Oct 3, 2014 | Blog
Now 20 years old, much-loved US sitcom Friends centred on six friends living in New York and one of the focal points of many episodes was the iconic flat. To mark the anniversary of Friends, online estate agent eMoov has looked at the prices and fortunes of a number...
Oct 3, 2014 | Blog
Despite having no dedicated housing debate at this week’s Conservative party conference, prime minister David Cameron has pledged to offer homes to first time buyers at 20% below market rate if he is re-elected next May. Being referred to by many Conservatives as...
Oct 3, 2014 | Blog
The number of 18-30 year old property buyers remains at an all-time low, according to the latest figures published by the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA). The organisation’s August Housing Market Report indicates that the younger generation continues to...
Sep 15, 2014 | Blog
Letting agents and landlords have been warned to look out for so-called ghost tenants living in their properties. According to research from Direct Line for Businesses, there is at least three million of these individuals, who reside in a property despite not being on...
Sep 15, 2014 | Blog
Rightmove has used its new real-time data feed to analyse different periods of traffic flow by public users and different updating patterns by advertrising agents – and the time of the week with the least viewing is Friday afternoons. Currently the busiest time...
Sep 15, 2014 | Blog
Asking prices have risen 0.9 per cent in the past month according to Rightmove, in the first September increase since 2011. The portal says the asking prices of property coming to market this month are up by £2,474 – a sharp contrast to the average change in...