Property Market
High performing comps score top with house buyers
As students prepare to sit GCSEs and A Levels this summer, parents will be looking at last year’s performances to search out the best state schools, says PropertyIndex.com.
Yorkshire folk ‘chuffed’ with new homes
Yorkshire folk can be described as prudent yet determined people, they know what they like and know what they don’t! Which is why, family-owned national housebuilder Miller Homes, is ‘chuffed’ with the latest results from its customer satisfaction survey. Over 96% of Yorkshire customers would recommend Miller Homes to their friends and family.
4 stars for Barratt North Midlands
Leading home builder Barratt North Midlands has scored top marks in this year’s Home Builders Federation customer satisfaction survey, which confirms the vast majority of buyers are satisfied with the quality of their new home and would recommend their builder to a friend.
Deposit Match - The key to your next move?
The current lack of affordable mortgages and the substantial deposits being sought by lenders is forcing many homeowners to put their next move on hold.
Gladedale launches Community Bursary
A new Community Bursary that aims to help local charities and organisations in North East England was today launched by local housebuilder, Gladedale.
A running success for Midas Homes
Some of Midas Homes’ Land and Development team recently ran the Bristol 10k Business Challenge Race to raise money for CLIC.
5 star rating for David Wilson Southern
Leading home builder David Wilson Homes Southern has scored top marks in this year’s Home Builders Federation customer satisfaction survey, which confirms the vast majority of buyers are satisfied with the quality of their new home and would recommend their builder to a friend.
AHIPP: Grant Shapps has been misinformed
Mike Ockenden, Director General, Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP), suggests that the Shadow Housing Minister Grant Shapps has been misinformed by those who say Home Information Packs (HIPS) have had an adverse effect on the market: "It is clearly inaccurate to say HIPs have had an adverse effect on the market.
Landlords and tenants should vote with their feet on agents
Tenants are not the only victims of excessive letting agents fees and poor service, says Smartlandlord.co.uk.
Landlords warned to double check new tenants
In response to research showing that identity fraud has risen a staggering 40% over the last year, Smartlandlord.co.uk is offering Express Tenant Referencing for just £5 + VAT - one of the UK's most competitive prices on tenant referencing.
Letting agent charges out of control - Citizens Advice
Private tenants are being badly let down by a system that allows letting agents to operate completely unchecked, routinely ripping off tenants by imposing unjustified and excessive charges and providing a poor or non-existent service, a new report from Citizens Advice says today.
A sales phenomenon at Battledown Park
After a resounding sales success, there are just eight apartments remaining at George Wimpey’s Battledown Park development in Oakley.
Affordable luxury in Llanymynech
They say ‘you get what you pay for’ however, this theory is being tested to the limit at Charles Church’s Badgers Green development in Llanymynech, Powys.
Brits over-estimate value of homes by more than £35,000
When it comes to valuing their homes, British homeowners are in danger of over-estimating prices by as much as £35,000 or more, according to research from Abbey Mortgages.
FSB calls for 5% flat tax rate on home renovations
Small firms in the construction sector are calling for a lower VAT rate on home renovations while struggling against a backdrop of badly decreasing trade, according to a new survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).