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Reasons for renting – The flexibility factor
According to The Property Academy Renter Survey 2023, over a third of renters rent because they don’t have the deposit to buy a home....
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Conrad Binding
- Nov 22, 2023
- 1 min
Importance of community
World Kindness Day, celebrated annually in November, is a day to celebrate and promote kindness in all forms, uniting people in kindness...
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Conrad Binding
- Nov 18, 2023
- 1 min
Green belt
The green belt is a town planning policy designed to prevent urban sprawl, protect the countryside and direct development to the most...
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Conrad Binding
- Nov 14, 2023
- 1 min
First-time buyer funding
The average deposit paid by a first-time buyer was £43,693. Perhaps unsurprisingly, almost two-thirds (63%) were in the top 40% income...
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Conrad Binding
- Nov 10, 2023
- 1 min
Bank rate hold benefits swap rates and mortgage rates
The Bank of England held the bank rate at 5.25% in their November 2023 meeting. Interest rates, through mortgage affordability, are a key...
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Conrad Binding
- Nov 6, 2023
- 1 min
Rocketing up: new-build developments
Against a backdrop of housing undersupply, some areas are rocketing up in their new building development. Newham, undergoing...
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Conrad Binding
- Nov 2, 2023
- 1 min
Spreading the load
First-time buyers, faced with the rising costs of getting on the housing ladder, are finding ways to offset the increases by taking...
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Conrad Binding
- Oct 29, 2023
- 1 min
Scary street names don't spook buyers
Halloween is big business and the UK is projected to spend over £1bn with more than 56% of the population taking part in the fun. Gen Z...
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Conrad Binding
- Oct 25, 2023
- 1 min
Rental affordability
Although earnings in the south of England are generally higher than in other parts of the country, anyone needing to rent a home, will...
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Conrad Binding
- Oct 21, 2023
- 1 min
Food supplements
Restaurants are at the core of our communities and play a vital role in economic growth and revitalising areas. A good range of local...
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Conrad Binding
- Oct 17, 2023
- 1 min
Demand pressures continue to drive rents higher
Almost one in six rental transactions in 2023 have been agreed at above the asking rent, compared to less than one in 15 in 2019,...
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Conrad Binding
- Oct 11, 2023
- 1 min
Market outlook– modest falls typify the market with sentiment to improve
Interest rates are deemed to be at, or close to their peak so any improvement should start to lift sentiment. For the rest of 2023,...
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Conrad Binding
- Oct 3, 2023
- 1 min
Where do students live?
The number of students in house shares in the private rented sector (other rented accommodation), has steadily increased since 2014/15....
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Conrad Binding
- Sep 29, 2023
- 1 min
Yields on homes of multiple occupancy
The cast of Friends were role models for a generation, living the dream in a shared apartment. There are over half a million 'Homes in...
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Conrad Binding
- Sep 25, 2023
- 1 min
Investing in HMOs
Letting your property as an HMO (House in Multiple Occupancy) is a viable alternative to more traditional buy-to-let properties....
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Conrad Binding
- Sep 25, 2023
- 1 min
Transactions and prices – moving in tandem but to different scales
There were just over one million residential sales across England and Wales in the year to end July. This is -11.4% below the volume a...
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Conrad Binding
- Sep 20, 2023
- 1 min
More mortgage choices
The number of mortgage products available has risen to 5,338, its highest level since February 2022, and more than double the...
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Conrad Binding
- Sep 13, 2023
- 1 min
Mind the gap!
High costs of borrowing mean buyers are being cautious, one of the reasons why seven in ten agents are saying that it is now a buyer's...
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Conrad Binding
- Sep 11, 2023
- 1 min
Securing a buyer before Christmas
For buyers in the market now, the 'move in for Christmas' date is fast approaching. Properties are selling quicker than pre-pandemic,...
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Conrad Binding
- Sep 7, 2023
- 1 min
Changing level of homeownerships
Well under half of today’s young adults own their own home (41% of those aged 25–34). Although this has not changed much in the last...
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