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Headline

Housing Minister says 300,000 new homes target is reachable

The target of building 300,000 new homes a year in England by the mid 2020s is getting closer with more properties being built than in every year apart from one over the last three decades, the... Read more

UK 17th September 2019

Call for landlords to get financial support for energy efficiency

Landlords in the private rented sector who commit to providing affordable housing should be given the same financial support as housing associations t...

Europe 17th September 2019

Residential property prices in Ireland increased by 2.3% in the year to July

Property prices in Ireland are still rising, up 2.3% in the year to July 2019, but down significantly on the 10% rise recorded in the 12 months to Jul...

UK 17th September 2019

Improving a home’s exterior can boost saleability, research says

Spending just a few hundred pounds can improve a home’s kerb appeal and positively influence a buyer’s first impression, according to new research...

UK 17th September 2019

Study reveals best locations for new home buyers in terms of affordability

The current average price of a new build home in Britain is £295,950, with a 10% deposit £29,595 taking 14.9 months to save based on an average mont...

Property News 16th September 2019

Government intervention and Brexit slowing expansion of private rented sector

Government intervention and Brexit uncertainty has subdued the growth of the private rented sector (PRS) in Britain which has expanded by just 0.2% a ...

UK 16th September 2019

Average rents in Britain up 2.3% in 12 months to August 2019

The average rent of a newly let property in Britain rose to £998 per calendar month in August, some 2.3% higher than the same time last year, accordi...

UK 16th September 2019

Asking prices fall at the start of autumn for first time since 2010

The average price of property coming to market fell by 0.2% in September, the first price decline recorded at this time of year since 2010, the latest...

UK 16th September 2019

Trading Standards issue over £1 million in fines to letting agents in London

London Trading Standards (LTS) has issued a stark warning to tenants to make sure they understand their rights or risk being ripped off by rogue letti...

UK 16th September 2019

Disused historic buildings could become homes under new funding initiative

Disused historic building in towns and cities in England could be transformed into homes as part of a Government plan to revitalise 69 High Streets. ...

UK 13th September 2019

Average UK rents reached an all-time high in August, latest index shows

The average rent in the UK reached an all-time high of £970 in August, up by 2.4% on the same time last year, according to the latest lettings index....

UK 13th September 2019

Property market set to turn positive in London, says latest index report

The property market is recovering in London with increasing rents sent to tempt more buy to let landlords back into the sector which could result in s...

UK 13th September 2019

Cash boost to crackdown on illegal building on Green Belt in England

Councils across England are set to benefit from a slice of nearly £2 million to crack down on illegal developments, including on Green Belt land. ...

Opinion

Bad practice still being uncovered in PRS

A new report on the state of the private rented sector reinforces the need for Government, landlords and letting agents to take stock if they want the future to be bright and startling figures reveal the extent of bad practice among letting... Read more

UK property market at its most inconsistent for years

It has been assumed that the housing market has been slowing since the European Union referendum over three year ago, but figures and analysis reports are confirming this as we approach yet another Brexit deadline. I have said this before, and I... Read more

It really is all about the numbers

Although you need to be aware that average figures are not always indicative of what is happening on the ground in a particular area, today it really is all about the numbers and they currently show price growth slowing and rents rising. Annual... Read more

A tale of two cities

The highest and the lowest price growth in key cities around the UK are both in Scotland with Edinburgh recording a rise of 5.8% and Aberdeen a fall of 4.8% in the last 12 months. These are interesting figures from the latest Zoopla cities index... Read more

Stamp duty change inevitable, but who will it benefit?

The British Chancellor Sajid Javid has hinted that there will be a change in stamp duty coming up this autumn but has denied that his preferred option is moving the property tax to sellers. While he has not stated specifically that sellers will... Read more

Opinion: More caution is needed in the mortgage market

Gone are the days when you automatically go to a High Street bank to get a mortgage. There is a more diverse range of options these days but this does not mean that more choice is necessarily making it easier for borrowers. Indeed, it can be a... Read more

Brexit is not the only uncertainty in private rented sector

The number of tenants in the UK's private rented sector experiencing rent rises increased to the highest figure on record in June, the latest figures from the lettings agent industry show. Some 55% of agents who are members of the Association of... Read more

Beware the promises behind feel good rhetoric

Rhetoric; the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. We now have a Prime Minister who is a master of this dark art. Before he entered No 10 Boris... Read more

Ray Clancy

Headline

Housing Minister says 300,000 new homes target is reachable

Call for landlords to get financial support for energy efficiency

Residential property prices in Ireland increased by 2.3% in the year to July

Improving a home’s exterior can boost saleability, research says

Study reveals best locations for new home buyers in terms of affordability

Government intervention and Brexit slowing expansion of private rented sector

Average rents in Britain up 2.3% in 12 months to August 2019

Asking prices fall at the start of autumn for first time since 2010

Trading Standards issue over £1 million in fines to letting agents in London

Disused historic buildings could become homes under new funding initiative

Average UK rents reached an all-time high in August, latest index shows

Property market set to turn positive in London, says latest index report

Cash boost to crackdown on illegal building on Green Belt in England

Opinion

Bad practice still being uncovered in PRS

UK property market at its most inconsistent for years

It really is all about the numbers

A tale of two cities

Stamp duty change inevitable, but who will it benefit?

Opinion: More caution is needed in the mortgage market

Brexit is not the only uncertainty in private rented sector

Beware the promises behind feel good rhetoric

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Finance

Buy to let mortgage rates falling across the board

Fixed rate deals dominate the remortgage market, latest data shows

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