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Insurers Reveal that Sharing Holiday Posts In Real Time Can Void Your Home Insurance

Niraj Mamtora, Director and Home Insurance Expert at Forum Insurance , explains:

"Burglars aren't just casing streets anymore - they're scrolling through Instagram stories and Facebook timelines. With this in mind, insurers expect policyholders to take reasonable care to protect their property, and that now includes being cautious about what you share online. For example, posting 'Off to...

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London beats the commuter belt for pandemic property sales but trails on price appreciation

Astons , the international experts on real estate, residency and citizenship through investment, has found that London has trailed behind the commuter belt where pandemic property price appreciation is concerned. However, the capital has held its own in terms of the number of homes sold, suggesting that the demise of the London market due to lockdown restrictions may have been exaggerated....

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Monaco takes property pole sitting 1,508% ahead of F1 house price average

This Sunday, Formula 1 heads to perhaps the most iconic track in the racing calendar in Monaco and research by the leading high-net-worth mortgage broker, Enness Global Mortgages , has revealed that it also takes pole position where property values are concerned.

The research by Enness shows that on average, property values across the 22 nations to feature in the 2021 F1 race...

The biggest property price gaps between the first and second rung of the ladder

The latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed which areas of the British housing market present the biggest step for first-time homeowners, when it comes to climbing the next rung of the property ladder.

Since the market reopened for business early last year, frenzied levels of homebuyer demand have pushed house prices ever higher. As a result,...

Forget the green list, Portugal is good for house prices

The latest research by the leading high-net-worth mortgage broker, Enness Global Mortgages , has revealed that Portugal isn’t just popular amongst the UK population as a potential green list holiday destination, but it also ranks top where house prices are concerned.

Enness Global analysed sold price records from the Land Registry over the last year looking specifically at streets...

Historic towns home to a higher rate of house price growth

England’s historic towns and cities are home to a higher rate of house price growth compared to ‘new’ towns created post 1946.

That’s according to research by estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, who analysed property market data over the last year across 15 historic pockets of the property market and 15 to have been created in recent times.

The research shows...

Sharp rise in demand for family homes in Devon fuelled by pupils returning to school

Demand for two and three bedroom homes in Exeter rises by 24% since March
The pandemic-led search for space means demand has also spiked for four and five bed homes in some areas, including Mid Devon, which saw a sharp spike of 70%

Zoopla, the UK’s most comprehensive property destination, has revealed that buyer demand for family homes in Devon has risen...

Connells comes out on top of the corporate rankings in the last six months

An analysis of property market listings by GetAgent.co.uk has revealed that over the last six months, Connells sits at the top of the corporate estate agency table having accounted for the most property market listings of all corporate agency brands.

GetAgent analysed property listing data to not only find which corporate estate agent was the most prominent in the current market but...

North of England accounts for half of pandemic property repossessions

Research from homebuying platform, YesHomebuyers , has revealed the North of England has seen by far the most property repossessions since the start of the pandemic, with the North West, in particular, home to the highest level.

With the current stamp duty holiday spurring a property market frenzy, house prices have boomed. The latest UK House Price Index shows that the North of...

House prices vs other investments: Slow and steady or high-risk high-reward

House price inflation has been steadier than other kinds of investments in recent years, offering consistent appreciation not seen with a number of other commodities.

Warwick Estates analysis shows that between 2020 and 2021 prices have risen by 8.3%, far lower than the majority of other commodities on the investment market, with Bitcoin seeing the highest increase at 430%.

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UK agents have generated £2.7 billion in fees thanks to the stamp duty holiday

Research from WiggyWam, the all-in-one property platform, shows that UK estate agents have generated an estimated £2.7 billion in agency fees since the introduction of the stamp duty holiday.

Since July of last year, the housing market has experienced unprecedented demand and estate agents have been working flat out.

An estimated 772,830 transactions have completed between...

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