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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In case you missed it – Opening of new Aldi store in Poynton causes web debate
Once ranked as one of the 10 best places to raise children, the middle-class town of Poynton has recently been at the centre of a large web debate – all because of the opening of a brand new Aldi store.
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Golden legacy in South Devon
A legacy from a local man has allowed Sidmouth and the adjoining villages of Sidford and Sidbury to be brightened by hundreds of thousands of daffodils (and snowdrops and bluebells and crocuses).
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Housing crisis has been predicted to get even worse
In October, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) reported in their Residential Survey that the houses prices in the UK are expected to rise by 4.5% per year over the next five years. This is an overall increase of around 25%.
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NatWest plan on cutting the amount of money that it will lend
House buyers who need to pay a deposit of between 15% and 20% will only be allowed to borrow up to 4.45 times their annual salary, a decrease from the original 4.75.
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RHS Garden Rosemoor are creating their fifth garden
The Society are creating their fifth garden which is to be called the RHS Garden Bridgewater. It will be located in Salford, Manchester.
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Are houses soon going to be built with CO2ncrete?
Around 5% of the world’s greenhouse emissions are due to concrete, but the US has developed an eco-friendly alternative – CO2ncrete.
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10 defects that could be hiding in your home – Water Ingress
Defect 2 – Water Ingress
Last month, we covered condensation and this month we’re going to take a look at water ingress – which is the entry of water from outside, into the structure and internal environment of the building.
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Property developer sues Tesco for breach of competition law
In the first legal case of its kind, Tesco are being sued by a property developer for a breach in competition law that prevents rival companies building stores near one of its own.
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Are bungalows becoming a thing of the past?
Despite the UK’s ageing population, the construction of bungalows fell from 7% of new builds in 1996 to just 1% in 2014.
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