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Fibo Panels

Fibo introduces new wall panel decors designed to support faster installation and reduced maintenance across multiple sectors

Fibo has announced the launch of a new collection of wall panel decors, developed to support faster installation, reduced downtime and long-term durability across residential, hospitality, healthcare, education, commercial projects and beyond.

Designed and manufactured in Norway since 1952, Fibo's wall panel system provides a fully waterproof wall solution for interior environments and is...

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Stamp Duty

Delays and higher house prices see homebuyers fall out of love with the stamp duty holiday

Research by estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, has revealed that the shine is starting to come off the stamp duty holiday for disgruntled homebuyers who are experiencing long delays and higher house prices as a result of the initiative.

85% of those asked said that the current market bottleneck caused by stamp duty holiday demand has caused their purchase to be delayed...

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Current home selling hotspots taking 13 months quicker than the slowest

New research from GetAgent , the estate agent comparison website, has revealed which areas of the property market in England and Wales are seeing homes sell the quickest, as well as the areas with the slowest time to sell taking 13 months longer.

GetAgent.co.uk keeps a comprehensive record of property sales across the nation, using data from all of the major online portals to record...

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Trading Standards urges renters not to be caught out by banned tenancy fees

Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards Service has launched a new campaign to help prevent renters in the region being caught out by fees that have now been banned.

The law on what landlords and letting agents can charge tenants when beginning, ending or changing their contracts has changed.

It means renters can no longer be asked to pay extra for things like...

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Buckingham Palace in London

UK house prices have risen by 377% while Queen Elizabeth II has been on the throne

Research from national UK estate agent, Keller Williams UK , has found that UK house prices have, once adjusted for inflation, risen by 377% since the Queen’s coronation in 1953, while the past 12 months have brought mixed fortunes for Her Majesty’s impressive property portfolio.

When Queen Elizabeth II was crowned on 2nd June 1953, the average UK house price was £1,884 which, when...

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Seven hotel designs to steal and use at home this summer

HOW TO RECREATE A HOTEL AESTHETIC AT HOME

With summer fast approaching and travelling abroad still in the balance, UK homeowners are taking to social media platforms to find inspiration on how to bring the memories of being on holiday into their home.

Asking Google for insights, “Hotel interiors for inspiration” has seen a recent surge of 22% followed closely by “How do you bring...

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celebrity homes

Study Reveals the Most Desired Celebrity Homes

With ' celebrity homes' seeing 80,400 google searches each year worldwide, it's clear celebs stand as one of our key sources of architectural and interior inspiration. Intrigued to find out which A-list properties we are turning to the most, experts at HeatingForce.co.uk conducted a study looking into the most popular celebrity houses on Pinterest. *

Highlights from research:...

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Shadow of a burglar

Burglaries: Complacency warning for South West homeowners

An insurance expert is warning homeowners about the dangers of complacency after police figures revealed a drop in household burglaries in the South West during lockdown.

Toby Heathcoat Amory, of insurance broker Lycetts, is urging homeowners to step up their home security before their return to the office and going on holiday, as he fears the government’s stay at home order caused a...

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Traffic Jam

Commuter belt properties back in vogue as return to the workplace builds

Research by London estate agent, Benham and Reeves , has revealed how commuting can cut the cost of homeownership, as a slow but steady return to normality puts the London commuter belt back in vogue with homebuyers.

While the pandemic inspired trend of working remotely from bigger homes in the depths of the countryside was nice while it lasted, recent research revealed that 65% of...

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Row of houses

The property market pockets driving price growth in each county

Research from national UK estate agent, Keller Williams UK , has revealed which areas of the property market in England are currently Best in Show, when it comes to price appreciation across each county since the start of the stamp duty holiday.

Keller Williams analysed house price growth since last July across all local authorities in England before highlighting which area was...

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Paper house model

The cash buyer hotspots giving sellers the best chance of beating the market bottleneck

Research from homebuying platform, YesHomebuyers , has revealed where homesellers can maximise their chances of beating the current market bottleneck by securing a cash buyer.

Buyer activity has exploded since the introduction of the stamp duty holiday and while top line market health remains strong, an undercurrent of panic has started to build as many homebuyers and sellers remain...

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