Published by Property Wire on Wednesday, 17 December 2014 A new scheme offering 100,000 first time buyers in the UK new homes with a 20% discount has been announced by the Prime Minister as part of a major push to help people onto the housing ladder. Aspiring home owners will be asked to […]
Published by OPP Connect on Thursday, 11 December 2014, By Adrian Bishop UK real estate demand has fallen to an 18-month low, but the new Stamp Duty reforms are set to boost future sales by up to 5%, say industry professionals. Estate agents expect a sales boost of between 2% and 5% from […]
Published by FT Adiser on Thursday, 11 December 2014, By Emma Ann Hughes Metro Bank has launched a new buy-to-let proposition for its customers, enabling them to hold up to 25 properties in their portfolio. The lender will allow 25 buy-to-let properties up to a value of £5m and 75 per cent loan-to-value […]
Published by PropertyWire on Wednesday, 29 October 2014 Property buyers, sellers and investors are usually eager to hear about the latest real estate hot spots but now new research reveals the UK’s property investment black spots. Property prices in some of the worst performing areas are falling by more than 7% per year […]
Published by Reuters on Wednesday, 29 August 2012 By Ian Campbell The UK deputy prime minister’s call for an emergency wealth tax has a whiff of political opportunism: things are tough, let’s get those fat cats. Yet Nick Clegg is partly right. But a tax on the wealthy needs to be fair and […]
Published by The Huffington Post on Tuesday, 25 October 2011 The government must find new sources of finance to fund the construction of 250,000 new homes per year, if it is to solve the UK’s housing crisis, a new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has said. England will have […]
Published by Money Week on Friday, 30 September 2011 by Associate Editor David Stevenson There was some good news for the UK housing market’s cheerleaders yesterday. In August, the number of loans agreed for UK house purchases rose to 52,410. That was up from 49,644 in July. If more mortgages are being approved, […]
Published by Environmental Leader on Tuesday, 27 September 2011 Legal & General Property has amended its standard lease format to include ‘green’ clauses. The U.K.-based property fund manager has issued a memorandum of green lease principles – including clauses relating to the use of environmental contractors and upholding energy performance certificates – that […]
Published by Property Community on Thursday, 21 July 2011 by Ray Clancy More mortgages are being granted for buyers in the UK residential property market but experts are divided over whether this is a blip or the start of the road to recovery. The latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show that […]
Published by The Independent on Sunday, 26 June 2011 by Chiara Cavaglieri The latest methods to get people into the housing market will be suitable for some buyers but there are a few pitfalls. Chiara Cavaglieri reports It has been a red-letter week for the UK property market, with the Government’s FirstBuy initiative […]
