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Winter warmth, summer cool: five ways to prepare your home

After a scorching summer, a new report shows that 35% of Brits feel as though their home is unsuitable for the climate we now live in. With the priority now shifting to staying warm and comfortable this winter ahead of looming energy bill increases, MyBuilder.com , the reliable way to hire tradespeople, is advising homeowners to consider upgrades that both warm in winter - and stay cool in summer....

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52% of sellers are selling due to the fact they are growing old and want to downsize

Silver home sellers are opting for home buying platforms

Home Buying platform, Yes Homebuyers , has revealed the most common reasons that home sellers are opting for the route of a quick sale in current market conditions.

While the market has exploded since lockdown restrictions were eased there are still many home sellers opting to use home buying platforms such as Yes Homebuyers. This is largely due to the speed and certainty offered...

When it comes to the average value of the property being purchased, Malaysian buyers are leading the way

These are the international high-end buyers heading for the UK

The world's leading high-net-worth mortgage broker, Enness Global , has revealed the current make up of the international high-end market in the UK and which nations are accounting for the most activity in current market conditions.

Where is the most market activity coming from?

Data from Enness shows that when it comes to the largest number of mortgage deals being secured...

Addresses containing the word 'Saint' have proved the most popular in the UK

Do you live on one of the nation’s most popular streets?

Challenger property portal, OpenBrix , has revealed the nation’s most popular road names based on the highest number of homes sold in the last 12 months.

OpenBrix analysed sold price records from the Land Registry to find out which street names had clocked up the largest number of transactions in the last year.

The research shows that with nearly ten thousand transactions,...

Stamp duty holiday has already saved homebuyers £108m

The latest research from lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves , has revealed the huge number of homebuyers that have already benefited from the current stamp duty saving and the money they’ve saved.

Benham and Reeves analysed sold price records across England from the Land Registry between the launch of the stamp duty holiday on 8th July and August 31st (latest available data...

Top tips for ensuring bathroom electrical safety

Top tips for ensuring electrical safety at home

As the UK’s increasingly homebound homeowners continue to invest in improving and updating their homes, NICEIC has issued a keen reminder of the importance of ensuring electrical safety is kept at the forefront – particularly when it comes to the bathroom.

Amid the ongoing surge of home improvement activity sparked by government lockdown measures, recent estimates1 suggest that...

227,000 private renters have fallen into rental arrears due to the current pandemic

The buy-to-let locations with the lowest rental arrears

The latest research from lettings management platform, Howsy , has revealed where the highest arrears are due to the pandemic.

According to Shelter, 227,000 private renters have fallen into rental arrears due to the current pandemic, meaning the total number of tenants in arrears has doubled on an annual basis to 5% of private renters.

Howsy looked at what this 5% equates to...