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With the reduced availability of mortgage lending less in 2013 about 4 in 10 property purchases were completed by cash buyers. At the peak of the market with funding readily accessible only 2.5 in 10 were cash buyers. This means the number of home purchases using a mortgage was...

Being Valentine?s Day! We thought we’d get a list together of the top 20 most romantic street names in the UK courtesy of Ford… 1. Valentine Road, Leicester 2. Sweetloves Lane, Bolton 3. Cupids Chase, Southend-on-Sea, Essex 4. Hearts Delight Road, Borden, Kent 5....

Google glass creates the possibility of an agent or private house seller giving a tour of a home live to viewers around the world. Viewers would be able to ask them the kind of questions you normally need a viewing for, such as, is the house noisy, what does it smell like; could...

With stricter mortgage criteria and rising rents, coupled with higher unemployment, means more young adults are living with parents in the family home. The house price problem is made all the more insurmountable by rising rates of short-term and long-term unemployment. The...

Lower food prices helped UK inflation fall back to the Bank of England’s target rate of 2% for the first time since November 2009. The CPI measure eased by 0.1% month-on-month, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), with lower meat and fruit costs the...

From everyone at Property Renovations, we’d like to wish you a very Happy New Year! During the past year, we’ve presented numerous informative stories on our blog as well as additional content on the site, such as information on the Help to Buy Scheme. And we look...

If you?re selling your home at Christmas as the tinsel?s going up, there are some advantages to selling at this time of year. Although many agents shut down, while people are generally distracted with presents and parties, there are still options available to sell your home. You...

Here’s a summary of the parts of George Osborne’s Autumn Statement 2013 which affect the property market directly or otherwise. Benefits and state pensions Job seekers aged 18 to 21 with no basic numeracy or literacy skills will be required to undertake training in...