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CBI says NewBuy should be extended to those in negative equity - Estate Agent Today

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Published 2 months, 1 week ago

The CBI is today calling on the Chancellor to make the housing market the central plank of this month's Budget. The Confederation of British Industry is controversially calling for NewBuy to be extended to second-steppers with limited or negative equity, saying this would free up homes for first-time buyers.

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NationalHomesNetwork @NHN_Eric 2 months, 1 week ago

Agency News - CBI says NewBuy should be extended to those in negative equity http://t.co/zeyXHvVBW0

UK 'should build 50,000 new homes'

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Published 2 months, 1 week ago

Boosting homebuilding should be the main goal of George Osborne's forthcoming Budget, according to the business lobby group, the CBI. It said that 50,000 new affordable homes should be built at a cost of £1.25bn, which would create 75,000 jobs. Tax incentives should be provided to encourage the refurbishment of existing properties, the CBI added.

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Harrison @HarrisonTF 2 months, 1 week ago

UK 'should build 50,000 new homes' http://t.co/BKDELuusLT

Absence of first-time buyers helps keep second steppers trapped - Estate Agent Today

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Published 2 months, 1 week ago

Nearly two-thirds of first-time home owners who wanted to move up the property ladder last year found themselves stuck. In two damning reports, they have been labelled the 'ugly ducklings' of the housing market - overlooked and struggling to move on with their lives.

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Eric Woodhams @Consortia_Eric 2 months, 1 week ago

Agency News - Absence of first-time buyers helps keep second steppers trapped http://t.co/RjfO9drBfj

The buy-to-let boom is back: From a single mother to the East End brothers with 100 homes, investors are making property pay

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Published 2 months, 1 week ago

Capital to spare? Then you have almost certainly considered buying to let. It is as popular today as it was in the heady years leading up to the credit crunch. But if it was controversial then, it is even more of a thorny issue now.

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Andrew Callaghan @A2GAndrew 2 months, 2 weeks ago

The buy-to-let boom is back: From a single mother to the East End brothers, investors are making property pay http://t.co/WbZuxiLxpW

The buy-to-let boom is back: From a single mother to the East End brothers with 100 homes, investors are making property pay

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk

Published 2 months, 1 week ago

Capital to spare? Then you have almost certainly considered buying to let. It is as popular today as it was in the heady years leading up to the credit crunch. But if it was controversial then, it is even more of a thorny issue now.

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Frank Webster @frankcwebster 2 months, 1 week ago

Busy weekend for #buytolet http://t.co/zxvIjeCFwF

Dashwood: Dragon breathes fire into "disruptive" property start-ups - Telegraph

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Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Dreams' twist of fate They say behind every great man there's a woman. So Dashwood was unsurprised to learn that Carol Clare, the Lady Macbeth to Dreams founder Mike Clare, is the driving force behind the entrepreneur's plans to launch a new beds business from the ashes of his defunct retail empire.

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Faisal Butt @FaisalButt_ 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Dragon breathes fire into "disruptive" property start-ups via @Telegraph http://t.co/28rtDf9BjL @telecitydiary @jamescaan @HB_RealEstate

Doors open for second steppers trapped in their homes

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Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago

The plight of first-time buyers has been well documented and various schemes have been introduced to stimulate the housing market from the bottom up, but many of these exclude a different section of the market - second steppers - which has also been flailing.

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GH Didsbury @GHDidsbury 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Doors open for second steppers trapped in their homes http://t.co/D0YyqSnaPq via @independent

Moving fast is the key to a good property deal - Telegraph

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Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Surprisingly, the motivation to sell may not be that high now. Repossessions are at their lowest level since 2007, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. But that may change. Add to that the slew of new entrants in the buy-to-let market.

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Thomas Morris @ThomasMorrisEA 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Super article! Moving fast is the key to a good property deal via @Telegraph http://t.co/AyWPpZuqii

London property ? the ultimate investment? - Telegraph

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Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago

"It is the strength of demand from overseas buyers that has driven up prices in central London boroughs and underpin this market," said Lindsay Cuthill, the head of Savills Fulham. "Prime areas - like Chelsea, Westminster, Hammersmith, Camden and Fulham - have a relatively low correlation with the rest of London, let alone the rest of the country, suggesting they really are in a world of their own."

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James Moran @jamesdwmoran 2 months, 2 weeks ago

London property – the ultimate investment? via @Telegraph http://t.co/jRsPCR4yDN

UK housing market is stuck on the second step - Telegraph

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Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago

More than half of "second steppers" - or first-time sellers - believe that new Government-backed schemes such as Funding for Lending and NewBuy will have no influence on their struggle to buy their second home, according to a Lloyds TSB report.

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Henry Pryor @HenryPryor 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Who dreamt up '2nd-steppers'? @TeleProperty reminds us about those stuck on the second step of the housing ladder http://t.co/77IJlRPAFG

TWO NEW 'ALL-STARS' GIVEN JOBS WITH STREETS AHEAD ESTATE AGENTS - Estate Agent Today

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Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago

London, 8 March 2013--Innovative new property recruiter, Estate Agency All-Stars, is pleased to announce the successful placement of two more 'All-Stars', this time with Croydon-based estate agency group, Streets Ahead.

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NationalHomesNetwork @NHN_Eric 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Agency News - TWO NEW ‘ALL-STARS’ GIVEN JOBS WITH STREETS AHEAD ESTATE AGENTS http://t.co/Gs6RaIYhJm

Beaten by a country mile: Property prices in cities climb while those in rural areas retreat

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Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago

The only real bright spot in the country property market over the last year has been in the South East, where rural asking prices are up 2.2 per cent. Asking prices in urban areas have gone up by the largest amount since this time last year in London (up 12.2 per cent), followed by the West Midlands (up 7.9 per cent).

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propertini @propertini 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Beaten by a country mile: Property prices in cities climb while those in rural areas retreat http://t.co/L0CzqMShNA

Allagents under fire for letting agents 'manipulate' reviews - Estate Agent Today

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Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Allagents has come under fire for selling agents products whereby they can manipulate reviews - their own and, it is alleged, those of their competitors. Mark Dealtry, of Referenceline, said that said that being able to doctor reviews runs counter to how review sites should work in the interests of consumers.

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Ian Watson @AgentMediaUK 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Allagents under fire for letting agents 'manipulate' reviews http://t.co/OeeCEitKAp

Rural properties lose their shine for buyers, says Primelocation - Estate Agent Today

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Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Asking prices for properties in towns have risen, while asking prices for rural homes are sharply down. According to property portal Primelocation this morning, average asking prices for urban homes in England are up 1.9% on this time a year ago, while asking prices for properties in the country are down 5.1% over the same period.

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Eric Woodhams @Consortia_Eric 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Agency News - Rural properties lose their shine for buyers, says Primelocation http://t.co/PiplFr7diT

More protection for tenants

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Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago

RICS, The Property Ombudsman, Which? and ARLA welcome decision on lettings industry. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), The Property Ombudsman, Which? and ARLA welcome the decision in the House of Lords to introduce an amendment in law to help protect tenants and regulate the lettings industry.

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RICS @RICSnews 2 months, 2 weeks ago

More protection for tenants: RICS, The Property Ombudsman, Which? & ARLA welcome House of Lords decision http://t.co/IkdEdfSKTt #lettings

Five Reasons Why Now is the Time to Invest in UK Property

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Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago

With economic contraction and high deposits, the UK may not look like a traditional property investment hotspot at the moment. However, buyers shouldn't be fooled by this seemingly bleak outlook. In fact, for the savvy investor, now may actually be the time to put money into British real estate, be it residential or commercial.

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Peter Mindenhall @PeterMindenhall 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Five Reasons Why Now is the Time to Invest in UK Property http://t.co/So4lJdk2AQ via @IPINglobal

Let's build more homes - who wouldn't vote for that?

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Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago

The human mind has this uncanny ability to hear when someone's spinning a line before it has even registered the words, especially on the radio. I was reminded of this on Tuesday, when Andrew Johnson, cabinet member for housing at Hammersmith and Fulham council, went on Nick Ferrari's breakfast show to tell the listeners of LBC about their new five-year local connection rule.

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Henry Pryor @HenryPryor 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Zoe Williams wonders aloud if we might eventually vote for a party who announced they planned to build more homes. http://t.co/5FqFjZtDyC

Sourcing Property - Lettings Regulation

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Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sourcing Property is a London property search agent whose house finder service can help you find London property and buy investment property. If you are a property buyer looking to find london property then Sourcing Property can help you.

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Jo Eccles @joeccles 2 months, 2 weeks ago

My Metro column this morning on regulating the lettings market. Landlords and tenants take note: http://t.co/bgpygH8yWV