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Demand for BTL in prime central London showing signs of ‘resurgence’
LandlordToday reports that in prime central London the demand for buy-to-let (BTL) property has increased in recent months – with the trend looking set to continue as rental yields improve….
The Price of Home Insurance Drops, Despite Rising Subsidence Claims
A new study reveals that homeowners have benefitted from a 1.2% drop in average home insurance premiums in the past year – despite rising subsidence claims. Data from analytics firm Consumer…
Crisis in the private rented sector
A crisis may be looming as more and more landlords are leaving the rented accommodation marketplace and selling up their let properties says the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). Their departure,…
Brits spent £48bn on home improvements in the last 5 years
British homeowners are into home improvements in a very big way, revealed a report by Property Wire on the 2nd of April. As we start National Home Improvement month, a…
Most And Least Affordable Towns For First-Time Buyers Revealed
On the 23rd of February, the Daily Mail newspaper published the latest survey from the Halifax of house price affordability for first-time buyers. The nationwide survey looked at both the most affordable and…
The Average First Time Buyer Takes 24 Years to save for...
Shocking statistics from The Money Charity (February 2019) have revealed that it would take the average first time buyer on an average income, 24 years to save for a deposit based on…
Renting in the Private Sector Becomes More Affordable
Amidst widespread reports that the shortage of private rental accommodation is pushing up rents, recent studies show that renting is, in fact, becoming more affordable for the average tenant. And…
Thinking of Selling Your Buy to Let Property?
As many as one in five buy to let landlords are thinking of selling up, said a report in the Express newspaper on the 2nd of September 2018. So, if you are…
Latest Mortgage Figures Reveal A Soft Market
The latest Mortgage Trends Update from UK Finance reveals that the mortgage market is softening, with a decrease in the number of completed mortgages in September 2018 across the first…
HMO landlords be prepared
Landlords of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) faced tougher new restrictions on the standards of their let properties from the beginning of this month. The 1st October 2018 marked the…
More HMOs To Require Licences
More than 170,000 Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) are to be drawn into the licensing regime operated by local authority housing departments, the Residential Landlords’ Association has estimated. Until now, only HMOs…
Government urged to stamp out housing taxes so young people can...
RICS (the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) is urging the Government to overhaul the housing tax system, including ending stamp duty on certain properties. By doing so, RICS say this…
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