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Property Landlords Still Buying

The latest research from Benham and Reeves shows that despite the imminent rollout of Making Tax Digital and the Renters' Rights Act bringing new levels of compliance, regulation, and control over their properties, buy-to-let landlords are still buying up property assets at an increased rate, with the total buy-to-let mortgage value being lent increasing by more than 20% over the past year.

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How to avoid the most common issues that delay a property sale

The things that will delay your property sale and how you can avoid them

Home Buying platform, Yes Homebuyers , has looked at some of the most common issues to delay a property sale and how you can best plan to avoid them.

Lose your emotional attachment

It’s understandable that selling a house can spur a wide range of emotions, but all too often we let these cloud our judgement when selling. This can cause initial delays to the selling process,...

Lara Croft owns gaming characters most expensive property

Gaming icon Lara Croft owns the most expensive property

The latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has revealed which famous video game characters have levelled up in the current property market.

While the battle of the next-gen consoles has already, GetAgent has looked back at some of gaming’s most iconic characters, their homes and what they would be worth on the current market.

Here’s how they rank...

Exchanging Homes Could Help Save over £65,000 on holidays

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced all of us to reassess how we live, and how we travel. In our quest for more space or a different way of life, the pandemic has led many of us to improve our homes. It has made us value what our homes really mean to us, and what part they play in our all-round happiness.

Global home swapping platform, Love Home Swap understands the importance of their...

Places in UK with the most chain-free property stock

These are the UK’s chain-free property hotspots for a quicker sale

Home Buying platform, Yes Homebuyers , has revealed which UK cities are currently home to the highest level of chain-free property stock, for homebuyers looking to avoid the current market backlogs and secure a quicker sale.

Yes Homebuyers looked at current property stock listed on the major portals across 23 major cities, before then looking at what proportion of this stock offered...

How much will 50p worth of electricity get you at home

How far will 50p of electricity get you at home?

A whopping 85% of UK households admit to being completely unaware of their annual electricity usage1. With the population spending more time at home and with shorter days already here, Compare the Market commissioned a survey of the UK bill payers to find out who is least clued up on how much energy is used by everyday appliances, focusing on how far 50p worth of electricity will go in the...

Research shows a backlog in current property market conditions

You could fly to the moon 17 times in the time its taking to complete on property sales

Research by home buying platform, Yes Homebuyers , shows that in the time it’s taking for home buyers and sellers to complete on a sale in current market conditions, they could complete a world cruise, fly to the moon and back 17 times, or conquer Mount Everest.

In regular market conditions, it takes an average of 11 weeks between the point an offer is accepted on a property and the...

Half of Brits are making home improvements this year

43% Brits set to upgrade Garden following home improvement

2021 is set to be a year of transformations for British homes, with more than half of Brits (59%) claiming they will be making home improvements, with the average spend at £6,531 per household. Decorating is revealed as the top home improvement (69%), with grey being named as 2021’s colour of choice, followed by cream and blue, according to new research by Attic Self Storage .

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Act now if buying a property before the stamp duty holiday runs out

Mortgage advisor warns of risks and opportunities during COVID

A mortgage advisor is urging people who want to buy a property to act now – before the stamp duty holiday runs out.

Matt Colley, of Moving Experience in Bristol, has seen a surge in people looking to move due to lockdown and a temporary cut to the stamp duty land tax.

But the holiday ends in March and, with the average house purchase taking up to 12 weeks, he is advising...

Top eight most common snags with new homes

The most common new build snagging issues that haunt homebuyers

The snag solving expert, HouseScan, has revealed which are the top eight most common snags found when it comes to new build homes in the UK.

With HouseScan , consumers book an appointment and a qualified home-inspector will attend the home and provide a comprehensive report that covers everything from decorating defects to ill-fitted doors and windows, to electrical, heating and...

High-end homebuyers from Qatar are currently in the strongest position

Middle Eastern homebuyers have the strongest borrowing platform

The world's leading high-net-worth mortgage broker, Enness Global , has revealed which high-end foreign buyers currently have the strongest property purchasing pedigree when it comes to the mortgage to earnings ratio of the top one per cent of earners.

Enness analysed 27 nations based on the current income threshold of the top 1% of earners and what this equates to in terms of the...

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