Virtual reality: Revolutionising the property industry Christine Toner finds out how virtual reality technology it being used to bring property to life for house hunters. Words by Christine Toner Anyone who has ever been house hunting knows that while a picture can tell a thousand words it can also hide a multitude of ... Read More...
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Liverpool Property Market Outlook 2018: What the experts say We go again. 2018 is upon us and the property world is geared up for another interesting year in the Liverpool housing market. But what does the next 12 months have in store? Curated by Christine Toner The past year has been a busy ... Read More...
Chancellor Phillip Hammond has handed first-time buyers a major boost in today's (22 November) Budget. Stamp Duty has been abolished with immediate effect on properties priced up to £300,000 for those purchasing their first home. According to the Chancellor this will benefit 95% of first-time buyers who pay the tax. Meanwhile, first-time buyers ... Read More...
The masterplan for Liverpool’s Festival Gardens must be “achievable” from the planning stages to bring it to fruition, according to a city property expert. A 27-acre development zone at the former home of the International Garden Festival is owned by Liverpool City Council and is being earmarked for a housing-led regeneration with ... Read More...
A former student accommodation complex is being brought to the market in South Liverpool with potential to be redeveloped into homes. University of Liverpool’s Dale Hall, located within the Mossley Hill Conservation Area, previously provided accommodation for 265 students but is now being offered as a development opportunity having become ‘surplus ... Read More...
Merseyside is among the top 15 areas in the country for creating housebuilding jobs according to new figures released today. In its ‘Building Communities, Boosting Employment’ report the Home Builders Federation (HBF) suggests the industry created 3,096 new jobs across the county during 2014/15. This total, which puts Merseyside as 15th in ... Read More...
When recession hit in 2008 it brought a difficult time for a housebuilding sector which, nationally, already had a way to go to meet housing needs. small to medium developers particularly felt the full weight of the financial blow. With Help to Buy among initiatives credited with helping the industry back ... Read More...
Housing developers are being sought for seven new residential land plots in Knowsley, it has been announced. During a presentation at the MIPIM UK property conference and exhibition in London yesterday, delegates promoting Knowsley declared the bidding process open to developers. A mix of large and small-scale council-owned plots on Roughwood Drive, ... Read More...