Press releases

Our archive of press releases. For media enquiries please email press@hoa.org.uk

The latest press releases from the HomeOwners Alliance:

• March 4, 2020

  Homes on colourful streets worth thousands more

  New research from HomeOwners Alliance and Brewers Decorator Centres has found homes on vividly painted roads can be worth an average of 20% more than plain properties close by.

• February 14, 2020

  The secret to selling your house for the asking price…

  Recent data shows homes could lose thousands in value after weeks on the market - and highlights the date by which you'll want to have secured a sale.

• January 8, 2020

  January is the best time to sell your house for a quick sale

  Ready to put your plans for a house move into action? Then here's a good reason to start marketing this month...

• October 1, 2019

  Want to sell by Christmas? Then list your home before this date

  If you want to sell your home before Christmas, there is still time – just. Our latest research shows home-sellers need to have their property on the market by 21st October. Follow these tips for a speedy sale.

• September 17, 2019

  The top 10 kerb appeal features – and how to boost your home’s appeal

  68% of home buyers think kerb appeal is important when buying a home. Here we reveal the kerb appeal features buyers are searching for and how to achieve them to attract buyers and sell for a top price.

• May 7, 2019

  42% of homeowners hit a brick wall finding a builder

  It's clear from our latest YouGov poll that homeowners are putting off renovating their homes, particularly in London. The biggest obstacle? No, not Brexit, but finding a builder. But it's not the only obstacle...

• May 4, 2019

  A third of us pay cash to avoid VAT to afford home improvements

  Home improvements are expensive. But add on VAT at 20% and you can see why our HomeOwners Survey reveals homeowners either deterred from doing home improvements at all, or forced to pay cash to afford it

• April 25, 2019

  Family wait a year for over 100 snags to be put right in their new home

  As homeowners continue to suffer from poor quality new builds across the UK, we look at recent TV coverage for one of our members

• April 5, 2019

  “House builders won’t deliver quality unless we hold back cash”

  That's what almost 9 in 10 (88%) of new build homeowners and three-quarters (76%) of UK adults are saying according to our latest study to measure support for the introduction of a ‘snagging retention’ system - where buyers withhold funds to house builders until they rectify any faults.

• March 25, 2019

  32 million people think Britain’s homes are not “fit for purpose”

  In this year's HomeOwners Survey, concerns about the quality of Britain’s housing stock and our outdated leasehold system have soared faster than at any point since 2014. We take a look at worries UK housing isn't fit for purpose - and other issues keeping us all awake at night....

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