Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC), a UK fund manager and social enterprise, has made a significant investment in Hull Women’s Network, based at the award-winning Preston Road Women’s Centre, provide safe homes for vulnerable women and their children in Hull. Set up in 2004, Hull Women’s Network is...
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February 27, 2018 George Bailey
Social Housing
Eastern postcodes are leading the sale of new homes in the capital, according to new research by Dexters and Stirling Ackroyd New Homes – released alongside the announcement of a partnership between the two companies. According to the research, analysing data for residential homes sold in Greater London...
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February 27, 2018 George Bailey
Estate Agents, New Homes
Mortgages for Business has launched an instant EPC rating retriever on the homepage of its website for landlords to quickly check the status of their rental properties. From 1st April 2018, residential landlords will not be able to grant a tenancy to either new or existing tenants if...
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February 27, 2018 George Bailey
Mortgages
The British Property Federation (BPF) has submitted a Sector Deal proposal to government on behalf of the real estate industry. The announcement follows today’s publication of the government’s Industrial Strategy White Paper – and of the first three Sector Deals committing industry and government to achieving the Industrial...
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November 27, 2017 Nigel Poole
Economy, New Homes, Organisations, Social Housing
The introduction of compulsory membership of a Client Money Protection (CMP) scheme for letting agents, alongside a raft of other regulatory proposals, will ensure the private lettings sector in England is more transparent than it has ever been. This is the opinion of automated rental payment provider PayProp...
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November 21, 2017 Nigel Poole
Estate Agents, Landlords, Legal, Letting, Money
Protect your rental property and ensure tenants are happy and warm this winter with these useful 12 simple steps from property franchise network Belvoir. 1) Avoid the big freeze “As we enter the colder months it’s important to remind tenants that if they are planning to be away...
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November 17, 2017 Nigel Poole
Buy-to-Let, Landlords, Letting
Using paper, spreadsheets and other legacy payment administration processes could be prohibiting letting agents from growing their businesses, according to PayProp. The automated rental payment provider says agents who digitise parts of their payment processes and partner with the right PropTech providers could expand their lettings book without...
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November 7, 2017 Nigel Poole
Estate Agents, Letting, Technology
Two-fifths (42%) of remortgagors opted for a five-year fixed deal in September – a new record – according to conveyancing service provider, LMS. This is the seventh month in a row that the percentage of remortgagors fixing for five-years has grown – a dramatic change from the 9%...
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November 1, 2017 George Bailey
Money, Mortgages
The government’s focus on the rental sector should be considered positive by those working in the lettings industry, according to automated rental payment provider PayProp UK. The lettings industry supplier says the move towards increasing regulation of the private rented sector (PRS) shows just how integral a part...
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October 25, 2017 George Bailey
Landlords, Letting
Landlords have just under six months to ensure their rental properties meet the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES). Portico London estate agents explain how the new MEES will work in regards to EPC ratings, the impact the rules will have on landlords, and the steps that you...
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October 13, 2017 George Bailey
Environment, Estate Agents, Landlords, Letting