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Boxing Day Property Viewings

Online House Viewings Tripled On Boxing Day

It’s good news for those looking to sell their home, as property website Rightmove revealed that 40 million individual property listings were viewed on Boxing...

Number Of Completions 13% Lower in Q2 Compared To Q1

Number Of Completions 13% Lower in Q2 Compared To Q1

25 July 2023 – Cost-of-living crisis and rising borrowing costs continue to impact on the housing market, with the number of completions falling. New data...

Buy To Let

RLA And NLA Issue Blunt Warning For UK BTL Market

The leading landlord associations are warning that the Government’s strategy for the housing market will backfire because the Budget did not provide any relief for...

79% Of First-Time Buyers Have Too High Expectations

79% Of First-Time Buyers Have Too High Expectations

According to the Yorkshire Building Society, first-time buyers need to manage their expectations when it comes to what they can afford, with more than half...

how interest rate increase could affect UK housing market

How Interest Rate Increase Could Affect UK Housing Market

It is expected that the Bank of England (BoE) will raise the base rate, also called interest rate, to 0.75%. This will be the third...

Offshore property

Leaked Papers Reveal Extent Of UK Property Worth £4bn Held Offshore

The so-called Pandora Papers constitute the largest ever cache of leaked data to expose offshore tax haven secrecy involving world leaders, monarchs, oligarchs and tycoons....

Renters Reform Bill Could Cause Many Landlords To Sell

Renters Reform Bill Could Cause Many Landlords To Sell

1 August 2023 – The new Renters Reform Bill is on its way through the lengthy parliamentary process to become law. But a law firm...

Help For Property Owners To Make Homes More Energy Efficient

Help For Property Owners To Make Homes More Energy Efficient

In his Spring Statement, the Chancellor has announced a VAT cut on insulation and energy saving products from 5% to zero, to help home owners...

Cladding

Jenrick Passes Buck To Leaseholders In Cladding Crisis

Thousands of leaseholders in a minimum of 239 apartment blocks will be unable to sue developers as the buildings are too old. While ministers publish...

Is now the right time to buy a house?

Is Now The Right Time To Think About Buying A House?

From an ongoing global pandemic to the deepest recession on record, the societal issues we currently face have left the financial sector in a state...

Row of houses

Clarity From Agents Could Boost Tenant Satisfaction

If renters are given clearer information on what to expect from landlords and letting agents, they could enjoy greater consumer satisfaction as a result, according...

Party Conferences 2023: What Was Said About Housing?

Party Conferences 2023: What Was Said About Housing?

10 October 2023 – Party conference season is upon us, where the UK’s political parties vie for the public’s support, and this year, votes too,...

Office building

Five Locations Set To Become Hotspots

While London’s property market is suffering a period of stagnation, some regions in the UK are enjoying a remarkable and unexpected bonus. As London’s property...

UK House Prices May 2018

UK House Price Growth Lost Pace During May

Figures released recently show that the average house price in the UK was £224,400 during may, a rise of just 1.9% year-on-year. That’s according to...

House planning

PM Announces Sweeping Reforms Of Planning System

PM Boris Johnson has announced the most sweeping reforms of the English planning system in over seventy years to facilitate the building of better quality...

New Regulations For Smoke And CO Alarms Expected Soon

New Regulations For Smoke And CO Alarms Expected Soon

Propertymark warns landlords and agencies that new regulations in relation to the fitting of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rented properties could come in...

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