The ‘studentification’ of Newcastle city centre, and other cities like it, is certainly a talking point in the property industry. I warmly welcome the increase in bespoke student accommodation in and around the city. For too many years the standard of dedicated student property has been left at pretty poor levels, or ignored altogether. The […]
Read moreNewcastle City Council has decided that the root cause of noise complaints and anti-social behaviour in Heaton, Sandyford, Jesmond and South Gosforth is multi-occupancy houses with the finger of blame being pointed straight at students. The knee-jerk reaction from our Council was to impose Article 4 Directions, meaning any development requires planning permission. Despite significant […]
Read moreWe seem to have become hardened to a gloomy economic outlook here in the north east. Triple dip recession, ghastly interest rates on savings, underperforming pensions, an uncertain stock market… and then it snows. Fortunately there is a ray of Spring sunshine out there in the shape of the local property market. The local property […]
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