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UK Wide Property
To Sell Your Home Join The UK’s Home Swap Website
The average number of transactions per surveyor (over the last three months) is now at 12.7, according to the RICS survey published last week; the lowest figure since the survey began.
However, help is at hand for the housing market, with the launch of HomeSwapper4Sale.co.uk.
A UK first for the private market, HomeSwapper4Sale.co.uk is a service that matches people looking to sell their homes, with those who want what they have to offer and vice-versa. Launched in August 2008 the website already has millions of pounds of property registered and matches for members are sent out daily.
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British Homeowners Lose £300 Billion Since January
New figures just released from Zoopla.co.uk, show that the average value of homes in Britain has been falling by on average £43.84 every day since the beginning of the year, wiping a staggering £300 billion (£1.25 billion per day) in value day off the housing market since January 1st.
As the property market continues to battle against the fallout from the global credit crunch, the figures show that property values in England have fallen most, down £11,343 since the beginning of the year or £46.49 per day on average.
Values in Wales dropped by an average of £10,742 or £44.02 per day since January.
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The Zoopla Advantage In UK Property Valuation
Zoopla.co.uk is a new property valuation website that empowers users with free information and tools, to help them make better-informed property decisions.
The key aim of Zoopla is to use the Internet to transform the property market, from simple listings to a social network – to create a totally transparent property market, where people come to buy or sell a home.
The website combines all of the freely available property details (like Land Registry, previous sale prices, local crime and school info, etc) with a social network element that allows homeowners to input individual details of their home, to find the most accurate valuation price possible.
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The Vale – Chelsea, London For Sale Through Hamptons
Standing on a beautiful quiet Chelsea street, situated close to the King’s and Fulham Roads; The Vale is a spacious end of terrace, period residence, with a large landscaped garden.
This home has been decorated in a fantastically eclectic style, using influences from across the world and is currently for sale through Hamptons International.
The Vale is approximately 7,881 sq ft and is arranged over four floors:
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Swedish House Company’s Superbly Constructed Homes
The timber that lies at the heart of a Swedish House Company property, comes from pine trees that grow very slowly, straight and true in the Dalarna Forests in Sweden.
In the process they produce uniquely dense, close-grained timber that can’t be beaten for structural strength; ideal for the framework for a house – a substantial, strong and stable structure.
This timber also provides the beauty of natural wood for staircases, beams, interior doors, window frames and other visible surfaces.
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Joanne Chooses A Winner With A Barratt iPad
When it came to looking for her first home, Joanne Milne was just one more struggling first-time buyer trying to get her foot on the property ladder.
Then she discovered Barratt’s pioneering iPad apartments at Farrier’s Park, Stockton.
“I loved the iPad design and the fact that everything was finished to a really high specification, which was lacking in other properties I considered,†said Joanne.â€
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Barratt Launches iPad Homes Around The UK
Barratt has developed the new Barratt iPad Home, specifically to be more affordable for increasing numbers of first-time buyers around the UK, struggling to achieve their first step on the home ownership ladder.
The design philosophy was to produce highly affordable accommodation, which is still classy, ergonomic and manageable, within attractive elevations.
The accommodation had to be innovative with creative use of space to appeal to a variety of buyers; primarily first-time buyers, but also parents funding children at college, and single people.
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