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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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London's most and least affordable homes for rent

Across the London rental market, there is an average difference of 5,869% in rental prices between the most and least affordable homes currently listed to let on Rightmove, although this climbs as high as 37,456% in some boroughs.

The latest research by MovingHomeAdvice.com , analysed current rental stock across every London borough, looking at the most and least affordable homes...

Buy-to-let yields remain flat year on year and here are the property pockets bucking the trend

The latest research from peer to peer investment platform, Sourced Capital , has revealed that buy-to-let rental yields have remained largely flat, up just 0.1% year on year.

In England, they’ve fallen by -0.1% while regionally London has seen an even greater decline with a drop of -0.2%.

However, this hasn’t been the case everywhere. The North East has seen an annual...

Bloor Homes sees sales activity surge

Whilst house buyers may currently be cautious, all indications show that with lenders offering more and more products and interest rates so low, the popularity of new build homes continues to rise.

As lockdown restrictions start to ease, and housebuilders are once again opening sales offices and showhomes, Bloor Homes has seen a surge of activity across its developments. This...

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Birmingham, Leeds and Cornwall are the nation’s home moving hotspots

The latest research by the home setup service, Just Move In , has revealed that so far this year, Birmingham, Leeds and Cornwall are amongst the nation’s home mover hotspots.

Just Move In analysed property sale transactions and found that despite the problems posed by coronavirus, 130,000 homeowners across England and Wales have already sold their homes and made a move in 2020....

Buyers need to act now to reap stamp duty discounts

The latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has revealed that so far this year, the time it takes to sell a property has increased by 14% when compared to last year. With an average time of 144 days or nearly five months, from listing to completing, homebuyers looking to take advantage of the recently announced stamp duty holiday need to act now.

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