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Repton Park is getting brand new community facilities, including a community building, multi-use games area and football pitches As a result of local housing development, around £1.2m funding is available to create new facilities for the neighbourhood, which are due to open in 2014....
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New figures show interest in renting a home rose by nearly a quarter in 2011, with more than 275,000 tenants registering for private accommodation. Data from lettings agent and property services group Countrywide revealed a 24 per cent increase on the number of people renting in 2010....
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The majority of the inventories presented to deposit scheme adjudicators are not worth the paper they are written on, leading to landlords losing deposit cases, the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks has claimed. The AIIC adds that most inventories would not stand up in court, were disputes to get that far....
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To avoid hefty tax charges, FTBs need to have completed their purchase before 25 March 2012. Relief is available if all the following apply: - The effective date is on, or after, 25 March 2010 and before 25 March 2012 - The consideration given is £250,000 or less - They buyer intends to live in the property and it will be their only, or main home - They have not previously owned property or land either in the UK or anywhere else in the world - including property bought with anyone else....
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When asked whether they thought rental income would increase during the next 12 months, 45 per cent of landlords surveyed said that levels will increase, whereas 53 per cent said that it would remain stable - only two percent said that it would decrease....
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Autumn brought news of major investment in the borough`s affordable housing. £11m of funding from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has been secured for the third phase of Southmere Village regeneration in Thamesmead, thanks to extensive lobbying by the Council and Gallions Housing Association....
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Banks have come under fire for charging FirstBuy applicants hefty premiums. The scheme, launched at the beginning of the month, aims to provide 10,000 loans to first-time buyers helped by equity being pumped in by developers and the Government....
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When reassessing the insurance value of their home, major factors to be taken into consideration tend to be the geographical location of the property, the value of the physical structure of the property as relates to its potential selling price and the value of the items contained within the four walls that make up your property....
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Crossrail is the new high frequency railway which will link Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west, through new tunnels and stations under central London, with Shenfield and Abbey wood in the east. It will act as a catalyst for regeneration across London....
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A property expert has claimed that fixed rate mortgages are the way forward for property buyers who are looking for stability and who want to budget ahead of the predicted base rate increase. Taking out a mortgage is an important decision and those trying to get the best deal need to consider the current and upcoming economic situation....
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Energy Performance Certificates that should help people cut their bills are having no inflence on four out of five homebuyers who see them, according to new research by Consumer Focus. This comes as no surprise to Estate agents as we all know that people who buy or rent houses that they can A) afford and B) like....
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The National Association of Estate Agents has released figures showing that the demand for houses has reached a 6 month high in the UK this January. The first month of the year traditionally brings more house hunters to the market and 2011 is no exeption....
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According to the latest independant data for January from Experian Hotwise, Zoopla.co.uk is now the 2nd most popular property website in the UK. Zoopla.co.uk, which has now broken into the top 100 websites in the UK, was ranked 98th by Experian Hitwise in January for share of total web pages viewed viewed by UK users, putting it ahead of its longer-established rivals including Findaproperty (ranked 125th) and Primelocation (ranked193rd)....
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Work has begun on a £5.65million state-of-the-art community centre for teenagers. The Link Thamesmead centre, currently under construction under the roundabout on the Harrow Manor Way flyover, South Thamesmead, will be used for teenagers aged between 14 to 19 years old, offering them a selection of activities and services....
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Over the past ten years UK property prices have increased by over 91%, according to a latest study by Halifax. The average house price went up from £86,095 in 2000 to £164,310 at the end of 2010. Seren Thiru, Halifax housing economist, stated: "The turn of this century marked the start of a period of strong house price growth across the UK....
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Despite low figures in the second half of 2010, house prices are predicted not to slump over the next 12 months. It has been claimed that a lack of available properties alongside rising rent will apparantly sustain the property market this upcoming year as people will be pushed to buying instead of renting....
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