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4th July 2019
BoE hints could relax affordability rules
Posted by The Oracle Group
A daily roundup of all the key property news.A new working paper from the Bank of England hints that strict affordability tests could be relaxed, but only if house prices start to rise. The “Modelling the distribution of mortgage debt” paper addresses a number of factors,
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3rd July 2019
Scottish Letting Agent Registration figures update
The number of letting agents in Scotland who have now been issued with a Letting Agent Registration Number (LARN) now stands at 687 from the 938 applications received by the Scottish Government.Those which remain outstanding are currently having their applications processed and have been asked to deliver the required documentation to the registration team.
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3rd July 2019
House price growth falls to four-month low
Posted by The Oracle Group
A daily roundup of all the key property news.UK house price growth slowed to 0.5% year-on-year in June, according to Nationwide’s latest house price index, lower than May’s 0.6% growth and the worst since February’s 0.4% increase 
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2nd July 2019
We’re Only 6 Months Old, But…
Posted by Properganda
Warning – This is a gratuitous, self-congratulatory article. We’re going to gush for a few minutes… Bear with us.When James and I set up Properganda as a PR agency we had high hopes for the business. We wanted to achieve for other property businesses that which we had achieved for Emoov in gaining huge coverage, raised awareness, increased credibility and trust and, importantly, higher domain authority from Google in order to increase website visits and revenue whilst lowering customer acquisition costs by ranking well for search terms naturally.
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2nd July 2019
Global Design Solutions Ltd-The Courthouse
Opening in the heart of the financial district in Douglas in 2009, The Courthouse quickly became one of the Isle of Man’s premier entertainment venues, but after 10 years space desperately needed to be updated. The clientwanted a bar and nightclub that would also be attractive to corporate clients to use as a conference and meeting venue during the day.
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2nd July 2019
Deals for first-time landlords at record high
Posted by The Oracle Group
A daily roundup of all the key property news and views.New figures from Moneyfacts reveal that the number of mortgage deals available to first-time landlords has reached a record high. The number of buy-to-let products on offer for landlords seeking to buy their first investment property has more than doubled deals in 2014 from 645 to 1,405 in 2019.
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1st July 2019
Smart Pillar Pilot Scheme Launches on Ebury Street, London
Posted by Scotscape
The Scotscape Group has been part of the vertical greening industry since it first gained traction in the UK in 2007.  Our installations of living walls for both exterior and interior projects are extensive and knowledge garnered through constant research and development has led our thought-leading team to develop the Smart Pillar.
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1st July 2019
Pure Town Planning-Approved: seven houses on backland site in Holbury, New Forest
Posted by Pure Town Planning
New Forest District Council: Pure Town Planning, acting as agents alongside Aspire Architects, are pleased to have secured planning consent for a scheme of seven houses on a backland site in Holbury, Hampshire.The application was a particularly complex one involving numerous planning issues including ecology, garden sizes and agreeing a suitable landscape scheme with the Council’s landscape and urban design officers.
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1st July 2019
How To Avoid Breach Of Contract (Or Minimise Its Impact)
Posted by Coles Miller
As a commercial litigation solicitor, the three words I hear most from clients phoning for help are ‘breach of contract’.Either they haven’t been paid on time (if at all). Or the goods and/or services they were promised haven’t materialised. And the problem needs sorting quickly and cost effectively.
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1st July 2019
Homeowners offered “green mortgages”
Posted by The Oracle Group
A daily roundup of all the key property news.The government is offering discounted mortgage rates to homeowners who make their properties more eco-friendly, as part of a plan to improve the energy efficiency of homes.
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28th June 2019
Pure Town Planning-Won on appeal with full award of costs: an infill development of 8 houses in Poole
Posted by Pure Town Planning
BCP Council: Pure Town Planning are pleased to report a successful appeal for a backland development of 8 houses in Rosemary Road, Poole for our clients Harlequin Homes. The houses were designed by local architects Anders Roberts Cheer.The application was recommend for approval by the planning officer but due to the level of neighbour opposition to the scheme it was called in to Planning Committee to be determined.    
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28th June 2019
June Auctions Update
It’s been another great month for buyers and sellers at our auctions across the South East. There were many big sales at our five auctions, here we highlight a few from our Kent and South East London auction that took place at the Clive Emson Conference Centre in Maidstone on 12 June…
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