By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent Local councils’ ‘computer says no’ attitude led to 18,500 unfair planning permission rejections last year. According to Just Planning, the UK’s householder appeals specialist, this is set to increase in 2016 if likely changes to planning law...
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent Student pads have come a long way and we’ve continued to see growth in the student accommodation market in the UK. Overseas students coming to the UK is growing year on year, and the UK university experience...
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent The First Time Buyer Awards is in its seventh year. The industry-recognised awards celebrate initiatives undertaken by UK-wide companies who provide support to first time buyers looking to get onto the property ladder. The judges have announced...
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent Across the tube network, one stop can make a huge difference in property price. Of the 280 tube stations on the London underground network, research by eMoov shows which tube stops offer the best value where house...
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent A new survey of 2001 homebuyers who have bought a house in the past year, are in the process of buying, or are planning to buy in the next 12 months unveiled that Brits find the UK...
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent The Property Finance Expo will launch this year, designed to make the property finance sector better connected. Aimed at investors, developers, buy-to-let professionals and both accomplished and first time landlords, the show will take place on 15th...
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent In 2001 – in the film Bridget Jones’s Diary – Bridget’s bachelorette pad was above a pub in London’s Borough. If she was to make her big screen debut today, it’s unlikely her flat would be located...
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent Westminster’s concentration of historic landmarks and visitor attractions is one of the highest in London. It includes the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Cathedral and Westminster Abbey. Now there’s a rare opportunity to buy a home...
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent With rising rail fare prices hitting commuters across the UK in 2016, could your house pay for your commute? Website data analysed by Zoopla from 2015 compared average annual house price increases in some of the UK's...