UK
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... Read more
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UK
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... Read more
UK
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... Read more
UK
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... Read more
UK
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... Read more
UK
Rents increased by 1.2% in the 12 months to July 2019, latest official data shows
Rents in the private rented sector in the UK increased by 1.3% in the 12 months to July 2019, unchanged since May 2019, the latest official figures... Read more
Finance, UK
Remortgaging rises as home buyer activity slows in the UK
There was a rise of 8.3% in remortgaging in the UK in June 2019, with some 16,880 new mortgages completed in this sector of the lending market, the... Read more
UK
England and London in particular seeing poor property market performance
Scotland’s property market is seeing annual price rises of 1.3%, almost double the pace of growth in England, and Wales is even higher at 4.4%,... Read more
UK
The cost of evicting a rogue tenant can set landlords back as much as £55,000
A rogue tenant takes roughly nine months in total to evict and the process can cost a landlord as much as £55,000 in total, with an average of... Read more
UK
Lettings agents in England expect a loss in annual revenue due to fees ban
Letting agents in England are expecting a loss in annual revenue following the ban on tenant fees, with most forecasting a fall of up to 30%, a new... Read more
Industry Interview: Viewber
1) To those who are not familiar with Viewber how would you sum up what makes you... Read more
Industry Interview: RentalStep
1) Do you see the private rented sector expanding in the next five years I think the PRS is... Read more
Industry Interview: CapitalRise
1) Why is property still a good investment Property has always been a good investment as it has... Read more
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Bridging finance: Helping landlords seize opportunities
Taking a closer look at how bridging finance can provide a fast, flexible solution to the funding needs of property professionals
Landlords affected by recent tax changes are increasingly looking to diversify away from ‘vanilla’ buy to let into... Read more
Monaco International Luxury Property Expo 2019
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Finance
Remortgaging rises as home buyer activity slows in the UK
There was a rise of 8.3% in remortgaging in the UK in June 2019, with some 16,880 new mortgages completed in this sector of the lending market, the latest industry figures show. The data from UK Finance also shows that there were 32,760 new first... Read more
New mortgage deals announced for those aged up to 85
Borrowers will be able to take out new mortgages in their early 80s after a specialist lender launched new deals to meet demand from older customers. Finance company Together has today started offering new mortgages which go up to an... Read more
Company News
Savills acquires Cluttons Middle East real estate business
International real estate advisor Savills has completed the acquisition of Cluttons Middle East, a leading real estate consultancy business in the region. The acquisition will see Savills take full ownership of Cluttons Middle East, a business... Read more