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David Byers

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I'm Deputy Property Editor at The Times and Sunday Times. Politics nut. Runs after 3 small children, thinks far too much about @cpfc. All views are my own.

Oakleigh Park or News UK HQ
Joined March 2009
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RT @HenryPryor: Abso-bloody-lutely this ⬇️.
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There are plenty of things you could pin at the door of the government, but the (long-standing) failure to sell the flats at the Shard for eye-watering £££ is not one of them.
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RT @BenKentish: Verdict: Barnet Labour councillors unite to reject the application. So almost £3m of investment, dozens of new jobs, a new….
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Still on the hunt for great case studies here, if anyone is interested to talk!.
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David Byers
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Are you having a nightmare trying to sell your home in London as the market slows to a crawl? If so, I'd be interested to hear from you #journorequest.
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RT @SAVEtoReuse: What a great splash in today’s @thetimes by @davidbyers26 celebrating the importance of SAVE’s work safeguarding historic….
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An analysis for The Sunday Times by the heritage charity Save Britain’s Heritage has revealed that 1,257 historic buildings of all types — a record — are now on its carefully curated “at risk” register, with 50 new ones added this week alone.
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Spot on.
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David Byers
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With so many people desperate to sell in a slow market, quick-buying companies are raking it in. They lowball you to a huge degree (promising 70% of the value of your home) in exchange for a sale in days. But they require huge caution, as I explain.
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David Byers
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This excellent piece by @mulkerrins about systemic poor practice among rip-off lettings agencies needed to be written. Such behaviour ultimately drives up rents for tenants.
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David Byers
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Are you having a nightmare trying to sell your home in London as the market slows to a crawl? If so, I'd be interested to hear from you #journorequest.
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David Byers
11 days
I love this poignant and meaningful reflection on 7/7.
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David Byers
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RT @HenryPryor: Beware - cowboy thatchers are operating in your area🤠.
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David Byers
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RT @alexmassie: Probably not the People’s Front of Judea, tbh.
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David Byers
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A shortage of thatchers and terrible harvests are leaving desperate owners of Britain's 60,000 thatched cottages waiting for five years for repairs to be done. Enter your intrepid reporter.
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RT @HLTCO:
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RT @barneyronay: Great result for plucky outsiders Al-Hilal, who also happen to own the tournament broadcasters, paid for the whole show a….
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RT @ukhpinfo: @davidbyers26 £1 million + transactions normally account for about 3% of transactions, according to the Land Registry. So fa….
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David Byers
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The property market is ever-more stratified, as more expensive homes sell more slowly. Expensive mortgages and higher taxes continue to take their toll.
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David Byers
19 days
This is a v funny piece by colleague @melyork, but there is a serious point behind it - a huge number of newbuilds simply aren't built for our changing climate and, pretty soon, may be unlivable.
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This is a testament to government dysfunctionality on an epic scale. Our inability to build big infrastructure, and its vast cost on ordinary people. By @JayneDowle and @ManuMidolo .
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