The government last week announced that leaseholders will be given the right to extend their lease by 990 years at zero ground rent.
This is the... Read more
After Christmas a Private Member’s Bill in will go through its second reading in parliament, which aims to restrict the right of landlords or their... Read more
Last week saw the first rollout of vaccines in the UK, which is cause for optimism for pretty much everyone.
It doesn’t surprise me that real... Read more
Potential buyers have been given something of a boost, as it seems high loan-to-value mortgages are returning to the market.
Last week we reported... Read more
Last week Chancellor Rishi Sunak pledged to provide £2.2bn of funding for housebuilders.
Hopefully this funding can be used to start turning... Read more
I was concerned to read that furloughed workers are increasingly struggling to get a mortgage.
While taking on a new commitment like a mortgage... Read more
The market is in a strange place at the moment, as Sarah Coles of Hargreaves Lansdown highlighted last week.
It seems the desperation to beat the... Read more
It seems likely that Prime London activity will be particularly strong in the next few months, owing to a number of factors.
The stamp duty... Read more
NatWest’s launch of a green mortgage last week means there are two big-hitting lenders competing in the same space.
Barclays was the first UK... Read more
The government’s decision to split the country into three separate tiers of Covid-19 severity is the latest twist to affect the UK and its housing... Read more
The HMRC probe into the tax affairs of Airbnb landlords marks the end of the honeymoon period for short-term rentals.
Despite warnings from... Read more
Last week it emerged that Boris Johnson plans to launch a new 95% LTV scheme to help first-time buyers get on the housing ladder.
Controversially,... Read more
Today I published an article about lengthy lender wait times, which have become a frustrating part of Covid life.
Potentially buyers can miss out... Read more
I am cautiously optimistic about the government's Winter Economic Plan, announced last week, which will mean the government is able to reduce its... Read more
Burbeck Interiors, part of the Burbeck Group of companies, is pleased to announce the launch of its new website at www.Burbeckgroup.com. The... Read more
In recent years, offices and workspace design has had a substantially heavy focus on the employee; with spaces used to promote staff wellbeing and... Read more
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
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
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
Landbay has launched a new product range for loans up to £1.5m.
This large loan product range consists of five-year fixed rates for standard... Read more