Published by Financial Times on Friday, 27 February 2015 by Merryn Somerset Webb Who would want to buy a house in the UK at the moment? Look at the prices and you’d think the answer would be absolutely nobody. In London …
Published by Property Wire on Friday, 27 February 2015 The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) has issued further guidance on unfair fees being charged by letting agents in the UK. The PRS is one of three consumer redress schemes authorised by the government whose role it is to provide fair and reasonable resolutions to […]
Published by Love Money on Monday, 23 February 2015 by John Fitzsimons Crowdfunding site offers new way to invest in property. CrowdLords is a new crowdfunding site, offering people the chance to invest in property, whether as a landlord or simply as a hands-off investor. Let’s take a closer look at how it […]
Published by Landlord Today on Tuesday, 24 February 2015 Landlords in Rotherham have called for a judicial review of local authority plans to introduce a licensing scheme. The move echoes the recent successful legal action by a landlord against a similar idea in Enfield, north London. The Rotherham scheme, in line with many […]
Published by Mortgage Finance Gazette on Wednesday, 11 February 2015 by Vanya Damyanova Buy-to-let was the sector to stand out in January marking a rise against the general housing market decline, the latest Connells data shows. While overall property valuations fell by 4 per cent on the month and by 23 per cent […]
Published by Property Wire on Friday, 6 February 2015 Renewed optimism in the UK mortgage industry for growth in 2015 is being overshadowed by the view that the market has become too conservative, it is claimed. Post financial crisis regulation is hampering the market and brokers are reporting difficulties in meeting customer needs, […]
Published by Property Wire on Wednesday, 28 January 2015 One in 10 home owners in the UK regret buying their home with the biggest reason being that they think they rushed into it and 57% actually dislike their homes, new research has found. Buying a house is the biggest purchase most people will […]
Published by 24dash on Tuesday, 27 January 2015 by Max Salsbury The amount of homes sold off under the controversial right to buy scheme in London is set to far outstrip the number of new council homes built in the city, a new report has revealed. According to London Assembly Labour housing spokesperson […]
Published by Property Forum on Saturday, 24 January 2015 by Mark Benson While many investors look towards the UK property market as something of a “safe haven” it seems that investors are pricing first-time buyers out of the market. A report by the homeless charity Shelter has cast a very dark shadow across […]
Published by Reuters on Wednesday, 21 January 2015 by David Milliken and Li-mei Hoang (Reuters) – Two Bank of England policymakers have ditched their long-standing calls for an end to record-low interest rates in the face of tumbling inflation, prompting economists to again push back forecasts of when the BoE will start to […]
