Published by Hellium by Katerina Nikolas on 02 October 2010 When the Thatcher government introduced the right to buy scheme for council house tenants, the best of the council house stock was bought up. Some neighbourhoods underwent much improvement as previous tenants became more committed within the communities and new pride in their homes […]
Published by Property Wire on Friday, 01 October 2010 Real estate agents in the UK are being warned that those failing to register with the Office of Fair Trading’s money laundering scheme are facing stiff financial penalties. Publishing it interim policy on imposing financial penalties on estate agents and certain credit lenders, the OFT […]
Published by Guardian Esther Shaw and Jill Insley; Sunday 26 September 2010 A housing forum aims to do more to empower buyers, but are the upfront costs any guarantee of success? Homebuyers and sellers could have access to a new contract which reduces the risk of a sale failing as early as next year, […]
Published by Property Community on Thursday, 23 September 2010 It has fallen from 3.6 weeks to 3.2 weeks compared with the previous quarter, the latest figures from the Association of Residential Lettings Agent (ARLA) show. The average number of new tenancies signed up compared to the preceding survey has also increased in line with […]
Published on Hellium By Katerina Nikolas Home repossessions are still at high levels in the UK. Those who fall into arrears on their mortgage by missing a payment need to be in contact with the lender and try to sort out a solution to the problem. Those who simply ignore the collections calls and […]
Published on Reuters By Lee Chyen Yee, HONG KONG | Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:59am EDT (Reuters) – Without ever setting eyes on the property, Hong Kong resident Irene Chu snapped up a flat 6,000 miles away in London, a city she has visited but has no intention of ever living in. “I’m not […]
“Standard & Poor’s ratings agency says planned spending cuts and tax rises may lead to many more house repossessions” Published on Guardian By Larry Elliott, Monday 9th September 2010 The government’s planned spending cuts and tax rises could trigger a fresh wave of house repossessions as hard-pressed borrowers find it impossible to meet […]
Published by Financial Advice on Tuesday 14th September 2010 Estate agents in the UK have turned dramatically gloomy on the UK market with the latest survey from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors showing that a balance of 32% more estate agents saw a reduction in prices in August compared to those who saw […]
Would you bother much? This is temporary and want stay ‘down’ forever. The article below gives more details. By Lee Boyce 16 August 2010 UK property asking prices fell for the second month in succession as the market was hit by over-supply and subdued activity in the summer holidays. The research by property website Rightmove, […]
Source: Grant Saw Solicitors … The new law, the Assured Tenancies (Amendment) (England) Order 2010 which comes into force on 1 October 2010 is retrospective in that on that day any tenancy whose rent is more than £25,000.00 and less than £100,000.00 will be converted from an unregulated tenancy to an AST. Landlords who have […]
