How to choose a letting agent to manage your property portfolio 05 Sep 2015 One of the key ingredients of successful property investment is ensuring you have a network of good people and reliable suppliers around you. If you ever want to systemise, scale, leverage and ultimately achieve the best results from property, then you will be need to source and...
Business Secretary Sajid Javid vows to champion 'Midlands Engine' 02 Jul 2015 Business Secretary Sajid Javid has urged local politicians planning a new super-council for the West Midlands to be as ambitious as possible - and vowed to be the region's champion at the highest levels of government. The high-flying MP for Bromsgrove, who was promoted to...
Benefits of using a traditional high street agent 19 Jun 2015 Use a traditional agent, property search man tells sellers Written by: ROSALIND RENSHAW | JUNE 19, 2015 Print A property search agent has strongly advised people against trying to sell their own homes via one of the ‘passive intermediary’ sites on the internet...
Mortgage approval surge fuels 'evolving market' 16 Jun 2015 A new report from Royal Mail has found that almost half of those who move home are trading up to a bigger, more expensive property. The data revealed that as many as 45% are able to move to a more expensive home after securing the additional funds they need against a mortgage (...
April sees 10% rise in mortgage approvals 02 Jun 2015 Warren Lewis 02 Jun 2015 New data from the Bank of England has revealed that the number of loan approvals for house purchases was 68,076 in April, compared to the average of 60,679 over the previous six months. The number of approvals for remortgaging was 35,930, compared to...
'Desperate need' for homes on sale, says Rics 29 Apr 2014 House prices will continue to rise across the country until more homes are put on the market, an industry body has said. The lack of homes for sale was a "major concern" and there was a "desperate need" for more, the Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors...
Britain's property market posts highest sales level in more than six years 29 Apr 2014 Britain's property market recorded the highest level of sales in more six years over the first three months of this year – but the surge came with a health warning from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics). Surveyors sold an average of 22.7 homes each in the...
Britain's housing market shows no sign of cooling down, says Nationwide 04 Mar 2014 Average price of a home in February is 9.4% higher than a year earlier, according to the latest figures from building society Britain's buoyant housing market showed no signs of cooling in February with the average price of a home 9.4% higher than a year earlier according to...
New tribes preparing to move in next door 04 Mar 2014 A report identifies the new types of householder emerging over the next decade - from Waltons to GloMads, and Tumbleweeders to My-Sizers They are the home owners of the future and they are coming to a street near you. A report has identified the five types of household “...
Rising housing market spreads beyond London & the South East 03 Mar 2014 The surging housing market has broadened out beyond London and the south-east, with prices up in more than half the country for the first time in 10 years, according to data from property researchers Hometrack. In England and Wales, prices rose for 51% of postcodes in February...
