Secretary of State for the Department for Communities and Local Government, The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP, has unveiled a “Rent to Buy†scheme of loans totaling £400m to assist housing associations and developers in building 10,000 homes. Split 50/50 between London and the rest of the country, the scheme seeks to “stand by people who work hard and do the right thing, helping them move on and up in life”…
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20% discount for the under 40s could help thousands onto the property ladder
David Cameron has promised to help First-time house-buyers under the age of 40 by offering a 20% discount on new homes if the Conservatives are re-elected. The scheme, an extension of Help-to-Buy, could impact tens of thousands of families. If you’re under 40, you could be eligible…
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“Buy land, they’re not making it anymore” – As it turns out, they actually are…
Ref. Loose v Lynn Shellfish Limited (2014) EWCA Civ 846
The immortal quote from Mark Twain, “Buy Land, they’re not making it anymore†was this month challenged in the courts with a case over newly accreted land in the Wash. Legal ownership was called into question in a High Court Case last year and has been considered again in the Court of Appeal. So the question is, are they making land?
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Andrew Goodwin FRICS
Andrew Goodwin FRICS
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock
Andrew Goodwin & Associates Chartered Surveyors specialising in Property Surveys, Building Surveys,
Structural Surveys, House Purchase Surveys, Major Defects Reports,
Home Surveys, Energy Performance Certificates, Property Acquisition work,
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covering Woodstock and the surrounding Oxfordshire catchment area.
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Andrew undertakes surveys on period and modern residential properties, including houses, bungalows and flats for property buyers in and around Woodstock and the surrounding Oxfordshire area.
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The Property Market Monthly Fact File – August 2014
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.
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Mortgage Lenders are now being accused of discrimination as mortgage application is rejected because 48 year old’s husband is too old
Victoria Wallace and her husband of 17 years, Sean, have unfortunately been denied the ability to jointly own their marital home after they had a mortgage application rejected on the basis that Sean was deemed “too oldâ€.…
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London property being out performed by beach huts
A 13ft by 13ft beach hut that contains no bedroom as well as no electricity has been put on the market for a record price of £225,000, indicating that the sale of beach huts may well be outperforming properties even in the most sought after boroughs of London…
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Does commuting save you money?
With the average house price in London’s Zone 1 and 2 currently at over £640k, it can make sense to live a little further away and have a cheaper property. Of course, the rail fare will cost you quite a bit, and there’s the travelling time to take into account, but will that add to your quality of life or detract from it?…
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The Property Market Monthly Fact File – July 2014
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.