The first branch of JP & Brimelow opened its doors in Didsbury Village in 1998 and from then on, the future was purple. John Pratt (JP) and Nick Brimelow wanted to create an independent estate agency which focused on customer service, rather than targets and bottom-lines. By the time they’d finished their drinks, the plan […]
The price of a getting a death certificate will nearly triple from this weekend in England and Wales. Families registering a death will be charged £11 from Saturday for each certificate, up from £4. Costs for birth and marriage certificates are changing as well, but pricier death certificates will have the most serious impact. Relatives […]
Metro Bank has taken top spot in an official survey of customers’ satisfaction with their banks, with the Royal Bank of Scotland ranked bottom. Despite Metro’s share price having been hit, in part, by errors in the way it accounted for some of its lending, the bank overtook First Direct to go top. Some 83% […]
UK inflation fell to a two-year low in January, dragged lower by falling energy bills and fuel. The Office for National Statistics said the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) was 1.8% last month, from 2.1% in December. January’s fall, partly offset by higher air and ferry fares, was bigger than economists’ forecasts and comes as latest […]
The number of homes repossessed in the UK fell to its lowest level since 1980 last year, industry figures show. There were 4,580 homes repossessed by mortgage lenders from owners who were unable to keep up with repayments on their home loans. Low mortgage rates and a less aggressive attitude from lenders has meant low […]
Over the last twelve months we’ve seen pretty strong performance in the local market. We wanted to see how the market has performed over time, so we indexed the values at the start of the period. Property data updates quite slowly, so we’ve estimated the last 3 months. Call the team on 0161 882 2233 […]
Imagine having fewer rooms to clean, cheaper bills to pay and spending less on your home each month. There was a time when downsizing was the reserve of older people once their children had flown the nest. However, today people do it for many reasons such as those related to personal finances, priorities and lifestyle […]
UK house prices grew at the slowest annual rate for nearly six years in January, according to the Nationwide. The lender said price growth “almost ground to a complete halt”, with prices up by just 0.1% from a year earlier, down from a rate of 0.5% in December. The average property price was £211,966, the […]
Home ownership rates in England rose slightly in the last financial year – but first-time buyers are having to wait until they are older to buy. The annual English Housing Survey, published by the government, shows that 64% of the population owned their own home in 2017-18. That was a one percentage point rise on the […]
Ikea is to start allowing customers to lease rather than buy furniture. A pilot project in Switzerland is looking at hiring out furniture as part of an environmentally-friendly policy by the Swedish flat-pack company. It said it was looking at ways for customers to “buy, care for and pass on products”. It has already introduced […]
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