house sales

Do It Yourself

Revealed: The DIY jobs costing UK homeowners thousands in redone work

New research from BuildSafe reveals that seven in ten (70%) UK DIYers cite cost as the main reason for tackling large or tricky home improvement projects themselves, but many are ending up worse off after underestimating the time, planning and expertise required, sometimes to the point of having to redo completed work entirely.

With tradespeople expected to raise their prices by 9.5...

Smart Kitchens

How To Actually Increase The Value of Your Home When Renovating

Homeowners across Exeter are thinking more carefully than ever about where their money

goes when they renovate, and I'm asked some version of the same question most weeks: is

a bespoke kitchen, dressing room or home office actually worth the investment, or is it

simply a nice thing to have? I've spent over 15 years designing and handcrafting interiors

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Andy Burnham

Where does Burnham rank as a housebuilding mayor?

The latest research from Inventory Base reveals that Cambridgeshire & Peterborough has delivered the highest rate of new homes of any of England's metro mayoral areas since 2017-18, averaging 5.6 additional homes per 1,000 residents each year. Across England as a whole, the average stands at 4.1, highlighting significant differences in housing delivery between the country's devolved...

Self Build

Average new-build house price set to surpass £400,000 by 2027

The latest research from UK Property Development has found that the average price of a new-build home in England is on course to exceed £400,000 by 2027, having risen steadily over the last decade alongside sustained growth across the wider British market.

The research analysed average new-build house price data across Great Britain and its individual nations between 2015 and 2025....

Noise complaints

The five noise complaints most likely to stop your home from selling

The latest research from House Buyer Bureau has revealed that excessive environmental noise can be one of the biggest obstacles when selling a home, reducing the pool of potential buyers and increasing the likelihood that sellers will have to cut their asking price in order to secure a sale.

House Buyer Bureau analysed* published valuation evidence on the impact of environmental...

Angela Rayner

Angela Rayner must do more to tackle "endless limbo" of homebuyer delays

Angela Rayner has a major task on her hands. Things have moved in the wrong direction since she last held the job.

Buyers are now waiting an average of 134 days to complete a transaction, with more than one in five deals collapsing before they get there. The Government's previous commitment to homebuying reforms are a good start. Sales packs, earlier binding agreements and...

Property Management

Property management becoming a specialist discipline as letting agents face growing regulatory pressures

The latest research by property management specialist, Rushbrook & Rathbone, has found that whilst the vast majority of letting agents believe the demands of managing rental properties have increased significantly in recent years, most continue to manage the function entirely in-house despite recognising that property management and winning new business now require fundamentally different...

Hosepipe Ban

Hosepipe ban: expert advises against cutting your lawn

With the UK experiencing another hot summer, several water companies, including Anglian Water, have introduced hosepipe bans and water restrictions. The measures present a challenge for gardeners across the country, who must find ways to keep their plants and outdoor spaces healthy and thriving without relying on water.

With this in mind, an expert from MyBuilder.com , the reliable...

Compliance Services

The Property Franchise Group and Coadjute sign major compliance partnership

Coadjute, the UK's fastest growing AML compliance service for property professionals, today announced a new long-term partnership with The Property Franchise Group plc (TPFG), the UK's largest estate agent franchise group.

The agreement marks a significant expansion of the relationship between the two organisations following TPFG's rollout of the Coadjute platform to support AML...

Bankrupt Builders

Britain Cannot Build Its Way Out of Crisis if Builders Are Going Bust: Jewson and Stark UK Launch National Campaign Demanding Urgent Government Action.

Britain's builders, tradespeople and construction businesses have united behind a national campaign calling for urgent government action to prevent the further decline of the country's most important industries.

The newly launched Let's Get Britain Building - NOW! campaign lead by Stark Building Materials UK and Jewson is warning that the construction sector has reached a critical...

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