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Time to take politics out of housing with cross-party group
By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, co-founder of property development training company propertyCEO
The modern era of Doctor Who kicked off in... Read more
Latest Property News
Buy to Let, Property News, UK
North London landlord forced to return £20,000 of rent
A landlord in Tottenham has been ordered to pay 12 months of rent and a £2,500 fine for failing to license their HMO, Haringey Council has... Read more
Government and Policy, Property News, UK
Retrospective leasehold reform could result in £31bn compensation drive
The government’s plans to retrospectively introduce a cap on ground rents could cost the taxpayer over £31bn in compensation, the Residential... Read more
Adviser News, Buy to Let, Property News, UK
‘2024 likely to be another tough year for landlords’
Next year is likely to be tricky for landlords due to factors including the uncertainty of a General Election.
That’s according to William... Read more
Property News, UK
DJ Alexander: Encourage green energy with incentives, not punishments
Scotland’s consultation to introduce green heating systems requires more of a carrot than stick approach, property firm DJ Alexander has... Read more
Buy to Let, Property News, UK
Platform specalising in rent-to-rent launches
A property platform has launched which pairs investors with brokers using the rent-to-rent model, called Proptific.
The rent-to-rent model works... Read more
Adviser News, Buy to Let, Finance and Lending, Property News, UK
More estate agency mergers predicted in 2024
It’s likely there will be more mergers and acquisitions among estate agencies in 2024, Tom Goodman, managing director of credit reporting agency,... Read more
Australasia
Rogue landlords fined for evicting tenant with brain tumour and relisting property
Landlords in New Zealand have been fined after evicting a single mother with a brain tumour – only to relist the property four days... Read more
Buy to Let, Property News, UK
Three in four landlords raised rent this year
Three quarters of buy-to-let landlords (76%) have raised rent over the past year with the main reason being to cover higher mortgage costs, a survey... Read more
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The retirement living evolution – a brighter future for retirement communities.
Dominic Stead is property director at My Future Living
The recent Autumn Budget brought some positive news for retirees, with the Chancellor... Read more
Property News, UK
A quarter of UK landlords plan to increase portfolios next year
More than a quarter of private landlords in the UK plan to increase the size of their property portfolios in the next year, compared to just one in... Read more
Property News, UK
November property market unusually strong compared to September
Due to the improved economic outlook the November property market was stronger than September, a rare phenomenon.
That is according to Knight... Read more
Buy to Let, Property News, UK
Rents up 7% year-on-year in England
Rental growth sits at 7.3% year-on-year in England, bringing the average to £1,666 in November.
The biggest year-on-year change was in the North... Read more
Property News, UK
OnTheMarket founder blasts takeover as “short-termism on steroids”
OnTheMarket founder Trevor Abrahmsohn has accused the company’s shareholders of taking “gain today for pain tomorrow” after they agreed a... Read more
Time to take politics out of housing with cross-party group
By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, co-founder of property development training company... Read more
The retirement living evolution – a brighter future for retirement communities.
Dominic Stead is property director at My Future Living
The recent Autumn Budget brought some... Read more
Protecting the Bank of Mum and Dad (and other similar “banks”)
Jenifer Martindale is partner in the property & commercial litigation team at Wilsons... Read more
The Renters Reform Bill from an immigrant’s perspective
Olusegun Akinfenwa writes for Immigration Advice Service, a law firm based in the United Kingdom... Read more
RAAC and ruin? Not necessarily. How to relieve building owners of the need to panic over aerated concrete
By Alan Ferns, director – structural engineering at Dougall Baillie Associates
Panics come and... Read more
The new build market: what to expect for Q4
Mobeen Akram is new homes account director at Mortgage Advice Bureau
Interesting developments in... Read more
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Predictions for 2020 Office Design Trends
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The Future of the UK’s Housing Crisis
Late last year, the National Housing Federation released the first ever “state of the nation” report, revealing shocking figures into the UK’s... Read more
Bridging volumes expected to rise in 2020
The specialist finance of bridging is expected to increase its volumes in 2020, thanks to political certainty.
The results of the election in... Read more
Finance
First-time buyers turn to social media for housing advice
New buyers of property are turning to social media platforms to help them through the process A quarter (25%) of first-time buyers aged 18 to 35... Read more
Are you ready for the proposed EPC regulations?
According to Shawbrook Bank’s latest report, Confronting the EPC Challenge, close to a quarter of landlords surveyed say that their properties have... Read more
Company News
Darrell Walker unveiled as ModaMortgages’ head of mortgage sales and distribution
Darrell Walker has officially been unveiled as head of mortgage sales & distribution at ModaMortgages, a new specialist buy-to-let (BTL)... Read more