Landlords Appear Unprepared For New EPC Legislation
Landlords across England and Wales are risking fines of up £5,000 by failing to prepare for a new law that comes into effect next month. According to recent research by …
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Government Takes Centre Stage In Discussion Over Affordable Housing
This week has seen the political discussion for affordable housing hot up. The Prime Minister, Theresa May, spoke about a plan to build homes in ‘the right places’ to help …
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Nationwide Report Shows A Lull In February – But Not A Slowdown
As UK house prices took a slight downward trend in February, there were small murmurs in the market that this was the start of something big. Of course, we can’t …
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Rightmove Leads The Way In Property Market Boost
Despite ungrounded grumbles that there may be a slowdown in the property market in 2018, Rightmove have shown that there is still a strong and vibrant demand out there for …
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Number Of First-Time Buyers Hits Decade High
The number of people buying their first property has hit the highest level since 2006, according to the latest property sale figures. Data from UK Finance shows that a total …
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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 Wealth and Assets Survey, The UK …
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Interest-Only Mortgage-Holders Unprepared, says FCA
The end of the term for interest-only mortgage-holders is set to peak over the next 10 to 14 years, and borrowers are not prepared, warns a regulator. Almost one in …
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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. That’s according to Fitch Ratings …
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Stamp Duty Cut ‘Ineffective’ According To Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
When the Government announced that stamp duty would be cut for first-time buyers buying a home for up to £300,000 last year, estate agents across the country welcomed the news. …
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Average UK Property Asking Price Rises By £2,000
January saw a rise of £2,067 in the average asking price of properties coming on to the market compared with December. That is according to online property portal Rightmove, who …
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