{"id":11167,"date":"2017-04-21T14:09:48","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T14:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=11167"},"modified":"2018-10-05T10:56:11","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T10:56:11","slug":"this-weeks-hottest-property-news-21-04-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/this-weeks-hottest-property-news-21-04-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week&#8217;s Hottest Property News &#8211; 21.04.2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<h1 class=\"font-replace\">London Marathon: where have house prices soared along the route? &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/property\/house-prices\/london-marathon-have-house-prices-soared-along-route\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Telegraph<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_11193\" style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11193\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11193 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/London-Marathon-Property-Prices.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"634\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/London-Marathon-Property-Prices.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/London-Marathon-Property-Prices-260x163.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/London-Marathon-Property-Prices-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/London-Marathon-Property-Prices-100x63.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/London-Marathon-Property-Prices-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/London-Marathon-Property-Prices-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/London-Marathon-Property-Prices-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/London-Marathon-Property-Prices-450x281.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/property\/house-prices\/london-marathon-have-house-prices-soared-along-route\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>With the marathon coming up, The Telegraph takes a look at which areas along the route have shot up in value over recent years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"m_first-letter m_first-letter--flagged\">Running<\/span> the marathon is an opportunity to see some of <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/london\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/london;http:\/\/sws.geonames.org\/2643743\/;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.04jpl;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/London;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/London\" >London<\/a>&#8216;s finest sights &#8211; and its <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/real-estate\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/real_estate;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.023907r;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Real_estate\" >real estate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Its 26 miles weave\u00a0around the east of the capital, which has had some of the highest <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"houses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/house\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03jm5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/House\" >house<\/a> price growth in the city; it presents a tour of the highs and lows of London&#8217;s volatile <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/property\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/property;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05wrt;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Property\" >property<\/a> <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Market (economics)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/market-economics\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/market_economics;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Market_(economics)\" >market<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The average price of a <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"homes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/home\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/home;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01l0mw;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Home\" >home<\/a> along the 26 miles\u00a0is \u00a3732,110,\u00a0according to House Simple, far higher than the London average.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/property\/house-prices\/london-marathon-have-house-prices-soared-along-route\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"post-title clear\">First-time buyers expect \u00a317k to help them on the property ladder &#8211; but parents have different ideas about how much to give&#8230; &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-4408264\/Children-expect-parents-17k-help-buy-house.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Daily Mail Online<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_11186\" style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11186\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11186 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Children-expect-parents-to-fork-out-for-property.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Children-expect-parents-to-fork-out-for-property.jpg 634w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Children-expect-parents-to-fork-out-for-property-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Children-expect-parents-to-fork-out-for-property-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Children-expect-parents-to-fork-out-for-property-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Children-expect-parents-to-fork-out-for-property-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Children-expect-parents-to-fork-out-for-property-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Children-expect-parents-to-fork-out-for-property-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Children-expect-parents-to-fork-out-for-property-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-4408264\/Children-expect-parents-17k-help-buy-house.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><strong>As the UK&#8217;s property crisis continues as young people are still unable to afford a home themselves, could this lead to a culture of expectation from their parents to foot the bill?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Tensions are increasing at the Bank of Mum and Dad amid a clash of expectations about how much money parents plan on giving their children to help them onto the property ladder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Many children are banking on a generous hand out from the Bank of Mum and Dad to buy their first home, exclusive research for MailOnline revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A child typically expects their parents to fork out \u00a317,013 to help them with a deposit, according to the findings by insurer Aviva.<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-title clear\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-4408264\/Children-expect-parents-17k-help-buy-house.html#ixzz4esqSMXxN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"\">One way to pay for communal building repairs:eight north London neighbours built a penthouse on the roof to finance \u00a3400k building repairs bill &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/property-news\/one-way-to-pay-for-communal-repairs-eight-north-london-neighbours-built-a-penthouse-on-the-roof-to-a109596.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evening Standard<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_11189\" style=\"width: 687px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11189\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11189 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/building-a-penthouse-on-the-roof.png\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"677\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/building-a-penthouse-on-the-roof.png 677w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/building-a-penthouse-on-the-roof-260x164.png 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/building-a-penthouse-on-the-roof-600x378.png 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/building-a-penthouse-on-the-roof-100x63.png 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/building-a-penthouse-on-the-roof-150x94.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/building-a-penthouse-on-the-roof-200x126.png 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/building-a-penthouse-on-the-roof-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/building-a-penthouse-on-the-roof-450x283.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/property-news\/one-way-to-pay-for-communal-repairs-eight-north-london-neighbours-built-a-penthouse-on-the-roof-to-a109596.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Ingenious method to fund repairs to a <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"City block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/city-block\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/city_block;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03sjz2;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/City_block\" >block<\/a> of flats by auctioning off the sky above the roof, has enabled the residents to finally achieve their dream of <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Renovation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/renovation\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/renovation;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.06b49c;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Renovation\" >renovating<\/a> the tired, 60&#8217;s <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/facade\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/facade;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01x314;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Facade\" >facade<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Until recently, retired banker Jovan Mihailovic lived in what he admits was probably the shabbiest block of flats in Abbey Road, West Hampstead.<\/p>\n<p>In a conservation area full of fine Victorian villas with potted bay trees and Farrow &amp; Ball front doors, the Sixties block with rotting windows and peeling render, where Jovan, 74, and wife Milicia, 66, bought their flat 25 years ago, stuck out like a sore thumb.<\/p>\n<p>Inside things were little better. The lift had long ago given up the ghost and the communal areas badly needed rewiring. The cost of the work, plus landscaping the communal <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/topic\/garden\">garden<\/a>, would come to about \u00a3400,000 \u2014 well beyond the pockets of the Mihailovics and their seven neighbours. So they kept putting off the task.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/property-news\/one-way-to-pay-for-communal-repairs-eight-north-london-neighbours-built-a-penthouse-on-the-roof-to-a109596.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"font-replace\">Rise of the modern landlady &#8211; \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyreporter.co.uk\/landlords\/rise-of-the-modern-landlady.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Property Reporter.com<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_11182\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11182\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11182 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Rise-of-the-Landlady.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"660\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Rise-of-the-Landlady.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Rise-of-the-Landlady-260x138.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Rise-of-the-Landlady-600x318.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Rise-of-the-Landlady-100x53.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Rise-of-the-Landlady-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Rise-of-the-Landlady-200x106.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Rise-of-the-Landlady-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Rise-of-the-Landlady-450x239.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyreporter.co.uk\/landlords\/rise-of-the-modern-landlady.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Female property investors are on the rise across the UK says new research conducted by Simple <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Landlord\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/landlord\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/landlord;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.02mx_6;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Landlord\" >Landlords<\/a> Insurance.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The latest research from Simple Landlords Insurance has revealed that women now account for two in five landlords and <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Use (law)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/use-law\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/use_law;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05r4j5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Use_(law)\" >use<\/a> property to top up their monthly income.<\/p>\n<p>Data analysis of tens of thousands of landlords revealed than 40% of landlords are women. By comparison, only 17% of SME owners are women, demonstrating how property is moving towards equality at a faster pace than other industries.<\/p>\n<p>A poll of over 400 landlords showed how male and female investors have different goals for their investments. 63% of female landlords said using <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"rental\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/renting\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/renting;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01y857;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Renting\" >rent<\/a> for monthly income was their long-term business goal, as opposed to long term capital growth, compared with 53% of men.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyreporter.co.uk\/landlords\/rise-of-the-modern-landlady.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"content__headline\">Housing crisis: more than 200,000 homes in England lie empty &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2017\/apr\/20\/over-200000-homes-in-england-still-lying-empty-despite-housing-shortages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_11191\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11191\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11191 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4256.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"620\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4256.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4256-260x156.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4256-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4256-100x60.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4256-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4256-200x120.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4256-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4256-450x270.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2017\/apr\/20\/over-200000-homes-in-england-still-lying-empty-despite-housing-shortages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Shocking truth behind the UK&#8217;s housing crisis is revealed as over 200,000 homes were left unoccupied last year.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Birmingham is the city outside London with the most unused properties, followed by Bradford and Liverpool, new figures show.<\/p>\n<p>More than 200,000 homes in England with a total value of \u00a343bn were empty for at least six months during 2016 despite the desperate shortage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\" title=\"properties to rent\">properties to rent<\/a> and buy.<\/p>\n<p>According to official figures, Birmingham was the worst affected city outside London with 4,397 empty homes worth an estimated \u00a3956m, followed by Bradford and Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2017\/apr\/20\/over-200000-homes-in-england-still-lying-empty-despite-housing-shortages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Property scam awareness week will seek to educate public &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyindustryeye.com\/property-scam-awareness-week-will-seek-to-educate-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Property Industry Eye<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_11195\" style=\"width: 628px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11195\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11195 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/gloved-hand-taking-house-2.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"618\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/gloved-hand-taking-house-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/gloved-hand-taking-house-2-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/gloved-hand-taking-house-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/gloved-hand-taking-house-2-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/gloved-hand-taking-house-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/gloved-hand-taking-house-2-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/gloved-hand-taking-house-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/gloved-hand-taking-house-2-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/gloved-hand-taking-house-2-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11195\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/url?sa=i&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=images&amp;cd=&amp;ved=0ahUKEwip6JzB3LXTAhUCiRoKHfOCB5cQjhwIBQ&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.landregistry.gov.uk%2Fprotect-yourself-from-property-fraud-during-scams-awareness-month%2F&amp;psig=AFQjCNEVcZxyybOSybMGVjtI5cnLnxc81A&amp;ust=1492870039582527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Bad news for scammers, as the property industry gears up for a promotional week spreading awareness of frauds operating in the UK property world.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A property fraud awareness week is to run next week between April 24 and 28.<\/p>\n<p>It is the joint initiative of Anthony Gold Solicitors and website Property Tribes, and aims to promote public awareness of how to avoid being a victim of property-related fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Such scams include \u2018sellers\u2019 who do not own the property; agents taking deposits for non-existent tenancies; rent-to-rent and <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"leasing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/lease\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/lease;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03x_d3f;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Lease\" >sub-letting<\/a> scams; and massive returns being promised for investments in property that will never materialise<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyindustryeye.com\/property-scam-awareness-week-will-seek-to-educate-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"post-title clear\">Guy hilariously advertises <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/flat-share\" title=\"spare room\">spare room<\/a> using a giant toy T.\u00a0Rex &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2017\/04\/20\/guy-hilariously-advertises-spare-room-using-a-giant-toy-t-rex-6585948\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metro<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_11184\" style=\"width: 758px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11184\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11184 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mg_dino_house_comp.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"748\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mg_dino_house_comp.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mg_dino_house_comp-260x148.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mg_dino_house_comp-600x343.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mg_dino_house_comp-100x57.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mg_dino_house_comp-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mg_dino_house_comp-200x114.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mg_dino_house_comp-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mg_dino_house_comp-450x257.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2017\/04\/20\/guy-hilariously-advertises-spare-room-using-a-giant-toy-t-rex-6585948\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>This unique method used by a flatshare looking for a new roommate is one way to show off your home. However, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheHouseShop.com<\/a>\u00a0we recommend vendors stick to the traditional method when selling your property online!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When advertising for a roommate, most people just clean up the spare <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/room\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/room;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.06ht1;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Room\" >room<\/a> and snap a few nice photos.<\/p>\n<p>But, one guy has gone the extra mile to ensure he catches the eyes of enough potential housemates \u2013 and dinosaur lovers.<\/p>\n<p>Advertising a double room for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spareroom.co.uk\/flatshare\/flatshare_detail.pl?flatshare_id=7750741\">single occupancy in Newmarket<\/a> is a large, red and blue T. Rex, who sadly has to move on to new adventures, leaving behind his friends and roommates who are all in their twenties.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2017\/04\/20\/guy-hilariously-advertises-spare-room-using-a-giant-toy-t-rex-6585948\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Find Properties for Sale in London and the Surrounding Area:<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/barnet\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Barnet<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/bexley\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Bexley<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/brent\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Brent<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/bromley\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Bromley<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/camden\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Camden<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/chelsea\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Chelsea<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/croydon\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Croydon<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/ealing\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Ealing<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/enfield\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Enfield<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/fulham\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Fulham<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/greenwich\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Greenwich<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/hackney\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hackney<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/hammersmith\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hammersmith<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/haringey\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Haringey<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/harrow\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Harrow<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/havering\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Havering<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/hillingdon\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hillingdon<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/hounslow\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hounslow<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/islington\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Islington<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/kensington\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Kensington<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/kingston\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Kingston<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/lambeth\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Lambeth<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/lewisham\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Lewisham<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/london\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>London<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/merton\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Merton<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/newham\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Newham<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/redbridge\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Redbridge<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/richmond\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Richmond<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/southwark\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Southwark<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/sutton\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Sutton<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/tower-hamlets\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Tower Hamlets<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/waltham-forest\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Waltham Forest<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/wandsworth\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Wandsworth<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/westminster\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: 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