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Sex a big no-no for potential house buyers 27 Aug 2013 | 05:03 pm
The sound of people having sex is one of the biggest put offs for those on the market for a new home, a survey has revealed. A survey on noise pollution by estate agent haart found that audible sexual...
Community engagement workshops help students get on the right track 27 Aug 2013 | 04:49 pm
A year 11 student was celebrating today after being presented with a community engagement award by Hanover Housing Association and Springboard Bromley. 16 year old Joe Couchman joined Springboard Bro...
Housing staff warned to be wary of bedroom tax confrontations 27 Aug 2013 | 03:49 pm
A housing association is warning its staff to take precautions in case of confrontations related to the bedroom tax. Knowsley Housing Trust (KHT) has told employees to be careful about wearing uniform...
Scottish housebuilding output outstrips rest of UK 27 Aug 2013 | 02:21 pm
Housebuilding across all sectors remains higher in Scotland than the rest of the UK, housing minister Margaret Burgess has announced. Despite a decline in the completion of new homes, the rate per 100...
Bad smells biggest turn-off for house buyers 27 Aug 2013 | 02:07 pm
The biggest turn-off for house hunters when viewing a property is an unpleasant aroma, a new study has revealed. According to the survey from Move with Us, 22% of potential buyers cite bad smells as t...
Remortgage lending soars 13% 23 Aug 2013 | 07:43 pm
Remortgage loans soared by 12.7% in July, rising to £4.2 billion on June's £3.7bn. The figure is the highest gross remortgage lending amount for July since 2008. On average, remortgagers are taking ou...
Kier wins Scottish contracts 23 Aug 2013 | 07:32 pm
Kier has been named preferred partner by Aberdeenshire Council for a £1.25m contract to provide a repairs and maintenance service to its housing stock in the South Marr region. This follows the recent...
Aksa Homes keeps youngsters busy during school holidays 23 Aug 2013 | 07:31 pm
Aksa Homes has put together an activity programme over the school summer holidays targeted at young people in the Oldham area that may result in some of them being recruited to sit on Aksa’s youth pan...
Calling all football fans in Stoke 23 Aug 2013 | 07:31 pm
Youngsters from across Stoke and Newcastle-under-Lyme are being given the opportunity to get fit and healthy and improve their sporting skills at free coaching sessions which kick-off next week. Deliv...
Government releases latest right to buy stats 23 Aug 2013 | 06:51 pm
An estimated 2,149 homes were sold under the right to buy scheme in the first quarter of 2013, nearly five times the amount sold in the same period of 2012. However, the official figures show that the...
