that it has joined forces with award-winning stylist and interiors writer, Melanie Lissack, to launch its ‘Creative Spaces’ Initiative, to inspire Brits to upcycle and repurpose leftover and forgotten items, to help transform their outdoor spaces...

Shower

Save money this summer with simple home upgrades

Save water with these five cheap home improvements

By Steve Vincent, Head of Operations, Plumbers4U

With over 3 million households across the UK combatting rising water bills, changing bad habits might not be the only avenue to explore.

Small, fast and cheap home upgrades can chip away at your water bill. And with a predicted annual water and sewerage bill nearing £410 a...

Linden Homes launches new homes in commuter town Redhill

Linden Homes launches new homes in commuter town Redhill

As employees across the nation face an imminent return to the office after more than a year of working from home, Linden Homes is addressing the demand for those wishing to shorten their usual commute with the launch of Carrington Place in the scenic Surrey town of Redhill.

Named as the second best commuter town for those working in London, Redhill benefits from excellent transport...

Couches and kitchen

Home movers on track to spend £5bn on home improvements, appliances and furnishings

Research by Manor Interiors , the experts in build-to-rent furnishing solutions, has revealed that home movers are on course to spend an estimated £5bn on furnishings, appliances and home improvements in 2021, although this spend is still down 22% on pre-Covid levels.

Manor Interiors analysed data from 2019 on the value added by UK home movers to sectors including home furnishings,...

British Georgian houses in sunshine

Sunshine hotspots cultivate higher house prices

Research by estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, has revealed that homes in the UK’s sunniest hotspots can command up to 58% more than the UK average, but there are some sunny locations still offering exceptional value for money.

With the UK basking in a heatwave for the past couple of weeks, people up and down the country have been enjoying long days of glorious...

The best commuter belt staycation destinations for a convenient trip away this summer

The latest research by Butter , the UK’s only Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) travel agency, has taken a look at the best commuter belt staycation destinations available from three major UK cities.

While holidays abroad remain largely off the table this year, the good news is that the UK is home to a wealth of great places to visit and a great staycation doesn’t necessarily require hours of...

First-time buyer demand for help-to-buy properties has surged by 19%

The New Homes Index has tracked new home buyer searches across England during May, its findings reveal that first-time buyer demand for help-to-buy properties has surged by 19% since the new scheme came into effect 1 April 2021. A sign that the new help-to-buy scheme, which requires new entrants to homeownership to put down a 5% deposit, is helping first time buyers to make the most of...

Flooded houses

Warning over hidden flood risk as buyers dash to beat stamp duty deadline

  • 530,000 properties in England face a more extreme risk of flooding than official maps suggest, according to Zurich UK
  • A home with a 3% chance of flooding in any year has a 63% likelihood of being inundated over a typical 30-year mortgage
  • Calls for Environment Agency to update the way it communicates flood risk to help households better understand their flood
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