property

The latest property market analysis by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves , has estimated that almost 400,000 UK property transactions have been down valued in the last year alone.

Benham and Reeves analysed property market transactions over the last 12 months to reveal how many homes are being down valued based on a devaluation report by Bankrate .

How many...

Research by the next-generation, virtual property viewings platform, U-See Homes, has found that the majority of home viewers are failing to consider the cultural differences of homeowners when entering their home during the viewing process - and it could cost them should they make an offer.

The UK is a melting pot of different cultures, religions and nationalities and, as a result,...

• New research highlights that one in ten UK adults (11%), intend to spend money on moving home over the next year.
• This is despite the recent boom as the stamp duty holiday deadline approaches in September, where many have already upped sticks.
• The sudden influx of house movers has led to reputable removal companies being inundated, alongside ‘cowboy’ removing firms
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• Fund to help buyers on a new route to homeownership
• Would-be homeowners can move-in, mortgage-free, with a minimum 5% deposit
• Wayhome buys the rest, and the customer pays rent on the part they don’t own
• Customers could buy a home worth 6-8x their income
• Gradual Homeownership is a flexible scheme that allows customers to buy more of the home
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Research from the national estate agent, Keller Williams UK , has found that Brighton is home to the nation’s most valuable property postcode so far in 2021, outside of London, of course.

Keller Williams UK analysed sold prices across the market in England and Wales since the start of the year and found that so far, a stamp duty holiday fuelled market has seen residential property...

The latest research from new build snagging experts, HouseScan , suggests that while there are currently 294,900 homes currently in the planning permission pipeline, an estimated 289,002 of these will reach the market with snagging issues.

HouseScan’s analysis of Gov.uk data on the number of housing units to have been granted planning permission shows that planning permission...

The latest research from Warwick Estates shows that leasehold homes are playing an increasingly significant role in the UK housing market after enjoying significant growth in the past couple of years.

There is an increasingly common narrative around the housing market that leaseholds should be a thing of the past. This argument often starts by saying leaseholds don’t give owners...

The garden village is being developed by the Edenstone Group – featuring designs from Edenstone Homes and Bluebell Homes.

Properties from Bluebell Homes have been selling off-plan since February 2020. The opening of the four-bedroomed Farnham...

The torrential rain in some parts of the UK recently acts as a reminder that flooding is a reality for many and just one of the surprise factors Brits need to look out for when purchasing a new home.

New research from Quotezone.co.uk , a leading insurance comparison website, showed a list of...

Harry Yates, CEO of professional snagging company HouseScan & inspection app BuildScan, addresses Cambridge City Council Building Quality Forum

The quality of homes delivered in the new build sector has been an issue for some time and is often highlighted in the media as questionable. In 2017 Bovis, a top ten housebuilder, apologised for releasing properties that they’d said were...