Property
Government introduces bold new plan to fix broken housing market
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent On 7 February 2017, the Government announced its plan to fix the broken housing market, as published in the 104-page housing white paper. The Government admits the housing market is broken and sets to build more affordable houses and help people buy and rent. On average, 160,000 homes have been built a year since the seventies. The Government says we need between 225,000 to 275,000 homes a...
London’s Top 10 Fastest Growing Property Areas
The steady rise of house prices in the capital seems like a subject which is rarely out of the news. Over the past 10 years, despite the threats of the financial crisis and Brexit, the London housing market has not only remained strong, but also grown. New research by online property portal Settled, shows just how much the average price of homes in the capital have grown over over the past couple of decades. Using data sourced from the UK...
Incredible home with 5,000 acres of land put on the market
An incredible country estate used to film scenes in Braveheart is being sold for £24 MILLION by a descendent of the Guinness brewing family. Luggala is one of Ireland's best-known homes having been used in film and TV and hosted the likes of Michael Jackson. It was built in the 18th century and, in the 1930s, was bought by Ernest Guinness who gave the property to his daughter Oonagh as a wedding present. The main home on the 5,000 acre...
The best and brightest cities of 2017
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent - the estate agent comparison website Figures released last week (30 January 2017) from Centre for Cities highlights the shape of the UK's 63 biggest cities in the run-up to the triggering of Article 51. The 2017 data reveals a clear divide between the North and South, with goods being exported mainly from the North and services from the South. Centre for Cities emphasise the relevance of...
Shared ownership viable option for first-time buyers
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent - the estate agent comparison website First-time buyers purchasing a home hit a record high according to the National Association of Estate Agents. 32 per cent of total property sales in October 2016 was made to first timers. The average age of a first-time buyer in London is now 33 - some at a stage of life when they want more than a one-bedroom starter home. With...
Top 10 Up-And-Coming Places To Live In London
These are the next up-and-coming places to live in London Looking for the next up-and-coming places to live in London? Whisper it quietly, but change is afoot in London. With extensions to the Bakerloo and Northern Lines nigh and the prospect of two Crossrail projects the face of London is set to change dramatically in the next few years, which is good news for property buyers looking to move or make their first purchase in the capital. Average house prices...
Top 10 ways to be a savvy renter in London
By Aidan Rushby, CEO of Movebubble Finding a place to live in the capital that’s within your budget, in the right location and available to rent can seem like an impossible task. With every person you meet seeming to have a horror story about being stitched up by a rogue landlord or charged extortionate fees by an agent, it’s almost enough to make you just sit tight where you are. However, there are ways you can avoid being stung and...
Private island put on the market for £75 million
A 26 acre tree-covered private island with marina and beach has been put on the market for £75 MILLION. Pumpkin Key is an "extraordinary" retreat which boasts a three-bedroom main home, two caretaker's cottages and a dock master's apartment. The island, which is a ten-minute helicopter ride from Miami's famous South Beach, has panoramic views of Card Sound Bay and spectacular sunsets. It also has a 20-slip marina which is large enough to accommodate a megayacht. And it has just...
Family Factors Still Largest Influence When Moving Home
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent - the estate agent comparison website There are many reasons why you may need to move home – most commonly because of marriage, upsizing as the family gets larger or divorce. Latest research by eMoov reveals not much has changed. In a survey, homeowners were asked: “what was the reason behind your last house move?”. Coming in at first place was having children, with 33 per cent...