Property Market News
House prices down 1% and may drop further, warns lender
Homeowners face more misery as house prices dropped back for the first time in six months as the stamp duty holiday for first time...
Landlords warned to be insured against arrears
With rents still continuing to rise, insurance provider LetRisks is urging to buy to let landlords to ensure they are in a position...
Londoners earning less than £52,000 can’t afford to...
Renters in London need to earn around £52,000 to let a buy to let home, according to figures from homeless charity Shelter.
The charity...
New call for government to regulate letting agents
The government needs to take action to protect consumers by regulating unscrupulous letting and estate agents, urges the Royal Institution...
Tentative reaction to new planning rules
Following the release of the amended draft of the National Planning Policy Framework, reaction has been fairly positive.
The streamlining...
Buy to let rents predicted to rise by 20% in five years
Buy to let entrepreneurs can only finance around a quarter of the £200 billion investment needed in property over the next five years...
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Hi it’s me for my sins
I started my career in banking in 1990 (when I was 8!) and on to the mortgage desk in the pre regulation days.