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The Rental Market: The Decline Of HMOs

HMOs vs ColivingA significant drop in the number of HMO properties in England over the last two years underlines the shrinking HMO market. The total number of HMOs across England declined by over 21,000 to 489,701 in the last two years. The yearly rate of decline was...

Read    27/04/2023

Industry Update: Data Science Is Disrupting The Market

Artificial Intelligence and data science are impacting nearly every business sector. The real estate industry has a reputation as a slow adopter of sophisticated technologies, and some businesses have been quicker to embrace technological innovation than others. Virg...

Read    26/04/2023

The Rental Market: Owning Vs Renting

It is not a shock to reveal overall housing costs are increasing notably. On average, there has been a 12% rise in rents this last year for new tenancies as the availability of good quality rental homes continues to decline. On the other side of the spectrum, homeown...

Read    26/04/2023

UK Government News: Expectations Of The UK's Housing Sector

As anticipated, the cost of living crisis continues to be on the UK's top agenda, and the Springs Budget is no exception to this. Most people were not expecting any exciting announcements, but the Private Rental Sector had a few reasonable hopes from the spring budge...

Read    26/04/2023

Environmental Social Governance (ESG): Energy-Efficient Homes Through EPCs

UK's energy assessment training provider Elmhurst Energy is calling for some drastic changes in the EPCs. Whilst their heat is in the right place, (they want Energy Performance Certificates to support net zero efforts and be renewed three yearly) can tax-drained, com...

Read    26/04/2023

Environmental Social Governance (ESG): Retrofitting To Achieve Energy Efficiency

Owners of old commercial and residential buildings must explore the retrofitting option to meet energy efficiency guidelines, as the UK government resolves to achieve net zero by 2050. The UK is battling with the cost-of-living crisis and a gloomy economic outlook an...

Read    17/04/2023

Leaseholders at St David's Square Emerge Victorious as FirstPort to Repay Insurance and Leasing of Antique Door Entry System

FirstPort is in the news for all wrong reasons as affected leaseholders continue to fight and win legal battles against the UK's largest residential property management company. The latest victory of leaseholders at St David's Square over FirstPort shifts the spotlig...

Read    17/04/2023

Will 2023 be a bad year for Estate Agents

The UK property market is rapidly tilting in favour of buyers, forcing leading property sellers to choose their estate agents more prudently. Market analysts predict that this shift could spell bad news for estate agencies operating online. While the last quarter of ...

Read    06/04/2023

Hotels and Coworking - How Hotels Must Strike the Right Balance

The dramatic transformation in work processes has led to the mass creation of coworking spaces. These spaces generally host young and dynamic people from Gen X and Gen Y who are comfortable working remotely and communicating electronically.

Read    04/04/2023

An Analysis Into The Private Rented Homes Growth In The UK

Recent research by a leading rental platform reveals that the UK’s Private Rented Sector homes could reach a whopping five million by 2025. The sector has already registered an impressive growth of 20 percent in the past ten years. PRS-acquired homes in the UK have i...

Read    04/04/2023

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