The Latest from Cadman Homes
Rugby MP Thanks Couple For Campaigning For Drainage Law Change
Rugby and Bulkington MP Mark Pawsey spoke in the Chamber of the House of Commons last week to highlight the difficulties being faced by homeowners looking to extend their properties when their planned improvements are within 3 metres of a formerly private sewer. In...
Local Authority Uses Fraud Database To Track Down Council Tax Cheats
Sefton is eagerly looking to claw back some of that money, as it battles to overcome a £55 million budget deficit. The authority has now started a review which will focus on all residents who claim Sole Adult Occupier Discount. It says that all local councils have a...
Mixed Messages In Run Up To Election
Overall house prices continue to increase strongly across the majority of the UK, with prices in London again showing the highest growth. Indeed, house price increases in England were driven by an annual increase in London of 15.3% and to a lesser extent increases in...
Minister Says Technology Is Key To More Houses
Brandon Lewis said organisations risked being left behind if they failed to take notice of advancements in technology such as off-site construction that can build homes in weeks, rather than months. Lewis said: “More innovation in housebuilding is long overdue and it...
Average Deposit Needed To Purchase Falls Under Government Scheme
Average deposits for homes bought under the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme, known as Help to Buy 2 (HTB2), fell to their lowest level of 2014 in November, according to analysis from Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB). Help to Buy 2 is the second phase of the...
Report Shows West Midlands Is Slowest Area In Country For Conveyancing Timescales
Press Release to Rugby Advertiser 13th January 2015 - The house buying process takes longer in the West Midlands than anywhere else in the UK, according to a new report. The research, carried out by removals company Bishop’s Move, the UK’s largest family owned...
Agency Chain Sees Applicant Levels Soar Following Stamp Duty Reform!
A large Estate Agency chain says it has seen a 15% surge in buyer enquires since George Osborne’s Autumn Statement announcement of stamp duty reform in early December. At the time Osborne said the move away from the slab tax system after nearly 300 years would save...
Calls For Councils To Be Given Powers To Tax Empty Properties
An independent thinktank is calling for English councils to be given more power to tax empty homes in order to tackle the country’s housing crisis. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) – publisher of the Back on the market report – says that hundreds...
New Data Shows Houses Rose By £42 Per Day Last Year
During 2014 the average home in Britain increased in value by £15,191 - equivalent to £42 a day - according to data from property website Zoopla. The majority of this house price growth took place in the first half of the year, with prices having only risen by 1.4%...
First Time Buyers And Investors Have “Turbo Charged” The Rugby Property Market, A Trend That Is Echoed Nationally
The number of first-time buyers (FTBs) increased by more than a fifth in 2014, according to the annual Halifax First Time Buyer Review. During the last twelve months the number of first-timers grew by an estimated 22%. This was the third successive annual increase,...
Great Way To End The Year!
Well December's not quite over but we are delighted to bring you a round up of some massive achievements that we have enjoyed over recent weeks. I don't want to ramble on about everything we have achieved this year, but as a relatively new, family owned and run estate...
Right Price Right Time? Tips For Valuing
The hardest part of putting a home up for sale may just be determining the right price for it. A lot of people want to sell their properties for a price similar to what they paid for it, or maybe they want something that balances out their mortgage. However, the...