Property

"New York, I love you but you're bringing me down," sang James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem in 2007. Though they weren't intended as such, the lyrics perfectly capture how today's 20-somethings feel about big city living. City-centre pads in London, Paris, New York, and other major capitals are increasingly being snapped up by the only people who can afford them. Often this means investors, not occupants. Last summer, research for Mayor Sadiq Khan found that foreign investors are buying thousands...

It takes just EIGHT minutes for house-hunters to know whether a new property is for them, according to a study. After less than ten minutes inside a property, buyers know whether they should be getting out their chequebooks or turning around in the car. Six in ten adults will make their decision not to buy before even stepping through the front door – after just four and a half minutes of standing outside. In contrast, 15 per cent of homeowners...

The chancellor has announced stamp duty will be scrapped for first time buyers on homes up to £300,000 and up to £500,000 in high price areas. The move will affect roughly 80 per cent of first time buyers, and will come as a huge relief for people who are struggling to get on to the property ladder. Philip Hammond was under pressure to deliver a game-changing Budget today, and after a string of concerning economic data he saved the eye-catching announcement...

Wi-Fi  enabled home cameras so you can check security from your phone;  smart controls so you can close blinds and turn lights on and off wherever you are in the world…the list of new equipment to safeguard your home continues to develop and grow. But there is one area which hasn’t received due attention…and that is the new technology recently developed for modern garage doors.  A garage door can be a vulnerable entry point to a storage area used for...

With more and more concerns about the environment and increasingly larger heating up of Earth because of human activity, the alternative heating sources become more frequent for homes and enterprises, especially in the developed countries, of which the UK seems one of the most proficient. Pondering about heat pump installation in UK, you can read more here https://www.huskyheatpumps.co.uk/air-source-heat-pump-installation, one should take into account: 1. The gained benefits They are further split in two: Decreasing the electricity bill on the yearly...

An influential group of housing associations have written to the Chancellor, Philip Hammond. They urge him to allow properties to be extended in height, matching the tallest tree or building in the area - without seeking planning approval. The group of housing associations, Placeshapers, Orbit, G15, Place for People and Midland Heart wrote in a letter to the Chancellor: "We believe that, ‘build up not out’ has the potential to substantially increase the supply of sites for development. "We have...

A games room consisting of a football themed bar in a converted loft has been crowned as the winning entry for Games Room of the Year 2017. The national competition drew hundreds of entries from all over the UK, with Graeme Strachan, of Brechin, Angus, taking the coveted prize. The games room is an immaculately finished Aberdeen FC tribute that includes a working bar with beer pumps, Dons memorabilia adorning the walls and red seating in keeping with the theme. Two...

The dance hall where The Beatles first performed their debut single is going to auction - with a guide price of just £175,000. An audience of teenage girls screamed as John, Paul, George and Ringo belted out ‘Love Me Do’ in 1962 at the Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead, Merseyside. The venue was built as a cinema in 1916, but its glory days were the 1960s when it was at the centre of the Liverpool and Merseyside music scene. The dance...

For a long, long time, London has been the place to invest in property in the UK. As many areas of London have been regenerated and investors have snapped up properties in up-and-coming location, more and more people priced out of the market. This has resulted in London becoming a renter's city, with high rental yields that have attracted investors. However, the London property market is starting to shift. While property here as always been priced above the rest of...