Ten Original Ways to Decorate your Home for Christmas Day

If you’re hosting Christmas Day this year, you’ll want it to be one to remember – but with Christmas shopping, food prepping and card writing all already on the very long to-do list, there isn’t much time left for getting your house Christmas ready… But don’t despair! Our ten decoration tips are not only original, beautiful and […]

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UK house prices to rise by 50% in the next decade!

The price of the average UK home will rise by 50% in the next 10 years, say the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents. It has been forecasted that average UK house prices will rise to a mega £419,000 in the next ten years. From the £280,000 average price […]

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Crossrail: London Reborn?

£14.8bn is the expected cost of construction for Crossrail, with 73 miles of extra track length to be added to existing London’s transport systems, 200 million more journeys each year and 24 extra journeys to run at peak times of the day per hour. It is Europe’s largest and most ambitious infrastructure project to date […]

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First Crossrail homes completed

Woolwich at Royal Arsenal has received the first wave of competed homes to be constructed. First Crossrail homes completed have been built above a new Crossrail station in preparation for the new transport system to commence by 2018. More than one thousand homes have been developed as part of two separate developments, one of which […]

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Investing in Student Properties

The news is flooded lately with the rise in student numbers and the following massive demand for student accommodation. It’s been fantastic to see how so many young driven individuals are now moving up in their lives and moving forward with their education. Increasing demand for student properties Just to recap in case you haven’t […]

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Crossrail effect cripples young buyers

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Source: Network Rail The Crossrail effect will make the rich richer and squeeze first-time buyers further out of London. Areas graced by any of the Crossrail’s links will enjoy multiplying property values, adding an estimated £5.5 billion overall, according to Crossrail’s land and property director, Ian Lindsay. The Crossrail’s benefits have been widely reported, and […]

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House Prices are Up by 5.7%, ONS Stats Show

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today released the latest House Price Index, showing house prices are going up by 5.7% in the year to May 2015, a natural increase from 5.5% in the year to April 2015. The monthly release of data by the ONS is calculated using mortgage financed transactions that are […]

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Game of Homes: Guide to Joining the Property Ladder

Any homeowners will know that buying a house is one of the most difficult, exciting and financially tiring processes anyone will endure in their lifetime. Purchasing a home of your own, whether it’s your first or tenth, is never an easy task. Over the years, the world has become obsessed with the oh-so popular television […]

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Crossrail Causes Surge in House Prices

Europe’s largest infrastructure project is currently underway, since being given the green light to begin tunnelling in 2008. The Crossrail project, despite not even being completed yet, has caused a surge in house prices by almost 82%. The Crossrail is a 73 mile railway line that is expected to open in late 2018, and will […]

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