Fishs Eddy homeware heads to the UK
Rising affordability must not lead to complacency
Mortgage Solutions
Time to help uncertain clients make the right choices As a base rate rise seems increasingly distant and mortgages become ever more affordable, David Finlay, intermediary managing for Barclays, says brokers must ensure that clients continue to take action to protect themselves against whatever the future holds.
Buying 6% cheaper than renting
Buying a home in Scotland is cheaper than renting, according to Bank of Scotland. For a three-bedroom house, the typical mortgage payment in the region amounted to £510 in December, or 6% less than the monthly rent of £540 for the same type of property. According to the lender’s research, average home buying costs have [...]
Updown Court: sold
The price has been up (£70m, originally), but it only sold when it was down (£36m, according to the Telegraph), to a Middle Eastern businessman who'll now enjoy a heated marble driveway, a guest bedroom with en suite swimming pool...
Ray Bohringer Blog
The Year of the Dragon has now begun, so what can agents expect from the mortgage market and mortgage lenders?
While the Dragon in Chinese culture stands for prosperity for the year, and indeed for anybody born in that year, I do not see any likelihood of a Chinese influence in...
Radar Homes management company in liquidation
Radar Homes, the regional portals set up by agents for agents, are continuing to operate despite having been dealt a heavy blow with the collapse of the company that created and managed the concept.
Rightmove’s raising of its charges and its effect on estate agents’ budgets were specifically picked out as...
Sellers and buyers stay away from 'uncertain' property market
Sellers and buyers are staying away from the market, the Hometrack report revealed this morning, as sales fall away.
The number of new applicants has fallen 10.5% in the last month, after a 6.3% fall in December and a 2.2% drop in November.
The speed at which property listings are dropping has...
Fine & Country sets out its stall for more growth
Fine & Country has announced a new strategy for growth, after opening 27 new branches last year. There are currently offices in 300 locations in the UK and 12 other countries, including the US.
The network says it plans to open additional offices in major towns and cities, with four new...
Greene men pop up in City of London
Greene & Co has launched a new office in Clerkenwell to service the City.
It will focus on the high-end sales market and new investment and rental market opportunities for landlord clients.
Managing director David Pollock said: “Greene & Co has weathered the turbulent property market with great resilience, and the opening...
Football: Staines fall to late goal in Cornwall
DEFLATED Steve Cordery admitted all the hard work his team put in to beat Blue Square South promotion-chasers Woking and Chelmsford had been undone after Saturday's 2-1 reverse at Truro City.
