With the conservative party pledging in their winning 2019 manifesto to build 300,000 new homes by mid 2020s, councils have already been looking into new housing developments. This week, we take a look into the Tameside borough. Across Greater Manchester, there have been many proposals put across to boroughs for Read More ->
For a long time there has been uncertainty around the property market in the UK due to Brexit and the general election looming. Now the general election is complete and Boris Johnson secured a large victory for the Tory party, there is at least a Brexit deal on the table Read More ->
What Have Halifax Found? Halifax, Britain’s largest mortgage lender, has said that in November UK house prices rose, despite the uncertainty around Brexit and the general election. The market saw the largest increase since February of 1% making the average price of a home £234,625. This means that the property Read More ->
South of the river sits proudly the borough of Wandsworth. For those who have seen, or didn’t realise, there has been some recent plans put in place to redevelop the area. It can be hard to keep track of everything going on in Wandsworth. So here is q quick look Read More ->
A study in King’s College London has researched and measured nitrogen dioxide levels in different areas of London with the view to cover more of the UK over time. The World Health Organisation’s annual limit of 40 micrograms per cubic metre of nitrogen dioxide was used as a comparison. You Read More ->
People sometimes decide that it’s time to move to a smaller home if they are elderly and struggling with the upkeep of a larger home, or perhaps after their children have left for University. This is called downsizing, and means that they are less likely to need a mortgage for Read More ->
House prices are always increasing or decreasing dependent on many factors. But what about the number of houses on the market available to buy? This is also a number which is affected by all sorts of things, including politics. You’ve probably heard of the UK general election taking place on Read More ->
Every landlord wants to gain the most profit on their buy-to-let properties, especially now that the responsibilities of landords are increasing. TotallyMoney have analysed 500,000 properties across England, Scotland and Wales to find out the buy-to-let yield of each postcode. The best buy-to-let areas TotallyMoney ranked postcodes by percentage yield. Read More ->
In this blog we cover what inheritance tax is, where it applies, and how you may be able to reduce its impact if it applies to you. What is Inheritance Tax? Inheritance tax can be applied when estate is transferred after the owner has passed away. The standard rate is Read More ->
New research, exclusively for Which? Money, has discovered that the fees for using a high street estate agent can vary as much as 261% dependent on postcode. An estate agent comparison service, called Get Agent, carried out analysis on over 40,000 estate agencies which listed properties in more than 2,400 Read More ->
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