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Latest news at David James Estate Agents in Bromley
According to the National House Building Council just 44,361 new homes were registered to be built in the UK in the three months to November, far short of the Government’s target of 300,000 new homes per year by the mid-2020s. Across the UK the number of new homes registered to be built was up just 2% year on year, although the West Midlands, London and East of England all saw...
The average time to sell (to STC) across the UK is currently 71 days, compared to 62 days in August last year. Come and talk to us about getting your house on the market today
A friend of mine told me a story recently about a story they read which happened in the north of England.
Basically a couple had instructed an agent who valued their property for £30,000 more than the other agencies which were invited round.
After very little interest over six weeks the agent advised them to drop the price by £15,000 to create ‘more...
New spending aimed at breathing new life into high streets and town centres may well impact local house prices. The government has made a very public commitment to spending money in order to rebalance the economy, a process called ‘levelling out’. 10.7 million people, equivalent to 16% of the British population, live within 200 metres of a high street and may feel the benefit of...
40% of UK households own a pet, yet only 7% of landlords advertise homes as suitable for pets. It is no wonder many people struggle to find a pet-friendly home. Research conducted by the Property Academy found that 35% of all tenants would be willing to pay a premium of £40 per month (£50 in London) for a ‘pet-friendly’ property. This proportion rises to 43% among...