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New wave of buyers could line up for new homes - Estate Agent Today

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Published 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wednesday 3rd April 2013 A new wave of buyers could be interested for the first time in buying a new-build home, prompted by the Help to Buy scheme. But will they pay, literally, too high a price? The scheme kicked in this week, and will offer government-backed shared equity mortgages to buyers of new homes only, to both first-time and home movers.

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Thomas Morris @ThomasMorrisEA 1 month, 3 weeks ago

New wave of buyers could line up for new homes http://t.co/pYH8X5aTnB

Poorer home buyers fall by wayside, Land Registry figures show - Estate Agent Today

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Published 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wednesday 3rd April 2013 The Land Registry has put the average house price in England and Wales during February at £162,606, up just 0.2% on the month before and an annual rise of 1%. Nationwide is in very close agreement with the Land Registry, quoting virtually the same price for February house prices, and a rise to £164,630 in March.

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Graham Norwood @PropertyJourn 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Cheaper property transaction volumes fall in Q4 2012 says Land Registry (buying agents on strike, I suspect) http://t.co/v68hnmIGlx

Help to Buy mortgage scheme to 'send prices soaring' claim - Estate Agent Today

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Published 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wednesday 3rd April 2013 The Government's 95% mortgage scheme, due to kick in next January in the second phase of the Help to Buy programme, will send house prices soaring. The Centre for Economics and Business Research says house prices will overtake their pre-recession peak next year.

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Thomas Morris @ThomasMorrisEA 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Help to Buy mortgage scheme to 'send prices soaring' claim http://t.co/LTsfZKn70o

Annual cost of owning and running a house rises by £179

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Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The annual cost of owning and running a house has increased for the third successive year by an average of £179, according to a study by the Halifax bank. The typical cost has risen 1.9% to £9,590, less than the 2.7% increase in consumer prices over the same period, Halifax said.

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GH Didsbury @GHDidsbury 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Annual cost of owning and running a house rises by £179 http://t.co/h9VQzOxonh via @guardianmoney

Giant insurer Pru to enter buy-to-let market - Letting Agent Today

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Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Prudential is to enter the UK private rented sector and is close to finalising a deal to buy over 500 homes from the Berkeley Group. The insurance giant, says the Financial Times, will use the properties "to seed a vast rented property portfolio".

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Ajay Jagota @ajaykisgroup 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Giant insurer Pru to enter buy-to-let market - Letting Agent Today http://t.co/QMOWiK5rUk

'I do my due diligence and hold out for the best deal': Landlords facing a 120 per cent mortgage rate rise shock

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Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago

By Gaynor Pengelly, Financial Mail On Sunday PUBLISHED: 17:16 EST, 30 March 2013 | UPDATED: 05:51 EST, 31 March 2013 Thousands of unlucky landlords are bracing themselves for a 120 per cent increase in mortgage costs in a month as Bank of Ireland forces through a controversial rate rise - and the Financial Services Authority says it is unable to intervene.

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• Lewis Property • @LewisLandlord 1 month, 3 weeks ago

#Landlords facing 120 cent mortgage rate rise shock - This Is Money http://t.co/WGCIRTCx6r

Prime London property rises for record 10th quarter

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Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The agent's prime London index - covering homes with an average price of £3.5 million - shows "modest" price growth of 17.6% since the end of 2010. Savills said the top end of the market had "not come close" to 10 successive quarters of growth since it started monitoring London's top properties more than 30 years ago.

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John Corey  @John_Corey 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Prime London property rises for record 10th quarter http://t.co/Mf5j4CWWkJ

English country house prices: first rise in 2 years

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Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Average prices of prime country properties in England rose for the first time in two years in the first three months of the year. The average value climbed by 0.4%, but drilling down below the head...

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Gráinne Gilmore @ggilmorekf 1 month, 3 weeks ago

English country house prices rise for first time in 2 years in Q1 2013 (still down year on year) : http://t.co/hiE8Vq1ZtD

Prupim to buy 500 Berkeley homes in private rented play

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Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Prudential's Property Investment Management division is close to becoming the first UK institution in recent times to directly invest in private rented accommodation, after entering advanced negotiations to buy more than £100m worth of homes from The Berkeley Group.

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Big resi story this morning - looks like institutions have finally got the message re. the private-rented sector... http://t.co/Do8DJoj9e2

Renting for first-timers | Alex Johnson | Independent Property Blogs

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Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Upad has recently brought out a free guide to "finding great tenants" and now The Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) has issued advice on what you need to do or know beforehand embarking on a tenancy. Ian Potter, Managing Director, ARLA said: "Many people find the prospect of renting a home daunting, whatever their age or experience.

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Charlotte Ashton @CharlotteA_PR 1 month, 3 weeks ago

It's no April Fool - Client @Upad in the Independent today... http://t.co/gHJceGQwQJ

House prices set to soar | UK | News | Daily Express

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Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago

As the UK economy stutters back into life the outlook looks bright for those owning or aspiring to own their own home with yearly increases of £9,000. And in a double boost, mortgage rates have hit record lows as the high street feels the effects of action to breathe life into a previously stagnating housing market.

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Wilkinson Grant & Co @WilkinsonGrant 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Average #house prices set to rise by £45,000 in next 5 years. NOT an April Fools story: http://t.co/OFxCYUgkTF

Changes in Council Tax to add costs for landlords - Landlord Today

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Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Landlords are reminded that as from this week, local authorities now have the discretion to charge full Council Tax on empty properties. The change affect properties that until now have been given automatic exemptions and discounts, including furnished and unfurnished properties for rent.

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GH Didsbury @GHDidsbury 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Changes in Council Tax to add costs for landlords http://t.co/NYRdUGyRFB via @landlord_today

Why homes near delicatessens sell like hot cakes - Telegraph

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Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Daylesford Organic, on the Bamford estate near Stow-on-the-Wold, blazed the trail and is now so well established that it has become a beacon for mummies in the Cotswolds. Its boast is that food goes straight from farm to fork, produced by its own butcher, creamery, vegetable gardens, bakery and deli.

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GH Didsbury @GHDidsbury 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why homes near delicatessens sell like hot cakes http://t.co/dGqGOVpNpS via @TeleProperty

Number of house sales is increasing

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Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The number of house sales in the UK rose slightly during February, according to the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) The association's latest figures show an increase in the number of homes sold during February with eight sales per branch compared with seven in January, reaching a three month high.

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GH Didsbury @GHDidsbury 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Number of house sales is increasing http://t.co/ruAjP1PhHY via @independent

Pru plans foray into UK rented housing - FT.com

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Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Prudential is to become the first UK institutional investor to enter the UK rented housing market in recent times, paving the way for the growth of a corporate-backed letting market at a time of acute housing shortage. The Prudential Property

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Julian O'Dell @agencytrainer 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pru plans foray into UK rented housing - http://t.co/NAiA0QQZqv http://t.co/aFYCiSXcqa via @FT

House prices 'will overtake pre-crisis peak by next year thanks to government's new help-to-buy scheme'

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Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago

House prices will hit record highs while millions can't afford to buy home £130billion scheme will 'add £1,000 to the price of a property next year' By Becky Barrow PUBLISHED: 15:52 EST, 31 March 2013 | UPDATED: 16:01 EST, 31 March 2013 The cost of the average home will jump by nearly £50,000 over the next five years, partly fuelled by the Government's mortgage lending scheme, a report reveals today.

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Thomas Morris @ThomasMorrisEA 1 month, 3 weeks ago

House prices 'will overtake pre-crisis peak next year thanks to government's new help-to-buy scheme' http://t.co/q1xARTZZEu via @MailOnline

No house survey 'is false economy'

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Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago

More families are shunning full building surveys so they can raise enough cash to buy a home. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) warns that they risk huge repair costs after finding nasty surprises later. One in five of those who did not bother with a survey later uncovered faults, according to research involving more than 1,000 buyers conducted by ComRes for Rics.

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secret agent @theagentsdiary 1 month, 3 weeks ago

No survey 'false economy' say #RICS http://t.co/d8B41LnzL5 and if 'Bomber' does it you won't be buying anyway..#estateagents #ukhousing

Property prices tumble across UK, but London is still soaring. The average price of a home in the capital increased by £22,000

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Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Average property prices in London have risen by £21,913 over the past year Those between the ages of 22 and 29, have an average salary of just £20,900 Land Registry figures show 'huge imbalance' in the property market By Becky Barrow PUBLISHED: 20:13 EST, 28 March 2013 | UPDATED: 20:14 EST, 28 March 2013 Prices for the average London home have leapt by £22,000 over the past year -more than the annual salary of a typical young homebuyer.

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Peter Lawrence @lawrencerandea 1 month, 3 weeks ago

http://t.co/AVBwcbq5aD Property prices tumble across UK, but London is still soaring. The average price of a home in the ...