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Downsizers in Britain want to help offspring get on housing ladder

Home owners in Britain looking to downsize are four times more likely to spend their extra cash getting their kids on the property ladder, rather than supporting them through their education,... Read more

Finance, UK 21st August 2019

Agents urged to prepare for banks requiring individual client accounts

Letting agents are being advised to have a back-up plan as a major UK bank has notified clients that it will be closing undesignated client accounts. ...

Europe, Finance 21st August 2019

Mortgage market is stronger in Scotland and Wales

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all showing increases in the numbers of both first time buyer and home mover mortgages, but activity is not a...

UK 21st August 2019

Gardens and parking are most important considerations when moving home

Outdoor space for both leisure and practical purposes is the number one priority for UK house hunters, followed by parking space, according to a new s...

Finance, UK 21st August 2019

Buy to let mortgage rates are falling

The majority of fixed rate buy to let mortgage rates are continuing to fall, according to the latest tracker report from the industry. The biggest ...

Finance, UK 20th August 2019

Mortgage market activity slowing, latest monitor report suggests

Remortgages are the main area of activity in the mortgage market currently as the wider housing market stalls, the latest mortgage monitor report show...

UK 20th August 2019

Study reveals desire for more unconventional properties

Over half of property owners in the UK would consider living permanently in an unconventional type of home such as a boat, tree house, converted barn ...

UK 20th August 2019

Homes England announces new appointments

Four new members have been appointed to the Board of Homes England, the Government’s housing accelerator. Mark Rennison, Olivia Scanlon, Sadie Mo...

UK 19th August 2019

Seasonal dip in August asking prices less pronounced

The price of property coming to the market fell by 1% in August, but this was a better performance than usual for the summer month, according to the l...

UK 19th August 2019

Over £600 million announced for new housing infrastructure in England

The Government has announced over £600 million in new funding to support the building of 50,000 new homes in England. Chancellor Sajid Javid said ...

UK 19th August 2019

Hundreds of residential buildings still have cladding that does not meet regulations

There are 107 high rise residential and publicly owned buildings in England that have completed remediation works to remove and replace Aluminium Comp...

UK 19th August 2019

Retail to residential conversions down 17% despite growing retail vacancy rates

Despite having the backing of the Government, the number of retail to residential conversions have fallen by 17% in the last year in England, new figu...

UK 19th August 2019

UK Chancellor hints at potential change in stamp duty to benefit buyers

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...

Opinion

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

Rent controls may be a step too far for London landlords

Without being political, the Mayor of London has been active when it comes to housing, having pushed through more funding for new homes and introducing a public database to ‘name and shame’ rogue landlords and letting agents. But he may have... Read more

It is summer but the winter of discontent is just round the corner

It would appear that the summer slowdown is well on its way with asking prices and the number of homes coming to the market falling. But there are signs that it is more than this. On the one hand there are those arguing that the market has been... Read more

Beware of what you wish for in terms of Government housing market policy

Those fed up with current Government policy on housing should not rush to wish for regime change as some of the ideas coming from the opposition do not make brilliant reading. In its latest pronouncements on future housing market policy the... Read more

Let’s not blame fees ban for poorer performing buy to let sectors

The tenant fees ban which came into force in England a month ago could prove to be a headache for landlords for the next two to three years, it is claimed while a new analysis suggests that tenant applications are being rejected. Not good news... Read more

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Headline

Downsizers in Britain want to help offspring get on housing ladder

Agents urged to prepare for banks requiring individual client accounts

Mortgage market is stronger in Scotland and Wales

Gardens and parking are most important considerations when moving home

Buy to let mortgage rates are falling

Mortgage market activity slowing, latest monitor report suggests

Study reveals desire for more unconventional properties

Homes England announces new appointments

Seasonal dip in August asking prices less pronounced

Over £600 million announced for new housing infrastructure in England

Hundreds of residential buildings still have cladding that does not meet regulations

Retail to residential conversions down 17% despite growing retail vacancy rates

UK Chancellor hints at potential change in stamp duty to benefit buyers

Opinion

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

Rent controls may be a step too far for London landlords

It is summer but the winter of discontent is just round the corner

Beware of what you wish for in terms of Government housing market policy

Let’s not blame fees ban for poorer performing buy to let sectors

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