{"id":9210,"date":"2016-12-09T15:21:53","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T15:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=9210"},"modified":"2018-10-05T13:01:02","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T13:01:02","slug":"this-weeks-hottest-property-news-09-12-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/this-weeks-hottest-property-news-09-12-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week&#8217;s Hottest Property News 09.12.2016"},"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>The commuter towns where house prices outpace London &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-4002126\/House-price-rises-commuter-towns-outpaced-London.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Mail Online<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_9224\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Commuter-Towns-Image.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9224\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Commuter-Towns-Image-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Commuter-Towns-Image-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Commuter-Towns-Image-260x195.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Commuter-Towns-Image-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Commuter-Towns-Image-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Commuter-Towns-Image-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Commuter-Towns-Image-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Commuter-Towns-Image-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Commuter-Towns-Image.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-4002126\/House-price-rises-commuter-towns-outpaced-London.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Scary stuff for those looking to escape the rapidly increasing <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"House price index\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/house-price-index\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house_price_index;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/House_price_index;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0gn3x3;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/House_price_index\" >house prices<\/a> 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> and its suburbs, as the recently popular commuter towns <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> markets are also witnessing a boom in house prices. Now is the time to make your <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Moving\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/relocation-personal\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/relocation_personal;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.043rxy0;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Relocation_(personal)\" >move<\/a>, before it it&#8217;s too late. With Essex, Canterbury and Hertford all on the increase list, its good news for those whom have already invested in these areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>House prices in some Home Counties commuter towns are rising faster than in London, new research has revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Values of all London property types rose by 11 per cent in the 12 months to September, but this has been beaten by increases in some commuter towns.<\/p>\n<p>The study of <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Land registration\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/land-registration\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/land_registration;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.08xnz_;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Land_registration;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Land_registration\" >Land Registry<\/a> data by Garrington Property Finders identified 10 Home Counties hotspots, with Brentwood in Essex at the top of the rankings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/House prices in some Home Counties commuter towns are rising faster than in London, new research has revealed. Values of all London property types rose by 11 per cent in the 12 months to September, but this has been beaten by increases in some commuter towns. The study of Land Registry data by Garrington Property Finders identified 10 Home Counties hotspots, with Brentwood in Essex at the top of the rankings. Read more: http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-4002126\/House-price-rises-commuter-towns-outpaced-London.html#ixzz4SLSMLMY1 Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>The housing poverty trap means work doesn&#8217;t pay &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/housing-network\/2016\/dec\/09\/housing-poverty-trap-work-doesnt-pay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_9229\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Poverty-Story.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9229\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Poverty-Story-600x360.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Poverty-Story-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Poverty-Story-260x156.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Poverty-Story-100x60.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Poverty-Story-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Poverty-Story-200x120.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Poverty-Story-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Poverty-Story-450x270.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Poverty-Story.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9229\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/housing-network\/2016\/dec\/09\/housing-poverty-trap-work-doesnt-pay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Property rental prices blamed for steady rise in poverty levels across the UK due to an increase in <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\" >housing<\/a> insecurity. Numbers of <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Eviction\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/eviction\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/eviction;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.02my10;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Eviction\" >evictions<\/a> by <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> has risen to \u00a337,000 in the past two years alone.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"drop-cap\"><span class=\"drop-cap__inner\">I<\/span><\/span>s your housing making you poor? This week\u2019s <a class=\"u-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2016\/dec\/07\/study-finds-7m-britons-in-poverty-despite-being-from-working-families\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation<\/a> (JRF) warned that while overall poverty rates remain largely static, the headline figures mask increasing insecurity in many people\u2019s housing and employment conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The number of working people in poverty has outstripped those out of work and in poverty; poverty is particularly stark in the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"private rented\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/private-rented-sector\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/private_rented_sector;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.09f3dq;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Private_rented_sector\" >private rented sector<\/a>; while insecurity for private and social renters has risen since 2010, with the number of evictions by a landlord rising from 23,000 in 2010\u201311 to 37,000 in 2015\u201316. Over the same period, mortgage repossessions have fallen from 23,000 to 3,300.<\/p>\n<p>The JRF report found that a toxic triumvirate of high rents, low wages and cuts to working-age benefits have seen the risk of poverty grow for many families, including working households. This has created a perfect storm whereby housing fuels poverty: with local housing allowance cuts, higher rents and wages failing to keep pace with increases in the cost of living, households are shelling out a higher proportion of income in housing costs and finding themselves in poverty as a result.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/housing-network\/2016\/dec\/09\/housing-poverty-trap-work-doesnt-pay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Retreat East is the new and simple way to own a holiday home &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/housing-network\/2016\/dec\/09\/housing-poverty-trap-work-doesnt-pay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Express<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_9230\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Retreat-East.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9230\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Retreat-East.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"590\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Retreat-East.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Retreat-East-260x154.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Retreat-East-100x59.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Retreat-East-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Retreat-East-200x119.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Retreat-East-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Retreat-East-450x267.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/housing-network\/2016\/dec\/09\/housing-poverty-trap-work-doesnt-pay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Yearning for a holiday bolt-hole but without the fancy price tag? The Prince of Wales has pioneered a new initiative to make this dream a reality. Forget the fancy seaside towns of the west coast, east is where it&#8217;s at.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With Cornish seaside town St Ives voting to restrict second home ownership perhaps it\u2019s the beginning of the end for those who dream of owning a weekend bolt hole.<\/p>\n<p>Holiday home-owners are creating ghost towns in some seaside spots and pushing up the price of housing for locals \u2013 in particular for first-time buyers who need the one or two-bedroom houses snapped up by wealthy urbanites.<\/p>\n<p>But there is hope for those of us who yearn for a place in the country and it comes, in a roundabout way, thanks to the philosophy of the Prince of Wales and his Foundation For Building Communities, which has sustainability at its heart.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/housing-network\/2016\/dec\/09\/housing-poverty-trap-work-doesnt-pay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Property Market in Edinburgh Booming &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.padmagazine.co.uk\/property-management\/property-market-edinburgh-booming-6605\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Property And Development<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_9232\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Edinburgh-Property-Boom.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9232\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Edinburgh-Property-Boom-600x264.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"600\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Edinburgh-Property-Boom-600x264.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Edinburgh-Property-Boom-260x114.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Edinburgh-Property-Boom-100x44.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Edinburgh-Property-Boom-150x66.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Edinburgh-Property-Boom-200x88.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Edinburgh-Property-Boom-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Edinburgh-Property-Boom-450x198.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Edinburgh-Property-Boom.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.padmagazine.co.uk\/property-management\/property-market-edinburgh-booming-6605\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Sky high property prices in Scotland despite growing economic uncertainty. Property investment is the way forward for Scots with a rise in <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Renting\" 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\" >rents<\/a> form 0.3% from October this year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite the current state of uncertainty in the UK and the wider global economy, according to the Your Move Buy to Let Index it appears that Scottish <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\" title=\"rental properties\">rental properties<\/a> are consistently exceeding expectations, as prices continue to rise on a monthly basis.<\/p>\n<p>The average price of a property in Scotland at this current moment in time rents at \u00a3558 per month, which is a rise of 0.3% from the month before and is up 0.4% on October last year, with Edinburgh and the Lothians region boasting the highest rents and the fastest rising rents in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of the last year, these prices have shot up by a staggering 6.1% in Edinburgh and risen 0.9% on September\u2019s figures, with an average <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/rental-calculator\" title=\"rent price\">rent price<\/a> in Edinburgh currently standing at \u00a3645 per month according to this index.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.padmagazine.co.uk\/property-management\/property-market-edinburgh-booming-6605\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Fees Ban Latest: MP demands assurances that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/let-for-free\" title=\"letting agents\">letting agents<\/a> will not pass costs onto landlords &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyindustryeye.com\/mp-demands-assurances-that-letting-agents-will-not-pass-costs-on-to-landlords-after-fees-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Property Industry Eye<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_9235\" style=\"width: 567px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/lettings.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9235\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-9235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/lettings.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"557\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/lettings.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/lettings-260x156.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/lettings-100x60.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/lettings-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/lettings-200x120.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/lettings-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/lettings-450x270.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/solarisproperties.co.uk\/our-fees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Latest update on the government&#8217;s <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"plans\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/plan\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/plan;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.018jrr;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Plan\" >plan<\/a> to scrap <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Letting agent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/letting-agent\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/letting_agent;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.02qpgdf;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Letting_agent;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Letting_agent\" >letting agents<\/a> fees, MP demands that agents won&#8217;t pass the costs on to landlords, amid fears this will impact tenants due to rent increases.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An MP has tabled a written question asking for reassurances that English letting agents will not pass costs on to landlords when the fees ban kicks in \u2013 or attempt to get round the ban in any way.<\/p>\n<p>Similar concerns have been expressed in Wales where a ban is also under discussion, and where the Welsh Assembly has been told that if a ban is introduced, it must not result in rising rents.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Andrew Murrison (Conservative, SW Wiltshire) asked what steps the Department for Communities and Local Government is taking to ensure that private letting agencies do not transfer costs to landlords or \u201credefine\u201d tenant fees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyindustryeye.com\/mp-demands-assurances-that-letting-agents-will-not-pass-costs-on-to-landlords-after-fees-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>11 Reasons why Kentish Town is the best place to live in London &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2016\/12\/04\/11-reasons-why-kentish-town-is-the-best-place-to-live-in-london-6295869\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metro<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_9226\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kentish-Town.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9226\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kentish-Town-600x399.jpg\" alt=\"A woman in novelty sunglasses takes part in the Outdoor Swimming Society's annual &quot;December Dip&quot; at Parliament Hill lido in north London on December 13, 2014. AFP PHOTO \/ LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL\/AFP\/Getty Images)\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kentish-Town-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kentish-Town-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kentish-Town-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kentish-Town-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kentish-Town-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kentish-Town-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kentish-Town-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kentish-Town.jpg 748w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2016\/12\/04\/11-reasons-why-kentish-town-is-the-best-place-to-live-in-london-6295869\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a> A woman in novelty sunglasses takes part in the Outdoor Swimming Society&#8217;s annual &#8220;December Dip&#8221; at Parliament Hill lido in north London on December 13, 2014.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Currently living in London and looking for a change of scene? Be sure to read these top 11 reasons why Kentish Town is arguably THE best place in London. Good news for those currently living in the area, and the lcoal publicans.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to areas of London that combine understated cool, a hip edge and an old school charm, you\u2019d be hard pushed to beat Kentish Town.<\/p>\n<p>From the coolest cocktail bars in town to outdoor swimming in winter, here are 11 reasons why Kentish Town is the best place to live in London.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Pubs<\/strong><br \/>\nOf which Kentish Town has an abundance of.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2016\/12\/04\/11-reasons-why-kentish-town-is-the-best-place-to-live-in-london-6295869\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Top Tips For Purchasing a Ski Property &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyreporter.co.uk\/overseas\/top-tips-for-purchasing-a-ski-property.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PropertyReporter.co.uk<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_9237\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ski-Property.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9237\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-9237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ski-Property-600x318.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"640\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ski-Property-600x318.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ski-Property-260x138.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ski-Property-100x53.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ski-Property-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ski-Property-200x106.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ski-Property-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ski-Property-450x239.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ski-Property.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyreporter.co.uk\/overseas\/top-tips-for-purchasing-a-ski-property.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Tis the season to go skiing but, before you get carried away by the breathtaking views and gl\u00fchwein make sure you read these tips for buying your dream ski chalet.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ski season is now upon us and many people will be jetting off to the Alps, Pyrenees, USA and Canada for some snow and apr\u00e8s-ski.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a keen skier and are thinking of buying a property in a ski resort, these are the main points you need to consider, according to overseas property and finance expert Simon Conn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Always make sure that you visit a property before purchasing it, because marketing material, or someone else\u2019s description, can be misleading. Any property you purchase should ideally be near a ski lift and resort facilities such as shops, bars and restaurants.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyreporter.co.uk\/overseas\/top-tips-for-purchasing-a-ski-property.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a>[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 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#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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