Tenants seek homes outside London
Potential Norwich landlords may be tempted to put their properties up for rental this summer following recent research from the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA). The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in more tenants seeking new rental homes in places other than London across the UK, according to recent research from the organisation. A survey of […]
Pot luck – seven steps for container gardening this May
Summer is finally on the horizon and with it hopefully will come some fine weather and the opportunity to spend more time outdoors. But whether you have a country garden, a city courtyard or even a balcony or yard at your rental home you don’t have to think big when it comes to adding some […]
Norwich is in the top 10 places for holiday let mortgages
Sales of holiday homes near the coast have surged over the past six months with more people than ever applying for holiday let mortgages. According to figures released by mortgage lender Hodge, Norwich comes fifth in the top 10 list of areas for holiday lets, beaten only by Truro, Plymouth, Llandudno and Exeter. Popular for […]
Top tips for getting your garden ready for entertaining again
The first tentative steps towards the easing of lockdown are being taken and from this week in England we should be able to welcome friends and family into our gardens again. It has been a long hard winter and we are all looking forward to being able to socialise more while spending more time out […]
Norwich – A Happy Place
Norwich has been ranked fifth in a list of the most family-friendly places to live in the UK. Research conducted by online retailer Play Like Mum, looked at the places those with young children might consider moving to in the country. Among the factors considered were the cost of childcare, percentage of outstanding schools, recorded […]
Rents and house prices expected to continue to grow
Increasing demand, together with the continued shortage of homes, means rents and house prices are still rising, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). A regular survey by RICS revealed an increase in tenant demand in the three months to February and an expectation that rents will rise over the coming year in […]
Heritage paint ranges for period properties
In recent times, homeowners, including landlords, with period properties have increasingly chosen to consider heritage ranges when renovating or redecorating. Recognising that certain shades work especially well with properties from particular eras they are perhaps more selective now than they have been in the past. As a result, many big name manufacturers continue to expand […]
Hope for a stamp duty holiday extension
Most people in the UK are hoping to hear that the current stamp duty holiday will be extended by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in next week’s budget, according to recent research. The reduction in the rate of stamp duty to zero per cent for all properties valued at £500,000 has been credited as being instrumental in keeping the […]
Build-to-rent housing supply increases
The number of completed build-to-rent homes increased in 2020, with the East of England seeing particularly high growth in future supply, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Research published by the British Property Federation (BPF) shows the number of completed build-to-rent homes increased by 23 per cent in 2020. When looking at government EPC data on total […]
Students are looking for new homes
It’s that time of year again where students are considering where to live for the next academic year. It always seems very early, given that most of them won’t be moving in until early autumn or possibly the summer. And, with snow still on the ground and temperatures low, it is hard for many of […]