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Bank Holiday Closure - Monday 19th September
Our offices will be closed on Monday 19th September to allow our team to remember the life and service of…
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Her Majesty the Queen
We are deeply saddened by the news of Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II passing, with our thoughts going to…
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Cost of Living Crisis - Don't Panic! Read this blog from our sister company, Home of Mortgages
The cost of living, the cost of living, the cost of living. We are not going to escape these words…
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Help to Invest - helping you to profit from property
Quick Question. Which camp are you in? Camp A – Thinking of growing your property portfolio OR Camp B –…
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Beam Parklands Fire Update
Beam Parklands Fire Damage Update Brookings are saddened by the news of the wild fires that have destroyed multiple properties…
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EPC Legislation, how does your property stack up?
As the UK works to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, the energy efficiency of people’s homes is under heavy scrutiny…
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Buy to Let - read this blog from our sister company, Home of Mortgages....
Hello, Buy to let month! Over the past few months we’ve been witnessing an increase in bank base rate, which…
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Good news for Dagenham leaseholders: Government to pay for fire alarm systems in all buildings awaiting removal of unsafe cladding
Dagenham leaseholders living in buildings where a ‘Waking Watch’ scheme is in place will be able to install fire alarm…
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Dagenham landlords to be given access to new digital identity checking technology
New digital identity checking technology will help Dagenham landlords carry out right to rent checks, it has been announced. The…
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Help to Buy sales increase to record levels, figures reveal
More than 60,000 homes were bought using the Government’s Help to Buy schemes in the year to June 2021, the…
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Dagenham people’s addiction to their spare bedrooms?
The Housing Minister, Chris Pincher, has suggested older homeowners are “rattling around” in their homes as they are too big…
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Dagenham house prices - the effect of rising inflation
House prices tend to rise with inflation, so with UK annual inflation hitting 4.2% last week, that’s good news, isn’t…
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Vendors drop asking prices to tempt house-hunters ahead of Christmas cooldown
Home sellers have dropped their asking prices in a bid to tempt house-hunters ahead of the Christmas cooldown, an analysis…
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Is the Dagenham property market running out of steam?
In recent articles on the Dagenham property market, I have been talking a lot about house prices over the last…
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Land Registry fees to increase from 31 January 2022: what homebuyers need to know
Homebuyers may notice a change in the cost of making HM Land Registry applications from next year after it was…
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Dagenham homeowners to face post-lockdown mortgage rate rise of £1,114 a year
With grocery, energy and other household prices/costs rising and hitting everyone’s back pocket, inflation (rising prices) may feel like an…
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Advice for landlords: checklist for serving section 8 (form 3) notice
Are you serving a Section 8 (Form 3) notice? Follow this guidance to stay on the right side of the law.…
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Advice for landlords: checklist for serving section 21 (form 6a) notice
Are you serving a Section 21 (form 6A) notice? Follow this guidance to stay on the right side of the law.…
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Stamp Duty Holiday comes to an end: what this means for buyers
The temporary reduced rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has now been withdrawn, the Government has confirmed. The SDLT…
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Are Dagenham house prices set to fall this autumn?
The stamp duty holiday is over, furlough finished at the end of September, unemployment is due to rise and inflation…
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New buyer? here are three tips that could help you get ahead of the competition
In a property market as lively as ours, it’s often a race against the clock to secure your dream home.…
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First-time landlord? ensure your property meets the minimum energy efficiency standard
Landlords must ensure that their properties meet the minimum level of energy performance rating or risk fines, the Government has…
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Wages rising by 8.3% pa - how will this affect the Dagenham property market?
As they struggle to meet demand, Argos have had to increase the wages of their HGV drivers from £11.41 an hour to…
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Property owners rejoice as developers scrap unfair leasehold contracts
Property developer Countryside Properties has agreed to scrap terms that saw ground rents double every 10 to 15 years, it…
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Barking and Dagenham among “most affordable london boroughs”
Barking and Dagenham has been named as one of the “most affordable London boroughs” for first-time buyers in 2021. The…
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Demand for pet-friendly accommodation soars following “pandemic pet boom”
Demand for pet-friendly rental homes has more than doubled in the last year, new figures have revealed. The report comes…
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Why are more Dagenham oap homeowners deciding not to move home?
A recent report by Legal & General stated that since the pandemic, many older homeowners had put their plans to…
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Asking prices fall for the “first time” in 2021, rightmove reveals
Asking prices have fallen for the “first time” in 2021, a major report has revealed. The finding comes after the…
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Dagenham homeowners have turned to the rental market to cash in by £15,700 each
Should you sell or should you buy in this most interesting Dagenham property market? I have calculated that at least…
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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…
