A recent court case may have set a legal precedent for landlords in England to challenge the costs set by their local authority for an HMO license, experts suggest.
Local authorities can set the costs for HMO licenses at their discretion and... Read more
Asking prices in England and Wales fell overall by 0.3% in August and average price growth is now 1.1% year on year, well below the rate of inflation, new figures show.
The largest monthly falls were in London and the South East, both down 0.6%... Read more
Almost one in five landlords intend to remain in the buy to let market in the UK indefinitely, with the same number of portfolio landlords having a similar outlook.
Unperturbed by recent regulatory and tax changes, 18% of landlords said they... Read more
The upfront costs of getting on the property ladder in London can reach as much as £125,195 while in Bradford it is only £24,895, new research has found.
Overall the UK average upfront cost is £38,777, over a quarter of the average property... Read more
Average asking prices in Britain fell by 2.3% or £7,218 this month, and are down by 0.1% compared to August last year at £301,973, the latest index shows.
Sales are also down, with a fall of 0.8%, according to the Rightmove house price index... Read more
Rents in Britain’s private rented sector rose by 0.9% in the 12 months to July 2018, down from 1% in the 12 months to June 2018, the latest official index report shows.
Wales led the annual growth with a rise of 1%, followed by England up 0.9%... Read more
Edinburgh continues to be Scotland’s most expensive property market with homes costing an average of £2,669 per square meter while Grangemouth is the cheapest at £1,016, new research shows.
Overall in Scotland, house prices per square meter... Read more
Home owners in more affluent London boroughs are the most likely to have planning permission approved as the system is ‘broken’ in many areas, a new study has found.
Planning authorities where the average house price is over a £1 million are... Read more
More than 420,000 people in Britain have been helped onto the housing ladder with the Government’s flagship Help to Buy scheme, the latest figures reveal.
More than 1.2 million people have opened Help to Buy ISA accounts so far and the average... Read more
Average house prices in Scotland fell for a second month in a row, down 0.7% in June, but are still up 4.4% annually at £182,163.
Sales also fell, down 11% in the first quarter of 2018 compared with the same period in 2017, according to the... Read more
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
Interest rates are being reduced and loan to values increased across a range of buy to let mortgage products aimed at older landlords.
Retirement Advantage, which introduced the range last year for buy to let landlords aged over 55, says it is... Read more
It’s the UK’s strongest asset class, but are all student accommodation properties good investments This is the comprehensive list of what to watch out for when buying student property. ... Read more
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