Property

The image of a student flat littered with empty beer cans, pizza boxes, stained wallpaper and the odd rat, has been replaced with London’s luxury student accommodation. But why are so many students choosing to study in one of the most expensive cities in the world? With a range of high end studio flats and shared apartments, more graduate employers than the rest of the country, and a melting pot of culture, art and nightlife, London offers a more sophisticated...

Hollywood’s famous comical “dumb blonde” character actress, Marilyn Monroe, had been one of the most sought after and remembered American actress in the industry. Biography reported that her movies grossed beyond $200 million.  Her death in 1962 at the age of 36 was even labelled as the death of a legend. Since then, more Monroe memorabilia were sold. Presently, her first and last home in Brentwood, California, a single-story hacienda-style house, is for sale at $6.9M. The goddess of glamor...

A property priced at £500,000 has recently entered the real estate market in prime central London. Located in Mayfair, the two bedroom flat provides a rare opportunity for a young family or student to purchase a property in the area, or a buy to let investment opportunity for someone looking to expand their estate in the city. Mayfair has long been a desired residential location, with the typical resident regularly evolving. Recent years have seen house buyers getting younger, with...

An entire English village boasting more than 40 houses and a huge manor home put on the market for a whopping £20 MILLION has been sold. The quintessential Yorkshire village of West Heslerton, which has been left untouched for the past 50 years, was put on sale to carry on the legacy of a "vibrant" community. It was put on the market in April last year, and boasted its very own 21-bedroom mansion, 43 houses and 2,116 acres of surrounding...

In the real estate industry, making sure you are marketing yourself well is a crucial part of business. After all, if you aren’t putting out the right message about yourself as a firm, you’re highly unlikely to attract new customers. Improving your internal marketing, and creating a strategy to put yourself in the best light, can give your firm a better chance at success. In an industry where the competition is high, with rivals who’s aims are exactly the same...

Leading Bridging Loans Provider Discusses UK Gov’s Increasingly Debated Scheme for Council Tenants Just as Margaret Thatcher ushered in the sale of council houses back in the 80s, the UK government has made the controversial decision to continue its ‘Right to Buy’ scheme. The move was not unexpected, though has faced a heavy backlash from critics who continue to argue that the scheme is doing nothing to help the wider UK housing crisis. Interest in right to buy mortgages has...

A grotty basement room with exposed pipes and no planning permission has been sold for a staggering £175,000. The pint-sized space is on the lower ground floor of a large terraced property in upmarket Kensington, London. Enter the building and you're met by a lavish communal hall with impressive tiled floor, grand chandelier and imposing staircase. But the room offered at auction by Allsop doesn't have the same character features found in the of the property. With just 205sq/ft of...

The five stages of being a homeowner have been uncovered in a new property study by Origin, and they're ridiculously accurate. According to new research the average UK homeowner moves out of their parent's at 21, lives in seven houses and spends £26,295 on redecorating over their lifetime, and the typical mortgage will take 20 years and nine months to pay off – costing a total of £134,864.82 in the process. Homeowners will end up living approximately 66 miles away...

Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis has revealed he contributes £100,000 a year on building materials to a new Worthy cause - providing affordable housing in his village. Eavis has been working closely on the project providing up to 50 affordable homes for local people. The development, Maggie's Farm, has 13 homes in the process of being built, with work starting in November 2016. Mr Eavis donated the land and also the stone from his quarry to build the houses, at a...