Published by Property Wire on Tuesday, 02 June 2015 The number of mortgage products available to first time buyers in the UK has doubled in the last three years, while rates have dropped by 1%, new research shows. Since 2012 the number of 95% mortgages available has increased by 448%, according to a […]
Published by Landlord Today on Friday, 29 May 2015 by Emma Lunn New information has come to light about the Government’s plans to licence landlords. In a speech last week, Prime Minister David Cameron called for a new licensing scheme to tackle landlords who “cram” their houses full of illegal immigrants and powers […]
Published by Money Expert on Tuesday, 05 May 2015 Last Friday saw the lowest fixed rate mortgage ever offered in the UK go on sale. The deal offered a rate of 1.09% that is fixed for two years. This new deal is the latest punch thrown in the mortgage price war that has […]
Published by City A.M. on Tuesday, 05 May 2015 by Emma Haslett The property market is terrified of Labour-led government, one of the UK’s largest property search websites has suggested, thanks to the prospect of falling house prices and rising interest rates. According to Zoopla, Labour’s policies on the housing market, which include […]
Published by Property Wire on Friday, 03 April 2015 Damp, poor maintenance and a lack of parking top the list of UK house hunters’ biggest turn-offs, according to new research which is published as the spring house season begins. Damp patches staining walls and ceilings are the biggest problem for potential home buyers […]
Published by Financial Times on Thursday, 26 March 2015 by Kate Allen, Property Correspondent Plans to extend developers’ right to convert offices into homes have been abandoned by the government after a backlash led by central London boroughs, business leaders and London mayor …
Published by Property Wire on Wednesday, 11 February 2015 UK commercial property markets have recorded their highest rental value growth since the third quarter of 2007, a new report from real estate firm CBRE shows. Of 1,022 locations monitored, some 16% showed an increase in rental value but prime yields fell by an […]
Published by Mortgage Introducer on Tuesday, 03 March 2015 by Ryan Bembridge The panel at Paragon’s Great Buy-to-let Debate included David Whittaker, managing director of Mortgages for Business, and Paragon’s managing director John Heron. Labour has pledged to ‘make rent increases more predictable’ by changing the law so three year tenancies are the […]
Published by Conservative Home on Monday, 02 March 2015 by Mark Wallace In recent months, we’ve asked a number of times what the Conservatives are offering to young voters. In the ConHome manifesto the top priorities in policy terms are Homes, Jobs and Savings, but within each we urged policymakers to focus their […]
Published by The Economic Voice on Monday, 02 March 2015 by Ben Gosling In October 2014, the Bank of England requested the power to place limits on both buy-to-let and residential mortgage lending. By using so-called ‘powers of direction’, the Bank’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) hoped to be able to direct financial sector […]
