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King's Speech 2023: What Was In It For The Housing Market?

King’s Speech 2023: What Was In It For The Housing Market?

14 November 2023 – Last week Charles III delivered the King’s Speech, for the first time in 70 years. And two of the 21 laws...

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Which Areas Are Best For Buy-To-Let Properties?

According to new research from lettings management platform Howsy, high income districts rarely generate high rental yields for buy-to-let properties. The company examined the average...

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2m New Homeowners Pledge Bemuses Lenders

Boris Johnson’s conference promise to create two million new homeowners with 95pc loans leaves the the mortgage industry bemused as to how it can be...

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What Is An Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement?

An assured shorthold tenancy (AST) offers some security of tenure to a tenant, giving them the right to occupy a property for an agreed period...

New Rules For HMOs

New Rules On HMO Licensing Now In Effect

As of October 1st 2018, new rules are in force regarding licensing for HMO properties. HMOs, or houses in multiple occupation, will now be subject...

Global Property Prices

UK Falling Behind Other Major Housing Markets

The UK is set to be one of only three of the worlds major housing markets who will not see property price increases during 2018....

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First-Time Buyer Numbers Reach 12-Year High

The numbers of first-time buyers reached an estimated 353,436 in 2019, the highest level since 2007, according to the Yorkshire Building Society (YBS). First-time buyers...

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Evolve Buys EasyProperty.com With Plans To Make It ‘Hybrid’

The easyProperty Services Group, parent company of the Guild and Fine and Country, has sold online estate agency easyProperty to Evolve, a company that has...

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Experts Divided Over Merits Of SDLT Extension

The chancellor is reportedly planning to extend the stamp duty holiday to June, saving buyers an estimated £1.75bn on 300,000 additional transactions. The move would...

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Green Homes Grant Scheme Scrapped One Year Early

The Government has scrapped the Green Homes Grant, a voucher scheme it was hoped would transform energy efficiency in the private rental sector and result...

Rising Mortgage Rates Will Impact First-Time Buyers

Rising Mortgage Rates Will Impact First-Time Buyers

According to Zoopla‘s latest House Price Index, 35% of all transactions in the housing market this year were made by first-time buyers. But rising mortgage...

Property As A Pension

Property Still The Best Pension Out There, Say Savers

It’s still better to buy property than save money in a pension, according to people who took part in a recent survey. In their regular...

Renters Compromise On Local Amenities

Renters ‘Least Likely To Compromise On Local Amenities’

A survey of renters by property website Zoopla has revealed some surprising information about the factors that renters are unwilling to compromise on when it...

Gender Pay Gap And First-Time Buyers

Women ‘Must Save For An Extra 8 Months’ To Get On The Property Ladder

Recent research by Compare My Move shows that, on average, Millenial women across the UK must save for an additional eight months compared to their...

Blackpool House Prices

Blackpool Property Market Soars To Number One Spot

It’s home to one of the country’s most popular seaside resorts and it now holds the number one spot for the hottest property market in...

House Network Online Estate Agent

Confusion Mounts For House Network Customers After Company ‘Saved’ From Administration

Mystery shrouds the situation regarding House Network, the UK’s first online estate agency, just two weeks after it was bought out of administration by a...

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