Concierge services are in demand in rented housing
Concierge or porter services: Concierge services have been common in certain parts of the world for many years especially in the Middle East, America and Far East. Nearer to home the French concierge...
View ArticleWhat your agent does for you – Part 1 Marketing
We like to blog in series – giving our clients information in bite sized pieces that they can easily digest. In our latest planned group of blogs we are going to look at the role that the agent plays...
View ArticleWhat your agent does for you – Part 5 Feedback
The benefit of the feedback you get from your agent cannot be overestimated. Agents spend their days talking with tenants so they know exactly what tenants want and can quickly react to trends in the...
View ArticleNew Council Tax Ruling is a ‘tax on Landlords’
How will the new Council Tax regulations affect the Rental Market? Rented property as Second Home If you own property that is rented you officially have a second home. If this property is furnished...
View ArticleHouse Prices are subject to the North – South divide
Property prices rose and fell around Britain last year but the trend overall was downward. With already low interest rates and lenders being cautious many people will have to continue to rent as...
View ArticleNew licencing requirements for landlords in Newham
source Licencing of rental properties Newham could start a trend in the rental sector Newham Landlords who rent out properties privately are the first in the country to face mandatory licensing which...
View ArticleFinally some good news for first time buyers!
Light at the end of the tunnel for First Time Buyers as lending increases The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) announced a significant rise in the number of first time buyers in the UK for the first...
View ArticleMediation and Flat-pack furniture makes divorce easier
Bunk beds in bright colours make a great space saving solution at a reasonable cost. Source People move house for lots of different reasons, and sadly divorce is one of them. If our title seems...
View ArticleNEW BUILD SHORTAGE STRENGTHENS PROPERTY PRICES
National Home-building figures seem to be in danger of missing this year’s new build target While the building industry is thriving in the south – all the way from London to Devon, and up towards...
View ArticleThe great council house sale – news now in
Council Houses are sold off by the Government The government has announced that the “Right to Buy” sales of council houses to tenants are at their highest level since 2007. In April it will be 12...
View ArticleFirst Sale for Riley Marshall
Riley Marshall Directors Stephen Riley (left) and Bruce Marshall (right) with sales negotiator Shane Sutherland celebrating completion of their first sale As a well-established Letting Agent with a...
View ArticleTenant Admin Fees Guide for Tenants
Letting Agents Need to Ensure Their Tenant Admin Fees are Transparent Tenant Admin Fees are a Fair Way to Do Business Housing Charity Shelter would like to see letting agents fees outlawed in England...
View ArticleDevelopment Jobs Set to Boost Housing in East London
East London’s Royal Docks have attracted Chinese business Investment to Develop the Area (Image courtesy of the Royal Docks Trust) The London borough of Newham is set to become the next property...
View ArticleHelp to Buy Explained
Help to Buy There are two strands to the Government’s Help to Buy scheme, Equity Loan and Mortgage Guarantee. Both are designed to help people to get on the property ladder, even if they only have...
View ArticleHousing Developers Needed as Property Demand Swells in the UK
Help to Buy Numbers Treble According to a report from RICS (Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors) the Help to Buy numbers trebled in the last two months of 2013, so will demand outstrip supply in...
View ArticleBuild to Rent Should Feature Large in the London Housing Market if Property...
What is Build to Rent? Build to Rent is a government initiative to encourage the building of more purpose-built rental properties in the UK. Around 3.8 million households in the UK are in private...
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