Tag: property news
Three Ways The Pandemic Has Changed The Property Market
The UK property market is very much alive and well. It has, however, had to make substantial changes to cope with the pandemic. While this has certainly meant short-term pain, […]
Buy-to-let is back in business
The buy-to-let market has become increasingly frustrating for landlords in recent years. The phasing out of buy-to-let tax relief, combined with a ban on letting fees, deposit limits and a […]
House Price Rises & Tougher For First Time Buyers?
“Yesterday’s budget announcement was relatively light on housing news, but it did nonetheless deliver certain pledges for the industry.” says Ross Counsell, Director of Good Move. Reiterating the manifesto commitment […]
Show strengthens optimism in the construction industry
Challenges facing the British property market as a result of Brexit uncertainty were curbed at the Northern Homebuilding & Renovating Show between 1-3 November at Harrogate Convention Centre, which delivered […]
East London: Who Is Renting Here?
A huge new data analysis exercise undertaken by institutional/build to rent revenue enhancement platform Houzen has revealed some exciting glimpses of who is renting in East London and why. The results […]
The Most (and least) Affordable Locations For Bill Payers
New research from comparethemarket.com has analysed council tax, home insurance and energy bills in 80 of the UK’s most populated towns and cities to create the 2019 Home Buyers Index, […]
Looking to retire? New data show these are the cities where to buy
Property experts Fastsalehomes.co.uk investigated the top 10 biggest cities in the UK as well as the London boroughs that have the highest and lowest number of private retirement-only properties for sale. These […]
How parents can help their children get on the property ladder
In theory, when a person turns 18, they become a fully-fledged adult, capable and competent to live their life without any further help from their parents. In practice, young adults […]
How Will Boris Johnson Affect The Property Market?
Today, Boris Johnson will replace Theresa May as Britain’s Prime Minister, with barely three months to go until Brexit. The appointed PM will have a huge impact on the outcome […]
Legal & General Brings Affordable Homes To Market
Legal & General Affordable Homes (Legal & General) announces that it has secured its first four affordable schemes, comprising 278 new homes in Croydon, Cornwall, Dunstable and Shrivenham. With an […]
Could A New Prime Minister Lead to PRS Changes?
As speculation mounts as to the future of Theresa May as Prime Minister, the private rental sector will cast an eye on events, with more than a passing interest in […]
Housing Hand to offer rent guarantor scheme
Rents in the UK are rising at their fastest rate for more than two years; HomeLet reports a rise of 3.3% in the year to March 2019. With tax changes […]
Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme: a joined-up approach is vital for success
Paul Butterworth is a Partner in the Real Estate practice at Ashfords LLP. He advises housing clients on major regeneration and development projects, as well as on private and public […]
1 in 2 Fear Brexit will Price them Out of the Housing Market
Research commissioned by property firm Ocea Group shows that over 1 in 2 (58.6%*) non-homeowners are worried that Brexit will make it even harder to purchase a house in the […]
Over 600,000 homes lay vacant across England
A new study has revealed the shocking extent of England’s empty homes crisis, with more than 600,000 homes remaining vacant. The study, conducted by Good Move, has found that a […]
Accidental Landlords: What you need to know about letting rather than selling
The age of the accidental landlord is definitely not over yet (and maybe it never will be). There are many reasons why people might want to hold on to a […]
Paragon reveals expanded development finance portfolio
Paragon has expanded its property finance portfolio following its £48 million acquisition of Titlestone Property Finance. Development finance teams from Paragon and Titlestone are now working together as one enlarged […]
Base Rate Rises Reaction
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee today voted by 9 to 0 in favour of a 0.25% base rate rise, increasing the base rate to 0.75%. Andrew Turner, chief […]
Divorce – What does it mean for your home and mortgage?
Tune in to daytime TV and it probably won’t be too long before you see adverts featuring happy family homes with 2.4 children and a dog. For many people that’s […]
1,000 affordable homes for London
The L&Q Foundation has today kick-started a £100 million initiative with nine leading London-based black and minority ethnic housing associations and the Greater London Authority which will create hundreds of […]