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BLOG: ‘Why I still back Brexit’ explains leading London agent
Glentree Estates boss Trevor Abrahmsohn shakes his stick at so called remoaners and argues that the perceived lack of Brexit dividends is 'misunderstood'.
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Buy-to-let buoyant despite Brexit
Research by Intus Lettings has revealed that Brexit hasn't dampened landlords' prospects.
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Running out of time
The Government’s gaze has fallen on ‘scandalous’ long residential leaseholds and it looks like their days are numbered, says legal expert, John Stephenson.
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Crime
Face up to it
Money laundering using property transactions may be an age-old problem, but 2021 will present new threats and changes for agents on the frontline, says Lisa Isaacs.
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January was ‘boom’ month including 12% surge in sales agreed for estate agents
Portal says its website was deluged with people searching for property and that in some areas it has recorded huge increases in numbers of sales agreed.
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Yes, the ‘Boris Bounce’ really is happening, says leading research firm
There has been fierce debate over whether the market has picked up since the General Election, but figures from TwentyCI do point to a pick-up in activity.
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Savills grabs more market share during volatile 2019, latest results show
Savills used its dominant position to grab a larger slice of the property sales pie as investors returned to the prime market in London.
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2010s were weakest for house price growth since 1990s
Research by the Nationwide reveals how Brexit, Stamp Duty and tighter lending criteria applied the brakes to price rises.
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House prices to rise by up to 4% next year as property market revives
Prediction is made by Rightmove which says the UK will see increased activity in the housing market particularly in the north.
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Brexit planning + recession planning + proportunity
New data from fintech company Proportunity shows London’s best spots to buy property if we slide into a recession. After crunching the data, they found that London hipster hotspots such as Hackney and Haringey and Newham will be resilient to any potential Brexit-induced house price dip. Proportunity offers Help to Buy-style loans for first-time buyers – available to all properties, not just new builds and their data platform can assess whether a property is overvalued or undervalued, helping customers find hidden gems. Outer London boroughs such as Bexley, Havering and Richmond were most vulnerable. Instead, first-time buyers in London should look to Camden, Hackney, Haringey, Newham, and Tower Hamlets for properties likely to withstand any Brexit-induced price dip. The top five factors behind poor price performance are: Below average percentage of new builds sold Large millennial population Lower retired and baby boomer population Proximity to popular train stations Higher than average flat prices Using these five metrics, along with other indicators such as transactions, crime rates, average number of rooms and the amount of residential floor space within a borough, Proportunity created a price resiliency index to help first-time buyers find recession-proof pads in the capital. The findings reveal that…
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