Grey places need green spaces | Alex Johnson | Independent Property Blogs

Grey places need green spaces | Alex Johnson | Independent Property Blogs

Good-sized cupboardsAfter RIBA’s report last week on the small size of many new homes in the UK, Letchworth-based homebuilder Rowan Homes has managed to fit eight people into an under-stairs cupboard to show that they can also be spacious too!
Cravify
Cravify is a new aggregater of information about rental properties in the UK allowing users to search on an interactive map. The platform also enables the users collaborating to filter expired listings and scams by reporting them to the community. It’s the work of Trung Huynh, a PhD student in UCL Computer Science Department
Good growth for Scotland’s rental market
The latest rental report from property lettings portal Citylets reveals a steady increase in rents across most of the country’s key cities. It suggests that the average rent in Scotland is £664, a 2.6% rise on the first quarter of 2011. “The issue of finding deposits for buying a property is .....