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Kensington Ward London Property Market

The Kensington ward where homes average just £600,000

Research by central London estate agency, Bective , has dissected the most prestigious pocket of the London property market to reveal how it has fared during a tough pandemic year and which areas offer the most and least affordable paths to securing a home in Kensington and Chelsea.

Bective analysed the latest data from the Office for National Statistics looking at property market...

Edinburgh Scotland two biggest cities have the UKs best build to rent property potential

Scotland’s two biggest cities have the UK’s best build to rent property potential

Manor Interiors , the expert in build-to-rent property furnishing solutions, has revealed which major UK cities offer the best opportunities for build to rent developers based on the highest levels of apartment living vs the rest of the rental market.

Build to rent is designed for people who are looking for a modern way of life; city living with a focus on community and amenities....

Nested, the modern estate agent pledges to solve self employed estate agency problem

Property Market News: Nested, the modern estate agent, pledges £5m to ‘solve the self employed estate agency problem’

Property Market News:

“We are unashamedly gunning for the top spot as the number one supported, self-employed estate agency in the UK. We’ve been testing this model for some time and fixed the problems that competitors have struggled with since inception and we have serious backing with which to invest in our partner agents properly as we scale together.”

Says Matt Robinson the CEO...

Creating a cosy home space this Autumn property

Creating a cosy home space this Autumn

As the darker hours creep in and the weather gets colder, seasonal interior property changes are well underway.

It’s time to wrap up and keep warm as October approaches, and with over one million #cosyhome hashtags on Instagram alone, Prestigious Textiles ’ head designer Marie Goodwin has shared how to create a cosy space this autumn.

From colour schemes to dimmed lighting,...

Rental Market Hit By Storm As Demand Trumps Supply

The UK rental market sees the lowest supply in almost a decade
  • ‘Room wanted’ ads outnumber ads for ‘rooms available’ on SpareRoom for only the third time in six years. Last time this happened was in September 2019 and before that, August 2015.
  • The demand surge is driven by people coming into the market, rather than moving within it.
  • Out of the UK’s 50 largest towns
  • ...

UK tourist hotspot house price growth stagnates during the pandemic

Research by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has found that a lockdown enforced trend for staycations may have been good news for the UK tourism sector, but it hasn’t been so great for local property prices in tourist hotspots.

GetAgent analysed UK house price growth since the start of the pandemic and how it differed across areas classed as tourism hotspots versus...

Prime London market sees a 5.8% increase in buyer demand

The latest Prime London Demand Index by leading lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves , has shown that homebuyer interest in London’s high-end market has increased 5.8% annually for homes listed a £2m and above and 1.8% across the £10m+ market.

The index by Benham and Reeves analyses the ratio of homes listed as sold subject to contract or under offer as a percentage of all...

These are London’s most expensive addresses so far in 2021

Research by central London estate agency, Bective , has revealed which prestigious London addresses have seen the highest sums of property sold so far this year and which is home to the highest average sold price.

Bective analysed residential sold price records from the Land Registry for property transactions across London so far in 2021 and found that, despite tough market...

Surplus rental stock levels fall as tenant demand returns to the market

Research by nationwide buy-to-let specialist, Sequre Property Investment , suggests that the rental market across Britain’s major cities has bounced back, as available stock levels are now lower than prior to the pandemic.

Sequre Property Investment analysed the available rental stock levels across 21 major UK cities and found that at the end of Q4, 2019 before the pandemic struck,...

What are your rights when your new home isn’t up to standard?

The new build sector can be a minefield of snagging issues and property related problems that plague homebuyers long after they’ve purchased the property. But what can you do about it?

New build snagging experts, HouseScan , have taken a look at where homebuyers stand should they find their new home is unfit for purpose and the options open to them to challenge those to have supplied...

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