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Regulation of the up-and-coming market could reduce negative experiences and enable more people to benefit from the availability of short-term rentals, according to lettings payment automation provider, PayProp. The fast-growing …
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The private rental sector (PRS), one of the fastest-growing markets in housing, now numbers more than 4.5 million households in the UK, having increased by 63% (1.6 million) since 2007. …
Read MoreThe government promise to build 200,000 starter homes in England for first-time buyers has resulted in none being built, according to the National Audit office. The policy, announced in 2014, …
Read MoreProperty fraud is proving to be an increasingly profitable business for criminals with scams robbing victims of £107,669 on average. What’s more, the total number of successful frauds is more …
Read MoreMore landlords are selling property than buying as demand for rental homes continues to increase, stoking fears of an imminent supply crisis, according to the latest data from the Residential …
Read MoreHomes England, the government housing agency, has agreed funding deals with six local authorities worth £38.2m in order to accelerate the construction of more than 2,000 much-needed homes across England. …
Read MoreAlthough homeowners gain financially in contrast to tenants, mortgage regulations are preventing would-be buyers from stepping onto the property ladder. New research conducted by the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) …
Read MoreThe latest research from SevenCapital, the property development and investment company, investigates the UK’s top-rated cities for buy-to-let investment in 2020. While there is little doubt that the BTL sector …
Read MoreGovernment plans to abolish so-called ‘no fault’ evictions in favour of fair reasons to evict may not increase tenants’ security while proving to be unworkable in practice, according to legal …
Read MoreWhen it comes to the most important features of a new-build home, buyers still value traditional resources the most when viewing properties, according to research carried out by the new …
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