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<h2 align="center" class="style14"><span size="5" style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="font-family:Gill Sans, Gill Sans MT, Myriad Pro, DejaVu Sans Condensed, Helvetica, Arial,' sans-serif';">Welcome to the Property Advice Newsletter<br>
<span size="3" style="font-size: medium; font-family:Gill Sans, Gill Sans MT, Myriad Pro, DejaVu Sans Condensed, Helvetica, Arial,' sans-serif';">Written by Independent Chartered Surveyors
of the UK wide network of Property Professionals</span></b></span></h2>
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<h2 align="center" class="style14"><span size="4" style="font-size: large; font-family:Gill Sans, Gill Sans MT, Myriad Pro, DejaVu Sans Condensed, Helvetica, Arial,' sans-serif';">Publication date: 21st December 2016</span></h2>

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<h2 align="center"><span style="color: #800000;"><em><span class="style17">Merry Christmas and a Successful 2017!</span></em></span></h2>
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<p align="left"><span class="style14"><b><span size="4" style="font-size: large; font-family:Gill Sans, Gill Sans MT, Myriad Pro, DejaVu Sans Condensed, Helvetica, Arial,' sans-serif';">The Property Market Monthly Fact File - December 2016<br>
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<span style="text-align: justify; font-family:Gill Sans, Gill Sans MT, Myriad Pro, DejaVu Sans Condensed, Helvetica, Arial,' sans-serif';">The property market fact file is a collection of data compiled each month by our Chartered Surveyors and the propertysurveying.co.uk team; collating survey data, statistics, trends and information from the property market. This aims to provide a single place where anyone with an interest in UK property can find the information they need.
	<a href="/newsletter/?page_id=16167 target=" _blank=""><span color="#0000FF" style="color: #0000ff;">To read the monthly fact file, click here.</span></a></span></p>
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<p align="left"><span class="style14"><span size="4" style="font-size: large; font-family:Gill Sans, Gill Sans MT, Myriad Pro, DejaVu Sans Condensed, Helvetica, Arial,' sans-serif';"><b>Study reveals UK Borrowers oblivious to benefits of re-mortgaging</b></span></span>
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  <span style="font-family:Gill Sans, Gill Sans MT, Myriad Pro, DejaVu Sans Condensed, Helvetica, Arial,' sans-serif';">A recent UK financial services specialist report reveals that huge numbers of UK mortgage borrowers are unaware of the size of their debt and that 60% have no idea what the remaining balance is on their mortgage.
	  <a href="/newsletter/?page_id=16117" target="_blank"><span color="#0000FF" style="color: #0000ff;">To read the whole article, click here.</span></a></span></p>


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<p align="left"><span class="style14"><span size="4" style="font-size: large; font-family:Gill Sans, Gill Sans MT, Myriad Pro, DejaVu Sans Condensed, Helvetica, Arial,' sans-serif';"><strong>The ‘Rise’ of the Hipster Hotspot</strong></span></span>
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  <span style="font-family:Gill Sans, Gill Sans MT, Myriad Pro, DejaVu Sans Condensed, Helvetica, Arial,' sans-serif';">The property internet company, Zoopla, reports an interesting pattern emerging in recent years of soaring property prices in areas with high numbers of ‘hipsters’.
	  <a href="/newsletter/?page_id=16110" target="_blank"><span color="#0000FF" style="color: #0000ff;">To read the whole article, click here.</span></a></span></p>


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<p align="left"><span class="style14"><span size="4" style="font-size: large; font-family:Gill Sans, Gill Sans MT, Myriad Pro, DejaVu Sans Condensed, Helvetica, Arial,' sans-serif';"><strong>‘Pause for Thought’…. Homelessness at Christmas?</strong></span></span>
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<span style="font-family:Gill Sans, Gill Sans MT, Myriad Pro, DejaVu Sans Condensed, Helvetica, Arial,' sans-serif';">Sadly, homelessness is on the rise. In England alone, almost 58,000 households were classified as homeless in 2015/16 – a 6% rise on 2014/15, and over double the number for 2010/11. </span>
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	<a href="/newsletter/?page_id=16156" target="_blank"><span color="#0000FF" style="color: #0000ff;">To read the whole article, click here.</span></a></span></p>
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<p align="left"><span class="style14"><span size="4" style="font-size: large; font-family:Gill Sans, Gill Sans MT, Myriad Pro, DejaVu Sans Condensed, Helvetica, Arial,' sans-serif';"><b>House Price Growth lowest in Greater London year on year since 2010</b></span></span>
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Since October 2010, Greater London has continued to see a reduction in house prices month on month – currently down 0.4% - making it the worst performing region. </span>
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<p align="left"><span class="style14"><span size="4" style="font-size: large; font-family:Gill Sans, Gill Sans MT, Myriad Pro, DejaVu Sans Condensed, Helvetica, Arial,' sans-serif';"><b>All I want for Christmas is…My own Island</b></span></span>
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With two bars, ten bedrooms, a sauna and a fort, Thorn Island is up for sale and a 'snip' at £550,000.</span>
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<a href="/newsletter/?page_id=16139 " target="_blank"><span color="#0000FF" style="color: #0000ff;">To read the whole article, click here.</span></a></p>


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<p align="left"><span class="style14"><span size="4" style="font-size: large; font-family:Gill Sans, Gill Sans MT, Myriad Pro, DejaVu Sans Condensed, Helvetica, Arial,' sans-serif';"><b>Mortgage Market Update</b></span></span>
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Various sources are claiming that now is as good a time to buy a property as there has ever been, with interest rates low and the property market surging forward. We have compiled stats from various sources around the country to give you an overview of the mortgage market, in case you are looking to invest…</span>
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<h3 align="centre"><span style="font-family:Gill Sans, Gill Sans MT, Myriad Pro, DejaVu Sans Condensed, Helvetica, Arial,' sans-serif';">And Finally....</span></h3>
<p align="left"> <span class="style14"><span size="4" style="font-size: large; font-family:Gill Sans, Gill Sans MT, Myriad Pro, DejaVu Sans Condensed, Helvetica, Arial,' sans-serif';"><b>Going Away this Christmas? Top Tips for Keeping your Home and Possessions Safe</b></span></span>
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  <span style="font-family:Gill Sans, Gill Sans MT, Myriad Pro, DejaVu Sans Condensed, Helvetica, Arial,' sans-serif';">With many people away visiting family and friends over the festive season, things are often hectic and important tasks, such as securing your home properly, are overlooked.   Eighty percent of burglaries occur when a house appears empty for a few days.<br>
	  <a href="/newsletter/?page_id=16141" target="_blank"><span color="#0000FF" style="color: #0000ff;">To read the whole article, click here.</span></a></span></p>

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