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Monthly Archives: November 2015
Stamp duty rise on investors & extended schemes to help first time buyers in Autumn Statement
The Chancellor recognises buy to let is squeezing out families who can't afford to buy and introduces HomeOwners Alliance policy calling for a higher rate of stamp duty for investors. This and more news from the Autumn Statement and what it means for homeowners.
Nightmare New Builds Channel 4’s Dispatches
HOA is featured on C4's award-winning investigative current affairs programme Dispatches, highlighting problems with many new build homes.
Farmer builds castle behind hay bales to avoid planning permission
An ambitious farmer from Surrey illegally built a mock Tudor castle and managed to hide it for years behind a wall of hay bales. Now, he faces an injunction ordering it's demolition...
You can switch your energy supplier or bank – but why not your estate agent?
Switching is an accepted part of life as a consumer. If we're not happy, we act with our feet and go elsewhere. Well, except when it comes to selling your home with a high street agent where people continue to be trapped....
Compare local estate agents with our new estateagent4me tool
Selling your property? Compare local estate agents in just a few easy steps...
Property Tech Debate – Online vs High Street Estate Agents
Our CEO Paula Higgins chaired the 2015 Property Tech debate between online and offline estate agents - watch the debate and read our verdict.