New research from Excellion Capital, the boutique debt advisory and investment firm, reveals that HMOs sell for as much as 50% above the average house price, further increasing their investment potential after it was revealed that HMOs also create rental yields of up to 12.5%. After previous research from Excellion Capital […]
Maximising Your Home Sale: A Strategic Guide to Presentation, Pricing, Marketing, and Market Analysis Selling a home is more than listing it online and hoping for the best. It’s a strategic endeavour that requires thoughtful presentation, savvy pricing, compelling marketing, and a deep understanding of the current real estate market. […]
Analysis by home selling experts, Open Property Group, reveals how sellers can benefit from the speed and efficiency of a cash buyer without having to accept a lower price. Selling your home to a cash buyer is a good way of achieving a speedy sale. Cash buyers do not depend on […]
The property market got back to business as usual in May after April’s hard reset. Says Jonathan Hopper, CEO of Garrington Property Finders. He continued “Nationwide’s data shows that average prices swung back into growth territory last month, more than making up for April’s slight loss and pushing the annual rate of […]
The housebuilding sector will see considerable change if, as intended by the previous government, changes are made to replace the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) with the Future Homes Standard (FHS). With every indication that the government intends to roll out this change, it is interesting to consider its wide-ranging impact. I […]
The publication of a substantially revised NPPF shortly before Christmas was the first in a series of major planning reforms to be introduced by the Labour government. Among the NPPF’s most significant changes was the introduction of the ‘Grey Belt’ and the ‘golden rules’ by which such land may be released for […]
The government wants to make leasehold ‘easier and cheaper’. That’s the headline. It is a virtuous message, politically useful and broadly appealing. But the reality beneath it is more complicated. The Commonhold reforms, as proposed in the recent Commonhold White Paper do not eliminate cost – they shift it. And […]
The concept of building new towns once epitomised a transformative approach to addressing housing and infrastructure challenges in Britain. From early developments such as Letchworth Garden City to post-war projects like Milton Keynes, these planned communities provided innovative solutions to overcrowding and economic stagnation. Yet, momentum appeared to stall in […]
By Ian Barnett. National Land Director, LRG A new Planning and Infrastructure Bill is now working its way through Parliament. Alongside changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the English Devolution White Paper, various planning working papers, the ongoing consultation on a new Land Use Framework this is quite […]
Exclusive new insight from COHO, the HMO management platform, reveals that almost half of shared living tenants would happily pay a rental premium of up to 10% if they knew that they were socially compatible with their housemates. Shared living is something that many people have or will experience at […]
