Rental values down year-on-year in Prime Central London
Prime central London rental values have slipped by 3.6% year-on-year to July, but activity in actually greater than last summer,…
Rent Controls Would Spell Disaster for Tenants, Warns RLA
Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to introduce rent controls and secure tenancies in the private rental sector would spell disaster for tenants,…
Most ill-affordable rental regions in England revealed
A new investigation has found that tenants spend over a third of their disposable income on rent across many areas…
Government Should Scrap Stamp Duty, Insist Conveyancers
The Government should scrap Stamp Duty Land Tax to create a more “buoyant and vibrant” property market, insists the Society…
Is There a Solution to the Housing Crisis?
It’s well known that homeownership is in decline. In fact, it’s at the lowest level for three decades. But is…
Buy-to-let mortgage activity plummets year-on-year
The latest data released by Connells Survey and Valuation reveals that first-time buyers and remortgagors have received a post-Brexit boost.…
Important Information for Landlords on New Underwriting Rules
The Bank of England has recommended that mortgage lenders become stricter about buy-to-let underwriting rules. To ensure that property investors…
Tenants getting creative to avoid rising rents!
Interesting new research conducted by comparethemarket.com has revealed that 11% of young renters in Britain are willing to sleep on…
Has the Property Market Lost Steam?
The latest Halifax House Price Index reports that the average UK house price has dropped by 1% over the past…
How Will the Interest Rate Cut Affect You?
Yesterday, the Bank of England (BoE) decided to cut interest rates for the first time in over seven years. So…