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RICS predicts rising rents as landlords exit the sector...

From the Royal Institute of Chartered Suveyors (RICS) July 2018 UK residential market survey the most striking feature is the continued reduction of new property being put on the market in the lettings...

Halifax Price index shows 3.3% growth in July...

House prices in the three months to July increased by 3.3% against the same period a year earlier with the average house price rising to hit a new record of £230,280 On a monthly basis, prices rose by...

13:24 PM, 7th August 2018, About 6 years ago | 0

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The Sun Newspaper Reports Leaked Budget Plans To Increase SDLT...

According to The Sun Newspaper; “Treasury chiefs are planning to hike the extra levy on buy-to-let purchases in a fresh bid to ease the housing crisis.” The article goes on to say that a government...

8:11 AM, 6th August 2018, About 6 years ago | 11

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Last night on Channel 5 at 8pm, Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords...

Did anybody watch this program last night? If so, what did you think? I missed it but a spokesman from Landlord Action said …. In Waltham Abbey a seemingly perfect professional tenant, an estate...

16:42 PM, 2nd August 2018, About 6 years ago | 0

SDLT tax receipts down 13.8% on last year...

London Central Portfolio (LCP) have released their analysis of HMRC’s Quarterly Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) Statistics for Q2. Tax receipts in Q2 2018 are down 13.8% compared to Q2 2017, a drop of £317m.

TDS focuses on technology and customer service...

Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), the country’s first deposit protection provider, has appointed two key senior figures to deliver further improvements to customer services through technology. François...

Downsizers Struggle...

Estate agents are seeing a surge in inquiries about downsizing from retired homeowners with 1.4 million over-65s saying they will consider downsizing in the next five years. However, estate agents warn...

Shared occupancy test for rent-a-room relief adds unnecessary...

The government has agreed to retain rent a room relief at its current level of £7,500 per annum. However, it has also proposed a new “shared occupancy test” in order for those renting their spare...

PRS critical HFI report – A Time for Good Homes...

The Housing & Finance Institute have released a report titled A Time for Good Homes – a discussion paper on meeting the needs of the generation that housing forgot. Click Here to read the full...

NAEA Propertymark June housing sales activity report...

NAEA Propertymark is today issuing its June Housing Report showing the number of sales agreed per branch increased by 13% in June, but is still lower than this time last year Mark Hayward, Chief Executive,

Fergus Wilson’s response to “Hero or Villain”...

Please see the response from Fergus Wilson to the article “Kent Landlord – Hero or Villain“: “Hi, I have noted the Property118 article this morning. Property 118 talks about Zealots.

Rent increases mean tenants are in for a ‘rough ride’...

ARLA Propertymark has issued its June Private Rented Sector (PRS) Report and David Cox, Chief Executive, said: “It’s positive to see the number of properties available to rent slowly rising but...

Advice from the NAEA on how to select an Estate Agent...

Selecting an estate agent to market your home can be a daunting task, especially with so many to choose from. When trusting someone to sell your biggest asset, it’s essential you know what you’re signing...

Property sales down 8.8% from last year...

HMRC have released their monthly UK property transaction count for June 2018 and the number of non-adjusted residential transactions was 8.8% lower than in June 2017. Whilst many landlords are paying more...

End Section 21 petition gets nearly 50,000 signatures...

A petition supported by the pressure group Generation Rent to “Scrap Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, otherwise known as no-fault evictions” has nearly reached its target of 50,000 signatures.

Scotland’s most ‘responsible’ student tenants...

Students aren’t always renowned for being the most house proud but, for the first time, it has been revealed which Scottish universities have the most responsible student tenants. Research from SafeDeposits...

New mortgage for Airbnb and short-term lettings...

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has launched a new mortgage designed for owners who use Airbnb to let their properties. The new product and criteria with a maximum of 75% Loan to Value is available...

10:52 AM, 19th July 2018, About 6 years ago | 0

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