Recently, a deceptively simple comment from a friend living in Los Angeles revealed all that is wrong with renting in the UK. She replied to a rentergirl posting with the words: “So after all this time, I finally realize you don’t have rent control. Don’t kill me. Here, renters have rights that would be [...]
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We were recently asked by property magazine Property Week to respond to: Why property auctions are shifting online and away from the ballroom model This is what we said: Our recent launch of weekly online property auctions is, we think, one of the most exciting developments in the UK property investment market for years. And [...] £12,000,000 – 6 bedroom terraced house for sale Chester Square, London In today’s budget, Chancellor Alistair Darling raised the stamp duty threshold to £250,000 for first time buyers for this year and the next, which was widely predicted / leaked, but what was less predictable was that this ‘election giveaway’ will be funded by an increase [...] As widely predicted, Chancellor Alistair Darling has raised the stamp duty threshold to £250,000 for first time buyers for this year and the next (although how will this be defined?) which will be funded by an increase from 4% to 5% on properties worth more that £1m. Almost 78% of homes sold in in 2009 [...] I have always believed that cities were invented to save us all from the horror of living in the countryside, but others disagree with my sentiments that ‘the land’ is sticky, smelly, and steep. They dream of that elusive bucolic idyll, and choose to rent homes in our green and pleasant pastures, in amongst the [...] Spring is finally here and with that warmer, milder weather homeowners traditionally begin to turn their thoughts to building and renovation works. So, we asked our friends at MyBuilder.com to put together some key insights from the field to ensure you have the best possible experience when working with your builder. They’ve asked homeowners, estate [...] With the annual Cheltenham Race Festival starting today, we’ve got five properties to spend your winnings on that are located near to other racecourses in the UK. Admittedly, you’d need to win big to afford these! Cheltenham Racecourse,Cheltenham, Glos 1. £1,150,000, seven bedrooms, Pittville Crescent, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Average home value in Cheltenham: £243,465 Property for [...] Here’s another popular keyword people use to find this blog: “I hate my flatmate/what rights do I have in a shared house/my flatmate is crazy,” and other infinite variations of the fresh new up close and personal hell that go with human contact. In my circle of friends, the traditional problems are still doing the [...] Our latest research shows UK housing affordability is at its highest level since 2003. Affordability rates have improved substantially over the past couple of years as a result of lower mortgage rates and falling house prices that have now begun to stabilise. We are at levels of affordability not seen in the UK housing market [...] Following on from yesterday’s Google Street View post it’s now official – Google have added your street to its Street View service in Google Maps, by adding over 238,000 miles of new imagery covering almost all of the UK. Did you clean the car, mow the lawn, paint the house? Was it sunny they day they [...] |
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