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The Overlooked Legal Side of Elderly Care and Home Ownership

As life expectancy increases and more families confront the realities of long-term care, one crucial element remains frequently overlooked: the legal implications of elderly care and property ownership. Whether you are planning for your own future or supporting ageing parents, understanding the intersection between care decisions and property law is essential to protecting both financial stability and...

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Accidental landlords – don’t get caught out by the income tax trap

Around 7% of landlords in the UK are ‘accidental’ and never intended to let out a property. Reasons for being an accidental landlord include inheriting a property that hasn’t been sold on and being forced to let out a home that cannot be sold.

As an accidental landlord, understanding the laws around income tax and what needs to be declared can be difficult and, for many, it can also...

Prime market well poised to side-step the stamp duty fuelled market cliff edge

Research by the leading mortgage broker for global high-net-worths, Enness Global Mortgages , suggests that the market cliff-edge that approaches with the end of the stamp duty holiday is unlikely to impact the high-end section of the UK property market.

A downward correction in property prices and transaction levels was expected to follow the expiry of the stamp duty holiday at the...

Here’s where house builders have taken their foot off the gas since 2015

The latest new-build property market insight from the sector experts, BuildScan , has revealed which areas of the nation have seen housebuilders take their foot off the gas in the last five years where housing delivery is concerned.

BuildScan’s analysis of housing delivery over the last five years shows that 792,890 new homes have been built across England since 2015, with new...

Homebuyer demand climbs in Q1, although London is still off the pace

Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has released its latest Homebuyer Demand Hotspots Index of the year, revealing how the market has performed across the UK’s major cities during the first quarter of 2020.

GetAgent’s Hotspots Index is a quarterly look at homebuyer demand levels in each major UK city. The index is based on the number of properties that are already marked...

Big Reveal for Barton Show Homes - and Gardens

THE SHOW home gardens at a blossoming new development in Barton will showcase how important outdoor space has become to buyers.

It’s a double milestone for Anwyl Homes. The family-run business is about to open fully furnished show homes at Lawrence Gardens by appointment only (from April 10). The company will also soon welcome the first homeowners to the development, where homes have...

1250 new homes boost for Redrow in Cheshire

REDROW’S North West division has secured land for around 1,250 new homes across two different locations in Cheshire.

It includes acquisition of a 63.5-acre site in Congleton for homes, a primary school and local shops, plus completion of a series of land deals which secure 120 acres for circa 800 new homes at the long-awaited Daresbury Garden Village, near Warrington.

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Birmingham leads rental market revival as tenant demand jumps 10% in Q1

Research by estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester , has revealed that the rental market across the UK’s major cities has started to pick up as we edge out of lockdown.

The latest market data from Barrows and Forrester shows that there has been a sharp uplift in tenant demand for rental properties across the UK’s major cities. Demand for rental homes now sits at 37.6% for...

Brunel Street Works Offers Connectivity and Flexibility for First Time Buyer

First time buyer, Chinedu Okafor (29) had set himself a goal of owning his first home before he turned 30 but was finding it increasingly hard to find the right home to tick all his boxes, until he came across Linden Homes’ Brunel Street Works < https://www.lindenhomes.co.uk/developments/london/brunel-street-works-canning-town > .

Originally from Nigeria, Chinedu, who works as...

The UK’s Help to Buy Homebuyer Hotspots

Research by lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves , has revealed which cities are currently seeing the most demand from homebuyers for properties eligible for Help to Buy (H2B).

With the current Help to Buy equity loan scheme expiring last month, homebuyers will have been glad to see the Government announce a replacement scheme to start as of this April. The latest version of...

New Hertford eco homes designed for maximum 5* national quality mark

An exclusive development of net-zero carbon homes on the edge of Hertford has been designed to meet the maximum five-star rating under the Home Quality Mark. This is the first time nationally that a small development by a niche developer has been designed to meet this high criteria. Waterford Wick on Sacombe Road, includes just eight houses designed to a high environmental standard with a...

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