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Asking prices and transactions rising: Is now the time to sell?
If you have been looking to sell a piece of UK property in the last few years, you will have come across a market that has been difficult to negotiate, with the people who might purchase either finding it too difficult to achieve the funding they need, or buyer appetite simply not being there. With this in mind, it can be a difficult decision to make when you are looking ...
20th Feb 2013
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Unauthorised subletting concerns aired as practice rises
The rising prominence of the practice of subletting has led to an increase in the concern for landlords, a new report has stated. According to findings from lettings insurer and tenant referencing firm LetRisks, there are a growing number of tenants who are taking out a lease with a landlord and then renting out the property in question to a third party without prior ...
20th Feb 2013
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Efficiency the buzz word as energy bills 'set to rise'
In the last two winters, British owners of properties for sale have had to deal with the ever-increasing cost of gas and energy that has made it more and more difficult to heat the home throughout colder periods. However, worse could yet be to come, according to an energy watchdog. The organisation advised that in the years ahead, gas supplies across Europe are set to ...
19th Feb 2013
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UK new home prices on the rise
The price of newly built properties for sale in the UK is on the increase, a study conducted by SmartNewHomes has discovered. The company said that the price of purchasing a brand new home was a full 1.1 per cent higher as of the end of 2012 than they were a year earlier, in spite of the fact they witnessed a fall in December. It now costs an average of £229,571 to ...
19th Feb 2013
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Research and planning are key for DIY jobs
When it comes to making changes to the interiors of properties for sale, many people across the country will see it as a chance to really get stuck into a project and alter their house or flat in a way that makes it much more attractive to themselves. With spring just around the corner as well, the number of homeowners who see this as a chance to get their hands dirty and ...
18th Feb 2013
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Buying a home £120 per month cheaper than renting
The cost of buying properties for sale in the UK is now a full £120 less than renting, said a new report, as the prices of residential purchases remain far lower than they were before the fall of the sector in 2008. According to the findings published by Halifax, the cost of a mortgage for a three-bedroom house in December 2012 sat at £621 per month. Meanwhile, ...
18th Feb 2013
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Private rental sector overtakes social tenancy
The number of people in England who are now living in private property to rent has now reached higher than those in social housing for the first time since the 1960s, it has been reported by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). The organisation's English Housing Survey for the period covering 2011 and 2012 discovered that there are now 3.84 ...
15th Feb 2013
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The cold snap is back: Is your home ready?
People in properties for sale across the UK have had to endure some terrible weather so far early in 2013, with much snow and ice characterising the first few weeks of the year and leaving many families and their homes feeling a little bit chilly. However, rising energy bills meant that many were risking leaving the heating off in the winter months, with as many as 70 per ...
14th Feb 2013
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Scottish property prices experience fall in 2012
The price of buying properties for sale in Scotland in 2012 was less than it was in 2011 according to a new report that has been released as a part of the LSL/Acadametrics index. It said that the average price of a home was around 4.2 per cent lower in December of 2012 than it was 12 months earlier, with the last month of 2012 seeing a fall of 0.8 per cent alone to show a ...
14th Feb 2013
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UK property market needs more homes
A shortage of homes in the UK property market is proving to be one of the biggest problems that is stopping the sector from growing, it has been claimed. According to the Barratt Home Buyers study, the fact that people have to look longer and harder to discover the house that suits their needs puts them off from continuing their search. It found that 30 per cent of buyers ...
13th Feb 2013