Mortgage approvals fall during October
The most recent statistics from BIBA show that there has been a 10% year-on-year fall in the number of house…
Average rents fall in October-but yields remain strong
The latest figures from letting agents Your Move have suggested that private rents dropped slightly in October. However, buy-to-let landlords…
Will Lettings Fee Ban Force Landlords Out of the Sector?
Following yesterday’s Autumn Statement announcement, the industry fears that the lettings fee ban may force landlords out of the private…
Has the Government Delivered Yet More Empty Promises on Housebuilding?
In his first Autumn Statement yesterday, Chancellor Philip Hammond went some way to ensuring the property market works for everyone…
Landlords seeing the Autumn Statement as a missed opportunity
Yesterday saw the controversial, packed and as it turns out, final Autumn Statement delivered by Chancellor Philip Hammond. During his…
Hammond Should Have Addressed Stamp Duty, Insists eMoov
Yesterday, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Autumn Statement, detailing his fiscal plan for the near future. While housing featured…
How will ban on letting agent fees impact landlords?
Today saw Chancellor Philip Hammond announce a ban of letting agent fees to be charged to tenants. Unsurprisingly, this move…
Will Stamp Duty be cut in today’s Autumn Statement?
Today sees one of the most important Autumn Statements of recent years. The eyes of the property market are eagerly…
Concerns raised over Airbnb short lets
Concerns have been raised in the House of Lords over landlords who choose not to let properties to long-term tenants,…
Property industry calls for boost to Build to Rent
The UK housing industry has called on Chancellor Philip Hammond to announce measures in tomorrow’s Autumn Statement that will give…