Property

A property priced at £500,000 has recently entered the real estate market in prime central London. Located in Mayfair, the two bedroom flat provides a rare opportunity for a young family or student to purchase a property in the area, or a buy to let investment opportunity for someone looking to expand their estate in the city. Mayfair has long been a desired residential location, with the typical resident regularly evolving. Recent years have seen house buyers getting younger, with...

An entire English village boasting more than 40 houses and a huge manor home put on the market for a whopping £20 MILLION has been sold. The quintessential Yorkshire village of West Heslerton, which has been left untouched for the past 50 years, was put on sale to carry on the legacy of a "vibrant" community. It was put on the market in April last year, and boasted its very own 21-bedroom mansion, 43 houses and 2,116 acres of surrounding...

In the real estate industry, making sure you are marketing yourself well is a crucial part of business. After all, if you aren’t putting out the right message about yourself as a firm, you’re highly unlikely to attract new customers. Improving your internal marketing, and creating a strategy to put yourself in the best light, can give your firm a better chance at success. In an industry where the competition is high, with rivals who’s aims are exactly the same...

Leading Bridging Loans Provider Discusses UK Gov’s Increasingly Debated Scheme for Council Tenants Just as Margaret Thatcher ushered in the sale of council houses back in the 80s, the UK government has made the controversial decision to continue its ‘Right to Buy’ scheme. The move was not unexpected, though has faced a heavy backlash from critics who continue to argue that the scheme is doing nothing to help the wider UK housing crisis. Interest in right to buy mortgages has...

A grotty basement room with exposed pipes and no planning permission has been sold for a staggering £175,000. The pint-sized space is on the lower ground floor of a large terraced property in upmarket Kensington, London. Enter the building and you're met by a lavish communal hall with impressive tiled floor, grand chandelier and imposing staircase. But the room offered at auction by Allsop doesn't have the same character features found in the of the property. With just 205sq/ft of...

The five stages of being a homeowner have been uncovered in a new property study by Origin, and they're ridiculously accurate. According to new research the average UK homeowner moves out of their parent's at 21, lives in seven houses and spends £26,295 on redecorating over their lifetime, and the typical mortgage will take 20 years and nine months to pay off – costing a total of £134,864.82 in the process. Homeowners will end up living approximately 66 miles away...

Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis has revealed he contributes £100,000 a year on building materials to a new Worthy cause - providing affordable housing in his village. Eavis has been working closely on the project providing up to 50 affordable homes for local people. The development, Maggie's Farm, has 13 homes in the process of being built, with work starting in November 2016. Mr Eavis donated the land and also the stone from his quarry to build the houses, at a...

RICS launch anti-homelessness pledge to unite industry and end homeless epidemic. London’s land, property and construction sectors must collaborate better to help end rising homelessness and deliver more affordable homes, says the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The professional body is asking those who work in the industry to pledge their support for its ‘A Home For Cathy’ campaign, which aims to deliver solutions to alleviate the country’s affordable housing crisis. RICS – which sets professional standards in the land,...

We were presented with several forecasts for the future of the UK economy in 2016, all differing slightly in their optimism. There were the gloomy predictions of the Remain campaigners—which led to George Osborne’s infamous ‘punishment budget’, and there were the more cheerful predictions from the Brexitiers. As it turned out, neither party was exactly correct. The post-Brexit economy has not been left in tatters as many thought it would, but it is hardly at its strongest point either. With...