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How helpful are house price indexes?
A reader wrote in last week to tell me that Halifax’s claim that annual house price growth reached 4.1% in January doesn’t tally with what he’s... Read more
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Industry calls for housing minister stability
The property industry has appealed for stability after yet another housing minister was appointed last week. Esther McVey held the role of housing... Read more
Property News, UK
Number of active landlords falls to seven-year low
The number of landlords operating in the UK fell to a seven-year low of 2.66 million in 2019. Hamptons International’s monthly lettings index... Read more
Property News, UK
Online auctioneer achieves £16.5m of sales in 2019
Landwood Property Auctions sold £16.5m worth of property via its auction service in 2019, which it said marks a massive rise in activity. The... Read more
Property News, UK
Outdoor space top priority for tenants
Outdoor space tops the wish lists of UK tenants when searching for a rental property, research from yieldit has revealed. Almost half (42%) of... Read more
Property News, UK
Christopher Pincher named housing minister in cabinet reshuffle
Christopher Pincher has been named the new housing minister, after Boris Johnson axed Esther McVey from the role. Pincher, the MP for Tamworth,... Read more
Property News, UK
Arrears down year-on-year
There were 9% fewer cases of homeowners being in arrears of more than 2.5% in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to the corresponding period in... Read more
Property News, UK
Preston ranked as top investment property location in 2020
Residential Estates, Chester, has identified Preston as an investment property hotspot in 2020. Low asking prices and increasing investment into... Read more
Property News, UK
London landlords have most tenant deposit disputes
London has the highest proportion of rental disagreements between landlords and tenants, accounting for 37% of all cases in the last year. The... Read more
Property News, UK
Movebubble to rehaul platform
Rental platform Movebubble will release version two of its platform tomorrow. The new version will include an update to the chat feature, with... Read more
The rumoured “mansion tax” risks further distorting the UK property market if it’s not done right
Mike Scott, chief property analyst at Yopa Chancellor Sajid Javid has faced criticism from both... Read more
Fix the UK’s broken land laws to solve the housing crisis
Tony Murrell is the author of the e-book ‘How to Solve the UK Housing Crisis’, all the proceeds... Read more
Option agreements in property development
Bruce Burkitt, founder and managing director at Property Experts Formerly a property industry... 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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New fintech mortgage lender M:QUBE launches
The lender aims to transform the UK mortgage market and has partnered with a number of high profile financial institutions who will supply the debt... Read more
Housing Minister unveils £30 million boost for ‘Construction Corridor’
The North of England is to receive £30 million of investment to advance the construction of greener housing, the Housing Minister has... Read more
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