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New research from UK Property Development reveals that 69% of recent UK homebuyers would be willing to compromise on the property itself to live in a better location, while 65% say they would pay more for a home if the location was right. 

Lomond's acquisition activity continues with its purchase of the residential lettings and property management function of FHP Living, a Nottingham-based property agency. Another marker of its continued growth strategy across the Midlands, the business, which has a strong residential lettings presence across Nottingham and West Bridgford and a growing student lettings element, will become part of John Shepherd, Lomond's flagship brand in the region. 

Construction Director Dan Taylor was just 12 years old when a visit to see Derby County’s new Pride Park stadium taking shape sparked his interest in construction. Dan said: “My dad took me to see the stadium being built and I was fascinated by it. I watched it rise from the ground over its incredibly fast one-year build programme.

Canford Law is pleased to announce the acquisition of PDC Group, an established specialist property legal services business comprising Property Debt Collection, PDC Law and PDC Conveyancing.

English households are improving their fire safety across the board, apart from one area according to new statistics with faulty electric supply fires hitting a 16-year peak according to new data analysed by Fusion Electrical.

New research from LegalforLandlords shows that more than a third of rental properties in the North East are advertised with bills included, compared with fewer than one in ten in Scotland, new analysis from LegalforLandlords reveals. 

New research by Zero Deposit suggests that more than one million UK private landlords could ultimately make use of deposit alternative products if the government proceeds with proposed plans to abolish insured tenancy deposit schemes, highlighting growing demand for flexible tenancy solutions as the sector prepares for significant regulatory change.  

Market research by Brickflow, the UK's leading specialist property finance comparison platform, has revealed that property investors and developers are losing significant leverage on every deal by sourcing finance manually.  

The latest research from House Buyer Bureau has revealed that more than 300,000 homes across England have been sitting empty for at least six months, with the estimated value of this long-term vacant housing stock standing at almost £89bn. 

Westminster City Council has appointed Connect Property in a new partnership to deliver its Temporary Accommodation Property Management, Repairs & Maintenance and Compliance Services Contract, on a contract of 2 + 1 + 1 years.

Changing managing agent can look simple from the outside. One agent finishes, another starts and residents are given a new point of contact. In reality, a lot has to happen behind the scenes if the change is going to work properly.

A question about a home or development should not disappear into an inbox. Leaseholders want clear answers, while resident management company directors need enough visibility to know that issues are being dealt with without having to chase every update themselves.