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• Nearby green space can add £2,500 to property price, ONS data shows

  14-10-2019 14:55 via theguardian.com
  Homes within 100 metres of green space drew price premium of 1.1%, while views over water added 1.8% Living near a park, public garden or playing fields can add an average of £2,500 to the price of your property, according to official data. And having a view of green space or water boosts prices even more.While many will not be surprised to learn that a bit of nature on the doorstep is a desirable feature among homebuyers, this data is from the official Office for National Statistics, so i
  
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• I spent £1,200 at John Lewis – but I didn’t get my £125 gift card

  14-10-2019 08:06 via theguardian.com
  I met the terms of the promotion, but the retailer failed to deliver despite repeated calls and emailsJohn Lewis ran an offer in which customers could get a £125 electronic gift card on purchases of more than £1,000 in August. This coincided with my purchase of six items of bedroom furniture totalling £1,200 on 3 August.Since then, I have been trying to claim the card via the My John Lewis scheme. I input my customer reference to no avail – a message says it is not recogn
  
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• We're selling a shared ownership home – what is a fair price?

  14-10-2019 08:05 via theguardian.com
  The housing association’s surveyor seems to have priced about £50,000 too lowQ We are currently in the process of selling our 40% share in a shared ownership property.The rules of the housing association are that we have to sell for the price a Rics surveyor sets.
  We had our valuation done last week by a local, recommended chartered surveyor and it came in at about £50,000 less than what we were expecting. Now I know everyone thinks their house is worth more than it is, but we
  
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