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Record year for help to buy: equity loan scheme as purchases top 55,000
More homes were purchased through the Help to Buy: equity loan scheme in 2020/21 than any other year on record,…
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Only 1 in 88 Dagenham properties are bungalows, despite an ageing population. why?
The bungalow is a building that has represented a more leisurely, gentler way of life since the early 1900’s. Bungalows…
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Homes selling at a faster rate now than at any time in last decade, study reveals
Homes are selling at a faster rate now than at any other time in the last decade, a major study…
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Dagenham Home Moves Hit Record High in June
as 264.5% more people sell in June compared to the Dagenham area 10-year average June 2021 was the busiest month ever…
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More homes sold in june than any other month on record, official figures reveal
More homes were bought and sold in June than any other month since records began, new figures have revealed. The…
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One in two first-time buyers “lack understanding” of mortgage process, study reveals
More than one in two first-time buyers “do not fully understand” the mortgage process, a major study has revealed. The…
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Stamp Duty Holiday replaced by new transitional rate: what you need to know
The Stamp Duty holiday has now ended and been replaced by a new transitional rate, HM Revenue & Customs has…
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Record number of new build homes increases choice for buyers, study reveals
The number of new homes built in England reached “record” levels in the first three months of 2021, it has…
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Dagenham homeowners profit by £49,560 in last 5 years
… yet Bitcoin investors would have made £18,337,380 in profit. Is investing in ‘Bricks & Mortar’ dead? Investing in property has…
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Is Dagenham heading towards a house price crash?
Dagenham house prices dropped by 1.1% last month, according to the Land Registry, meaning the average annual rate of house…
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Property developers agree to remove “unfair” ground rent terms and sell freeholds at “discounted prices” following CMA review
Major property developers have agreed to remove “unfair” ground rent terms and sell freeholds at a “discounted price” following the…
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I’m a first-time buyer. Do i lose my relief when the Stamp Duty Holiday comes to an end?
The rules for first-time buyers have been complicated in recent months with the introduction of the Stamp Duty Land Tax…
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First-time landlord? here’s three essential tips for success
With the rental market continuing to flourish, now is a better time than any to start your property business. But…
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How Eco-friendly are Dagenham Homes?
And how new Gov’t rules will mean draughty low-eco Dagenham homes will drop in value ‘It’s Not Easy Being Green’,…
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First-time landlord? here’s even more tips for success
With the rental market continuing to flourish, now is a better time than any to start your property business. But…
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28.1% of Dagenham landlords could be fined £5,000 each with new energy regs
28.1% of Dagenham Landlords Could Be Fined £5,000 Each with New Energy Regs … whilst possible new mortgage rules for…
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First-time landlord? here’s our top tips for success
With the rental market continuing to flourish, now is a better time than any to start your property business. But…
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Landlords “falling short” when it comes to health and safety, study reveals
More than a quarter of tenants do not have a smoke alarm installed on each storey of their home, despite…
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Dagenham buy-to-let property market going into crisis?
…as Dagenham first-time buyers now only need a 5% deposit for a mortgage. Dagenham landlords, sell your property portfolios, your…
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Property marketing tips for first-time sellers
So, you’ve decided to sell your home. Whatever the reason – be it upsizing, downsizing, or moving out of the…
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Could a new 95% mortgage help you climb the property ladder?
A new 95% mortgage could help you secure your dream property, the Government has announced. The scheme, available to both…
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Panic buying in the Dagenham property market?
Would it surprise you that there are 62% fewer properties for sale today in Dagenham than a decade ago? Property…
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What documents do i need to sell my home?
So, you’ve decided to sell your home. Whatever the reason – be it upsizing, downsizing, or moving out of the…
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Dagenham property market: 2011-2021
With all of us completing the Census, a couple of weeks ago, it made me realise profoundly that mine and…
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Do I really need a conveyancer to sell my home?
So, you’ve decided to sell your home. Whatever the reason – be it upsizing, downsizing, or moving out of the…
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How to sell your house: what is an epc and why do i need one?
So, you’ve decided to sell your home. Whatever the reason – be it upsizing, downsizing, or moving out of the…
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Dagenham first-time buyers can now buy using 5% deposit mortgages
Yet higher mortgage rates could see Dagenham buyers paying a lot more each month for the privilege Being a Dagenham…
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How to sell your house: speeding up the sale
So, you’ve decided to sell your home. Whatever the reason – be it upsizing, downsizing, or moving out of the…
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Dagenham home buyers £2,896,915 windfall as Dtamp Duty Holiday stretched to september…
…and new 5% deposit mortgages for Dagenham first-time buyers The Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced two initiatives to keep the Dagenham property…
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How to sell your house: understanding agents’ fees
So, you’ve decided to sell your home. Whatever the reason – be it upsizing, downsizing, or moving out of the…
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Dagenham pensioner homeowners are now worth £1,654,932,200
How wealth is distributed will always be a contentious issue, especially as the Baby Boomers (those aged between their late…
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How to sell your house: staging your home for sale
So, you’ve decided to sell your home. Whatever the reason – be it upsizing, downsizing, or moving out of the…
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Half of Dagenham homeowners move again within 14 years and 4 weeks – why?
In Britain, there are 27,071,500 households, of which 17,044,450 are owned, and are worth a total of £3,925,865,212,950 (£3.92 trillion).…
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How to sell your house: viewings during Covid-19
So, you’ve decided to sell your home. Whatever the reason – be it upsizing, downsizing, or moving out of the…
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How to sell your house: managing your mortgage
So, you’ve decided to sell your home. Whatever the reason – be it upsizing, downsizing, or moving out of the…
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How to sell your house: valuing your property
So, you have decided to sell your home. Whatever the reason – be it upsizing, downsizing, or moving out of…
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32% drop in Dagenham homes ‘for sale’ in last 4 months
What does this mean for Dagenham property owners? With most Dagenham families homeschooling their children in lockdown and the forthcoming Stamp…
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Dagenham property market: is it time to stamp out stamp duty?
Most people pay Stamp Duty Tax when they buy a property, house, apartment or other land and buildings over a particular price…
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Thousands of new homes now available as construction activity doubles
The number of new homes developers have started building have “more than doubled” since June, new figures have revealed. The…
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Leaseholders to be given right to extend lease by 990 years and scrap ground rent, Government announces
Millions of homeowners will be given the right to extend their lease by up to 990 years and scrap ground…
