In addition to the free valuation service offered, UKPB have opened a free advice centre, open to anyone, not just sellers using their company. The advice can be related to any aspect of house sales. Such as similar historic prices in the area, stamp duty, moving check lists. UKPB Estate Agents, a recently launched online estate agent offering commission-free services, has opened its free advice centre to cater to the needs of house sellers. UKPB, whose marketing partners include RightMove, Primelocation and Zoopla, provides a professional online estate agency service at low fixed fees, … [Read more...]
Is home ownership really so desirable?
June 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
High levels of debt and stress encourage acceptance of low wages and long hours. There's a lot to be said for renting. "No man who owns his own home and lot can be a communist." So claimed William Levitt, the American property developer who created the American suburban landscape in the 1950s. Levitt built thousands of mass-produced, detached, identikit yet individualistic houses, made so cheaply as to be economically sold to lower middle- and even working-class buyers. Take away the second clause – The Good Life notwithstanding, suburban gardens have seldom been put to any useful … [Read more...]
House prices ‘will have to come down’ as sales slow
June 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Estate agents will have to chop the prices of properties on their books in order to stay in business, Hometrack has said, after the number of transactions slowed down in May. A separate report from the Land Registry said that house prices tiptoed up 0.8% in April to reach £163,083 in England and Wales. House prices are now 1.3% lower than a year ago. However, a 3% monthly rise in London’s house prices, taking them to 5% higher than a year ago, will have distorted the national picture. Outside London, house prices rose in six regions but fell in three. Like Hometrack, the Land … [Read more...]
Online House Hunter: Gadget magic
April 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
JUST occasionally, someone comes up with something in the house-hunting market that is truly innovative. And when it’s a house-hunter rather than a backroom IT expert for one of the big estate agenst you have to take your hat off to them. So prepare to doff your cap to Robin Keith who has come up with a free gadget that should make life a lot easier for those trawling the net for their new home. It’s called PropertyWizza and typing in the postcode of your dream home brings up links to house values in the neighbourhood, maps, flood risk data, crime stats, school reports and … [Read more...]
Forget Mum and Dad – house hunters want a few grand from grandad
April 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Young people are having to rely on the Bank of Gran and Grandad to get on the housing ladder, according to a leading firm of property solicitors. Edinburgh-based Warners says continuing economic uncertainty and fear of job losses in the public sector are preventing parents from being able to help their children. As a result, grandparents, rather than the Bank of Mum and Dad, are helping with deposits and boosting the property market. The solicitors believe grandparents who have already downsized and are receiving their pensions will continue to be the most likely sources of … [Read more...]
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