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Lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed the Halloween themed road names that are far from haunting homeowners due to above average sold prices.

London’s rental market is a true melting pot of nationalities from around the world but there’s one nationality that has become the preferred choice for the Capital’s landlords.

The latest research by lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that homebuyer demand in prime central London has declined, as London’s top tier buyers continue to head for the leafy suburbs such as Barnes, Clapham and Chiswick. Benham and Reeves analysed buyer demand across each area of the prime London market for …

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The latest research from lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed the huge number of homebuyers that have already benefited from the current stamp duty saving and the money they’ve saved. Benham and Reeves analysed sold price records across England from the Land Registry between the launch of the stamp duty holiday on …

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The gap has changed between buyers and seller expectation, as well as asking price and actual sales price, on a quarterly basis across London and the UK. In London, the current average is £523,071 with upward movement on both an annual and quarterly basis, continuing the positive trend set at the start of the year…

Research from leading London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that West London still provides the best option for foreign buyers looking to purchase near a top school for their children. Benham and Reeves analysed the property market around the best primary and secondary schools in London, based on sold price data …

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The latest research by lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealedthe cost of buying around one of the UK’s top international schools and which are currently most in-demand amongst homebuyers. House Prices The research found that property prices in postcodes home to a top Independent IB School average £542,583, 130% more than the …

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Lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that the number 145 is the most valuable property number based on sold prices over the last year. Benham and Reeves analysed sold price records from the Land Registry over the last 12 months in England and Wales and found that with a median sold price …

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With recent figures from the ONS showing the UK had entered into a recession, the latest research from lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has taken a look at which pockets of the UK property market performed best during the last recession and that it doesn’t necessarily mean a major decline in property prices…

The latest research from Benham and Reeves has revealed where foreign buyers can get on the ladder now with the most significant discount combination of a double stamp duty saving and a reduction in property prices. The current stamp duty holiday means that foreign buyers are currently able to save £14,573 on the average London …

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Momentum is growing around a series of reports by the Law Commission to shake-up the leasehold system across the property market, although it has been warned that any reform could take years to materialise. With this in mind, leading lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed the current cost of buying a freehold …

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Highly experienced residential sales professional, Richard Levene has joined Benham and Reeves as Head of International Sales and Judy Lam will assume the post of Business Development Director in Hong Kong from September. These are strategically important appointments as we seek to strengthen and expand our operations in Southeast Asia, Kenya, the UAE and China…