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The nation's most prestigious property with a monthly mortgage of £19m

he latest research by award winning mortgage adviser, Alexander Hall , has revealed that whilst a property close to Royal Ascot will see the average homebuyer pay £4,263 a month in mortgage costs, this monthly payment climbs as high as £19m a month for those with ambitions of snagging a real royal property.

This week, Royal Ascot will be in full swing, giving the average person a chance to rub...

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easyMoney increases target return rates for property investors

Research by peer to peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney , suggests that UK savers and investors could be missing out on thousands of pounds in interest payments on their savings pots, as high street banks and savings institutions fail to pass on a string of recent interest rate increases to their savers....

Chance to win cash prizes with your estate agent

To mark the beginning of 2023, independent estate agencies across the Southwest have launched a New Year Giveaway, which will produce two cash winners every month as well as awarding one luck homeowner with a grand prize of £2,023.

From now until the end of April, all homeowners who choose a member of the Experts in Property network to value their home for sale or rental purposes...

Moving Towards Net Zero Thinking

As the property industry continues along the path towards net zero, one of the areas in which substantive improvements can be made is at the earliest stages of the property lifecycle, and in doing so, there is much that can be learnt from Norway, as Gina Dinesen, Architectural Assistant at Boyer Design explains.

Norway, the skiing-obsessed country somewhere close to the North pole,...

High levels of build-to-rent growth anticipated

High Levels of Growth Anticipated for BTR suburban communities

2022 has been a difficult year for much of the private rented sector (PRS), with landlords continually challenged by the Government’s intention to ‘professionalise’ the sector and rid it of the archetypal 'rogue landlord' – although, as its policy paper admitted, this constitutes a small fraction of all landlords.

The Government’s clear intention is to pass that opportunity to...

NHBC Technical Standards 2023 Now Live

The latest edition of NHBC’s Technical Standards has come into effect. The new Standards will apply to every new home registered with NHBC where the foundations have been laid on or after 01 January 2023.

NHBC’s dedicated Standards team has spent the past year applying its expertise to a robust review of all technical content, working with stakeholders from across the industry to...

Private housing delivery driving construction recovery

Private housing delivery driving construction output recovery as sector returns to pre-pandemic levels

Market analysis by Alliance Fund , the end to end real estate fund, has found that total construction output has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels, but the recovery of the sector is being slowed by the delivery of public new housing, with the level of private new housing...

Rental demand drops as tenants tackle the cost of living crisis

Research from estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester , has revealed that tenant demand has started to fall across England’s rental market, with demand down by as much as -29% in some parts of the country.

The Barrows and Forrester Rental Demand Index monitors rental listings across the nation, taking an average demand score for each English county based on the number of...

House buyer demand falls by another -9.2% in Q4

The latest Homebuyer Hotspots Demand Index by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has revealed that buyer demand levels are on the decline in the fourth quarter of 2022 as economic pressures and the increased cost of borrowing continue to force many people to reevaluate their home buying aspirations.

GetAgent’s Hotspots Demand Index monitors homebuyer demand across England...

Mortgage lending up in 2022, but have we reached the peak?

The latest mortgage market analysis by specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital , estimates that £77.5bn in residential loans was lent to individuals in the final quarter of 2022, totalling £318.3bn for the year - a 0.8% increase on 2021 despite the turbulence seen in the latter stages of 2022 due to increasing...

Energy savings take centre stage in new homes in Somerset

FOR those looking to reduce their energy bills, a move to a new home in Somerset could be just the ticket. Boasting a host of energy efficient features, new homes at Avalon in Glastonbury are ideal for those looking to save money and reduce their impact on the environment.

Plus, changes to Stamp Duty mean there’s the potential to enjoy lower moving costs.

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