As England enters a new four-week lockdown, the government has clarified its guidance for home-movers across the country. One of the main things to note is that property viewings can still take place during lockdown. That’s why we’ve created a set of simple guidelines, based on official government guidance, to reassure you when going on […]
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Not every buyer will feel the same as you do about your beloved pet. OnTheMarket agent Aberdein Considine offers top tips on how to ensure potential buyers are not put off by the negatives which sometimes come with owning a pet. Minimise the negatives 1. Remember to repair any damage caused by pets, including carpets, […]
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Shift to working from home drives demand among wealthy buyers for properties in rural areas
Record demand for country houses in the UK has driven prices to a four-year high, with wealthy buyers flocking to Worcester in the West Midlands and Cobham in Surrey in a “race for space”.
Prices for country houses, including cottages, farm houses and manor houses, rose 2% in the three months to September from the previous quarter, according to the estate agent Knight Frank, as the number of offers accepted outside London hit an all-time record.
Continue reading...3 November 1984: Young upwardly mobile professionals are snapping up properties as the government tries to revitalise the capital’s decaying docklands
The Isle of Dogs may not be your idea of the most wonderful place to live in this green and pleasant land, being somewhat greyish and decidedly unpleasant for the most part. But smart homebuyers are looking seriously at the potential of dockland housing, and houses are being snapped up like hot cakes.
The reasons for this activity lie with the London Dockland Development Corporation, the quango set up by the Government to revitalise the decaying docklands of Wapping, Limehouse, Isle of Dogs, the Royal Docks and Surrey Docks south of the River.
Continue reading...The announcement of a second national coronavirus lockdown has left the housing market largely untouched. Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a press conference in which he announced measures in England aimed at restricting the spread of Covid-19 akin to those put in place in March. From 5 November until at least 2 December, people are […]
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Boris Johnson’s announcement of a Government-backed 5% deposit mortgage scheme made headlines from his speech to the virtual Conservative Party Conference. The Prime Minister pledged to ‘turn generation rent into generation buy’ by ‘giving young first time buyers the chance to take out a long-term fixed rate mortgage of up to 95 per cent of […]
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