Government urged to invest in planning departments to eliminate ‘bottleneck’
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Service charges surge to eye-watering £2,300 per year
Typical service charges for flats increased by 11% in 2024 to £2,300, or £192 per month, research from…
New target: Landlords must bring EPCs to C by 2030
Private landlords need to bring the Energy Performance Certificate levels of their properties to at least C by…
Uncertainty set to drive up global construction costs in 2025
Global construction costs are set to rise by up to 7% in 2025, thanks to labour shortages, economic…
Toronto adjacent areas the most sought after in Canada
Whitby in Ontario is Canada’s highest demand housing market, where properties only stay on the market for an…
Kent to welcome 77 homes marked as affordable
Some 77 homes are being constructed Folkestone in Kent from housebuilders Chartway and Orbit Homes. Construction will start…
Proptech app Symple starts offering non-emergency tradespeople callouts
Symple, a compliance automation platform for letting agencies and landlords, has launched a non-emergency callout service. This enables…
Home improvement projects that homeowners may not know planning permission is required for
Whether you’re planning on laying a new patio or putting up a fence, many homeowners will be looking…
Three more base rate cuts expected this year
The markets expect there to be three more base rate cuts this year, which means it should be…
Bank of England slashes base rate – and signals further cuts
The Bank of England has cut its base rate to 4.5%, down from 4.75%. Seven members of the…
Scotland’s rent controls to end next month
Scotland’s rent controls will expire on March 31 2025, meaning landlords will be able to set rents with…
London’s Haringey the most complained about local authority for damp and mould
Haringey in North London has received the highest number of complaints regarding mould and damp in England, with…
Grey belt proposals labelled ‘redundant’ by House of Lords
A House of Lords committee has delivered a withering assessment of Labour’s ‘grey belt’ policy, saying it’s impact…
New homes built down 10% since Labour came to power
The rate of housebuilding has dropped by 10% since Labour came to power in July, deepening the task…
Law Society: Renters’ Rights Bill must up justice system funding
The Renters’ Rights Bill needs to increase funding of the justice system to cope with changes like the…
Prices Flat in Prime Central London as Non-Dom Uncertainty Persists
By Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank Chancellor Rachel Reeves spoke this week about…
Propertymark appeals to House of Lords to amend Renters’ Rights Bill
The second reading of the Renters Rights’ Bill will take place in the House of Lords – and…
Rental growth finally cooling down
The cost of renting a new property outside London has finally fallen – after rising every quarter since…
27,000 historic planning applications could now be approved due to grey belt reclassification
Some 27,000 homes could now be approved for construction due to the grey belt reclassification, analysis from development…
How can the property sector retain talent?
Aaron Mcwilliam, founder and CEO of out-of-hours property management business PropCall, discusses the challenges facing the property sector…
Nationwide house price growth at 4.1%
Annual house price growth reached 4.1% despite only rising by 0.1% in January, Nationwide’s House Price Index has…
Hull the most affordable city to rent in
Hull is the most affordable city to rent in with a typical rent of £799 per month, analysis…
Rachel Reeves and her Oxford speech promises
Trevor Abrahmsohn, CEO of luxury property consultancy firm Glentree International, responds to Rachel Reeves’ speech about growing the…
Housing market experiences busiest activity in three years
Sales activity has reached a three-year high so far in 2024, as people look to buy before stamp…
Conveyancers stepping up AI adoption
Conveyancers are increasingly using Artificial Intelligence to collect data on large property portfolios. Some one in 10 of…
Scotland’s unveils more lenient rent controls
Scotland will cap rent increases at CPI+1% up to a maximum of 6% within a rent control area,…
Renewables expert slams government’s gas boiler policy
The government has been urged to make it clear if and when boilers are going to be outlawed…
Zoopla: How to beat the stamp duty deadline
New stamp duty rules are set to come in from April which could catch out many homebuyers and…
North East has best HMO yields in UK rental market
The UK’s best HMO yields are found In the North East, at a whopping 15.4%, analysis from property…
The Renters’ Rights Bill could lead to overpricing
The Renters’ Rights Bill legislation that prohibits ‘bidding wars’ could have an adverse effect on the market, Goodlord…
What stamp duty changes in 2025 mean for homebuyers
In October the government confirmed significant updates to the Stamp Duty Land Tax, some of which came into…
Commercial demand rises as interest rates drop
There’s been a surge in demand to invest in commercial property after interest rates dropped following the latest…
Landlord yields rising – PropertyWire
Buy-to-let rental yields rose to 6.93% in the third quarter of 2024, rising from 6.53% in the same…
The battle over right to light: A growing concern in urban development
Recent ‘right to light’ disputes are set to be increase following the relaxation of planning laws by the…
Labour takes on Nimbyists with infrastructure project rule change
Nuclear plants, trainlines and windfarms will be built quicker thanks to changes to the rules, the Labour government…
Landlords putting off EPC upgrades
Over half of landlords who own properties with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating below C are putting…
Ombudsman raises concerns about lead in properties
England’s housing ombudsman Richard Blakeley has raised concerns about dangerous levels of lead found in properties. Some older…
London the fastest growing buy-to-let market in the UK
London has been labelled the buy-to-let capital of the UK, with 13% growth in new landlords taking out…
Welsh government calls for two months’ compensation for no fault evictions
Tenants in Wales who are evicted via a Section 173 possession notice should be able to keep the…
Warehouse and distribution spaces threatened by EPC regulations
Much of the Installations and Logistics (I&L) sector could be deemed unlettable if planned Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard…
Spain could introduce 100% property tax – what this means
Spain is set to implement an 100% tax on properties bought by non-EU residents, which could have a…
FCA considers relaxing mortgage rules
The Financial Conduct Authority said it is exploring reducing the ‘regulatory burden’ on mortgage borrowers, signifying that mortgage…
The mortgage rules that could be loosened
Propertywire speaks to Ray Boulger, senior technical manager of John Charcol, on the mortgage rules the Financial Conduct…
Surrey town had highest house price growth in 2024
Sunbury-on-Thames in Surrey saw the greatest house price growth in 2024, at an annual level of 12.5%. The…
Mortgage rates tick down amidst falling inflation
Typical mortgage rates dropped this week after it emerged that the inflation rate fell to 2.5% in December,…
Politics motivating Americans to move
Some 43% of Americans are willing to spend more to live in a place more closely matching their…
Grey belt sites could supply 3.4 million homes
There are over 30,000 grey belt sites across England that could deliver 3.4 million homes if developed, data…
Uncertainty and Opportunity in Country Markets as Mortgage Costs Rise
By Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank Before Donald Trump was even inaugurated for…
2024 property insurance payouts seeing worrying spike
UK property insurance claims are expected to reach their highest level since 2007, demonstrating the threat of climate…
Navigating the World of AI: Unlocking the Power of Data
Andy Birch, vice president, portfolio marketing for MRI Software During a recent panel discussion – Make Smarter Decisions…
Frustration as court problems remain unaddressed in Renters’ Rights Bill
The Renters’ Rights Bill has passed its third reading in parliament without there being action on reforming the…
Renters’ Rights Bill passes third reading
The Renters’ Rights Bill has passed it’s third reading in parliament, confirming amendments including landlords being banned for…
New possession grounds in Renters Rights Bill could help, say landlords
Landlords think that possession grounds proposed by the Renters’ Rights Bill could help them cope with the abolition…
Renters’ Rights Bill back in parliament today
The Report Stage and Third Reading of the Renter’s Rights Bill is scheduled for today – and landlords…
Blackstone & other US corporate landlords accused of colluding to raise rents
Six of the largest US landlords have been accused colluding to raise rents using property management software RealPage.…
Agents worried about Renters’ Rights Bill
Half of property agents are worried about the upcoming Renters’ Rights Bill, which has now reached the Report…
Spanish Golden Visa scheme to end in April
Applications for Spanish Golden Visas must be submitted before 3 April 2025, after the Spanish government halted the…
Inflation to rise again, but rate cuts still expected
The December inflation rate is set to rise again when the figures are released next week. The CPI…
Buyers urged to be vigilant for signs of Japanese knotweed during winter
Homebuyers viewing properties during the next three months should be extra watchful for signs of invasive Japanese knotweed,…
Zoopla adds crime and flood data
Property website Zoopla has added local area information about crime rates, flood risk, and planning applications to accompany…
Are Estate Agents For Sale Boards ‘Visual Pollution’ as Westminster Council Believes or An Effective Marketing Tool?
By Trevor Abrahmsohn, Glentree International Those who sneer at the humble estate agents For Sale Board and dismiss…
Dealing with unsafe cladding in 2025 and beyond: landlords’ responsibilities
Mark Elwell, managing director of Summit Environmental and an authority on asbestos, fire and legionella safety and risk…
Angela Rayner: Even 1.5 million homes would just ‘make a dent’ in housing crisis
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has admitted that even if the country succeeded in constructing 1.5 million homes…
More landlords turning to higher yielding commercial properties
Landlords shifted their focus towards higher-yielding property types like semi-commercial and commercial property purchases in 2024, Shawbrook data…
Government to restrict advance rent in Renters’ Rights Bill
The Renters’ Rights Bill is facing an amendment that would restrict landlords from receiving multiple months of rent…
Housebuilding sees worrying decline – PropertyWire
Housebuilding activity has fallen for three consecutive months to November, worryingly for the new Labour government. Subdued demand…
Prime London property demand returning
Demand for Prime London properties increased in the fourth quarter of 2024, as 19.7% of properties in the…
Landlords won’t need to replace gas boilers anymore
The government is set to axe the 2035 phase-out of gas boilers in its Future Homes Standard, the…
Labour MP admits to blocking all HMO applications
Birmingham’s Labour MP Paulette Hamilton has spoken against having too many HMOs in her Erdington constituency in Birmingham,…
Northampton serviced accommodation accused of being HMO in disguise
A Northampton property being converted into serviced accommodation has been criticised for apparently bypassing HMO regulations, the Northampton…
Where it’s cheaper to buy than rent
Portsmouth is the most affordable area for buying a home instead of renting, analysis from property and conveyancing…
Boxing Day was busiest ever for property market
Boxing Day 2024 saw record levels of activity, with high numbers of enquiries and properties being put up…
Study – heat pumps not the answer to improve EPC ratings
Heat pumps are not the solution to improving the EPC ratings of rental properties, according to energy efficiency…
Knight Frank: House prices and the economy out of sync
House price growth is out of sync with mortgage rates thanks to the lag in mortgage agreements and…
Labour pressing on with Renters’ Rights Bill
The Renters’ Rights Bill will return to parliament on 14 January, signalling that the government is looking to…
Nationwide: The North drives house price growth
Annual house price growth reached 4.7% across the UK in 2024 – up from 3.7% in the year…
Carter Jonas 2025 Predictions for Planning and Housebuilding
Colin Brown, head of planning & development, Carter Jonas A pivotal year in raising the rate of housebuilding?…
Ensuring building safety in 2025 and beyond: landlords’ responsibilities
Mark Elwell, managing director of Summit Environmental and an authority on asbestos, fire and legionella safety and risk…
Why landlords face increased litigation in 2025 – and how best to mitigate against it
A perfect storm is brewing for litigation against landlords by leaseholders in 2025. New freedom to build upwards…
£900,000 fine for Legionella mismanagement highlights landlords’ responsibilities
The Health and Safety Executive’s recent prosecution of Sanctuary Housing following an outbreak of legionella at a sheltered…
Labour’s New Devolution Plans – PropertyWire
William Nichols is regional director at Lanpro Labour’s long-awaited devolution plans have been published in the English Devolution…
Merry Christmas!
From all of us at PropertyWire we’d like to wish our readers a very Merry Christmas! Now’s a…
Let’s get those in need closer to a dream home in 2025
By Steve Richmond, General Manager, Reapit UK&I The holidays are a time when many of us reflect on…
Fewer Londoners investing outside the capital
People living in London purchased 5.7% of all homes sold outside the capital in 2024, the lowest proportion…
Zoopla: UK still a buyers’ market
Buyers agreed sales at 3.6% below the asking price in recent weeks, meaning buyers still have wiggle room…
German firm ranks London as the most attractive European capital
London has been labelled the most attractive European city for residential investors based on factors like location, connectivity,…
UK inflation rate jumps to 2.6%
The UK Inflation rate jumped from 2.3% to 2.6% in October, meaning it’s fallen further from the Bank…
Rental competition doubles from before the pandemic
Twice as many tenants are enquiring for each rental property compared to 2019, Rightmove data shows. Each property…
L&G completes 1,000 unit Build to Rent scheme in London
Legal & General has completed New Acres, one of the UK’s largest purpose-built rental developments. The sites are…
MPs urge government to boost supply with empty homes
Members of Parliament, Peers and housing organisations have called for the government to bring a quarter of a…
PropertyWire predicts: What to expect in 2025
As we wind down on 2024, PropertyWire editor Ryan Bembridge looks ahead at what to expect in 2025…
Bank of England holds base rate – but a cut was closer than a hike
Three members of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee voted for a 0.25% rate cut, though they were outvoted…
What will 2025 hold for global investors in the UK property market?
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Homebuyers plan to house hunt over Christmas to beat stamp duty deadline
The majority of homebuyers are planning to house hunt throughout the Christmas period in hopes of beating the…
UK Finance: Outlook “challenging” for buy-to-let
The economic outlook for the buy-to-let sector will be “challenging” in 2025 due to the extra tax burden…
Industry concerned with new landlord licensing powers
Local authorities will be able to introduce licensing schemes in England and Northern Ireland without asking for permission…
Commercial property predictions for 2025 from Colliers
Next year house prices and rents will rise, there will be more of an emphasis on sustainable developments,…
Landlords shrugging off 5% stamp duty surcharge, claims Hamptons
The higher stamp duty surcharge of 5% is having a limited impact on landlord behaviour, according to Hamptons…
Pair ordered to pay £190k for operating illegal repairs garage
The directors of two businesses have been ordered to pay £190,000 between them after illegally using a property…
Northern Ireland has fastest home move process
Northern Ireland is the best place to move in the UK if you wanted a speedy process, a…
Don’t get left in the buffer: the business case for buildings with high-speed broadband
Chaim Grunfeld, founder and CEO of telecoms and connectivity specialists, Prime Connect The number of companies operating from…
How to find a bargain house that needs work – but isn’t a money pit
Jack Malnick, property expert and founder of SellHouseFast (pictured), shares his tips on evaluating if a property will…
Savills buys four Portugal supermarkets
The investment management arm of Savills has acquired a portfolio of four urban supermarkets in Portugal. The four…
Lender predicts rapid self-employed mortgage growth
Mortgage applications from the self-employed are set to grow by 67% in the next five years, according to…
Labour defines ‘grey belt’ in overhaul of planning
The government has clarified what it means by ‘grey belt’ in its update of the National Planning Policy…
Labour-voting landlords regret their decision
Most landlords who voted Labour say they won’t do it again, a survey from buy-to-let lender Landbay has…
London house prices to see resurgence in 2025
Next year will be a “turning point” for London house prices, aided by major companies heading back to…
Think tank urges government to hand mayors more powers to boost housebuilding
It should be easier for mayors to create mayoral development corporations (MCDs) to boost housebuilding, according to a…
Government’s planning committee initiative has a fatal flaw – opinion
The government’s planning committee initiative is unlikely to have a big impact, because developments can nearly always be…
‘Labour’s big business tax rises will misfire for UK economy’
Commercial real estate firm Colliers has accused Labour of failing to think through business rates legislation that’s going…
Government pledges to bypass planning committees to speed up housebuilding
The Labour government wants development projects to bypass planning committees when they comply with local plans. They will…
2025 must be the year that the government supports shared ownership
Peter Hawley is director of SOWN, (part of Leaders Romans Group) One of the greatest omissions from October’s…
31-apartment plan submitted in Birmingham’s ‘Balti Triangle’
Plans for 31 residential units and three commercial units in Birmingham have been submitted by developer Sama Investment…
Bradford the busiest rental market
Tenants are rushing to rent properties in Bradford more than in any other English city – as a…
Professional portfolio investment and the requirement for landlords to be socially responsible
Andy Jones, group director of corporate & BTR at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) The rental sector is undergoing…
Hertfordshire housebuilding reaches 23-year high
Hertfordshire County Council has built the highest number of new homes in any year since 2001. In the…
Biodiversity Net Gain: Successes and Challenges
Mark Topping, director of design, Lanpro Biodiversity net gain (BNG) became mandatory for major developments from 12 February…
Burglaries rise in winter months
Insurance claims for theft via forcible and violent entry spike between September, October, and November, as the nights…
Scotland ups additional dwelling supplement to 8%
The Scottish government has opted to increase the additional dwelling supplement (stamp duty surcharge equivalent) from 6% to…
M&S Regeneration Project given green light after years of delays
The government has given Marks and Spencer permission to demolish and regenerate its Oxford Street store, after four…
Government consults on changing EPC system
The government has launched a consultation on updating the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) system. The EPC system has…
Housebuilding target to be missed by 388,000
The government is set to miss its 1.5 million housebuilding target by 388,000 homes in this parliament, according…
‘People are not leaving anymore’ – what’s changing in Dubai?
Dubai is changing, as families from the UK and beyond are remaining long-term, according to a real estate…
2025 predictions for residential property investment
Andy Jones, group director of corporate & Build to Rent at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Government support for…
Government vows to speed up cladding remediation
The Labour government has set a five-year target for remediating buildings with flammable cladding. By the end of…
Mortgage approvals reach two-year high
The Bank of England saw 68,300 mortgage approvals in October, the highest level since August 2022. This represents…
Islamic lender purchases Bank of Ireland loan book
Islamic fintech firm Offa has acquired Bank of Ireland’s Alburaq Sharia-compliant home finance portfolio, which includes more than…
Rents now ‘unaffordable’ across most of the UK
Monthly rents have been labelled ‘unaffordable’ in every region of the UK except for the North East, data…
IMLA urges government to back small landlords
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has urged the government to acknowledge that small landlords are the backbone of…
Homelessness triggered by Section 21s on the rise
Over 7,040 households were threatened with homelessness after being issued a Section 21 eviction notice between April and…
NRLA: Landlord database must have meaningful information
The Renters’ Rights Bill will establish a database of all private rented properties and landlords in England –…
Housing supply drops to eight-year low
Annual housing supply has fallen by 6% in England – highlighting the challenge facing the new Labour government.…
Who Are the Best Custom Home Builders in Sacramento CA?
Best Custom Home Builders in Sacramento CA When it comes to building a home, it is important to…
Suffolk BS starts accepting joint borrower sole proprietor applications
Suffolk Building Society will welcome joint borrower sole proprietor (JBSP) applications across buy-to-let, residential, and holiday let for…
Halifax: House price growth climbs to 4.7%
Annual house price growth has risen to 4.7%, the strongest rate since November 2022. This follows a month-on-month…
UK Finance: Labour should introduce ‘green stamp duty rebate’
Trade body UK Finance has recommended for the Labour Party to introduce a stamp duty rebate scheme to…
Rush to sell holiday homes and buy-to-lets before Autumn Budget
The number of properties up for sale has risen by 12% ahead of the Autumn Budget on October…
TMW starts accepting in-company loans from landlords.
The Mortgage Works has started accepting intercompany loans as a deposit for buy-to-let mortgages from limited company landlords.…
Construction activity stagnates in October
The value of residential project starts fell by 2% in October against the previous three months, suggesting construction…
Landlord rent rises placing tenants in “rent poverty”
Almost half of tenants are now in “rent poverty” due to rent increases, the Goodlord & Vouch State…
Should you buy a new build or renovate?
As the debate between renovating older properties and purchasing new builds intensifies across the UK, G Johns &…
The Renters’ Rights Bill Will Make Finding ‘Quality’ Tenants Critical
LegalforLandlords group chief executive Sim Sekhon didn’t mince words when talking about the reforms affecting the property rental…
UK public opposes inheritance tax change
There’s strong opposition (69% of the public) to increasing the current 40% rate at which inheritance tax is…
From Uber rivals to Dwelly – a firm with ambitions to transform the estate agency model
PropertyWire speaks to Dan Lifshits (pictured, left), chief operating officer at Dwelly As reported last week, Dwelly is…
Scotland ups heat pump adoption – but still lags behind the UK
Scotland is on track to increase heat pump adoption by a third (34%) in 2023, data from the…
Which? slams ‘cryptic and costly’ credit reporting system
Which? has criticised the lack of transparency and accountability with the credit reporting system – which is harming…
Rogue landlords set for harsher punishments in Renters’ Rights Bill
Rogue landlords will be forced to pay back 24 months of rent as part of rent repayment orders,…
London rents surge in September
The cost of renting across Greater London surged by 7.7% in September, suggesting there’s renewed appetite amongst renters…
Insolvencies of estate agencies rise by a third in a year
The number of estate agency businesses going insolvent increased 32% in the year to July 31, research from…
Shojin links up with Dubai brokerage
Property investment firm Shojin has partnered with Anarock, a Dubai-based real estate brokerage – enabling the companies to…
London’s Bethnal Green to welcome 84 social rent homes
Some 84 social rented homes are coming to at Regent’s View on the Canal, a major regeneration project…
Florida cities ranked as the best for investors
Miami and Tampa have been ranked as the best cities for property investing based on rising values, incomes…
Building owners must act in haste after Grenfell
By Shoosmiths partner Richard Symonds, but with contributions from professional support lawyer Amber Wright and partner Hayley Saunders.…
Financier: US landlords set for three difficult years
Investors in the United States will have to withstand two to three years of low rental growth before…
Firm brings Dubai real estate to London
Danube Properties has launched its first office in Harrow, London to give British buyers access to the Dubai…
Renters against periodic tenancies – PropertyWire
Most tenants are against periodic tenancies, one of the changes planned in the Renters’ Rights Bill. The bill…
AI property management documentation firm raises €9 million
Findable has raised a €9 million as it looks to expand into new markets and hire more staff.…
Labour hints at new EPC system
Energy secretary Ed Miliband’s use of the words EPC ‘or equivalent’ suggests there could be an alternative assessment…
Labour shortages and rising material costs hitting developers hard
Housebuilders are under significant pressure, with 78% grappling with rising building costs, a study by construction platform PlanRadar…
Keir Starmer unveils “planning passports” to boost housebuilding
Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to bring in “planning passports” that mean inner city homes are automatically approved…
Labour must give and take from landlords
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Rachel Reeves vows to take on the NIMBYs at party conference
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to take on the “blockers” that frustrate the housebuilding process at Labour’s annual…
Construction industry facing crisis after major firm falls into administration
The construction industry is in shock after major firm ISG fell into administration, leaving thousands of workers unemployed…
Tips on buying an overseas holiday home
Derek Henry is managing director at holiday at Intasure Buying a property abroad has never been more appealing.…
Landlords warned ‘time is of the essence’ as Autumn Budget looms
Duncan Kreeger, CEO of TAB, speaks to sellhousefast.co.uk as landlords look ahead to the Autumn Budget It’s certainly…
October 30th budget set to shake foundations of property market
Trevor Abrahmsohn is chief executive of Glentree International In a rising property market, the sun is always shining,…
GetGround starts accepting landlords operating as individuals
Property investment platform GetGround has opened its platform up to individual landlords, not just those operating through a…
Office environment has put off a third of young people
The quality and location of commercial properties sways a large number of people on whether to take a…
AI can revolutionise the home buying process, but it requires a human touch
AI has the potential to transform the home-buying process, although the risk of bias necessitates human involvement, according…
UK Finance urges government to retain stamp duty levels
Trade body UK Finance has called on Labour to make it so first-time buyers don’t pay stamp duty…
Bank of England holds interest rate at 5.0%
The Bank of England has held the interest rate at 5.0%, which was expected but could still come…
Budget uncertainty replacing election uncertainty in Prime London
London’s super-prime £10 million plus market has experienced both a sluggish July and August, as uncertainty around the…
Developer launches global property consultancy
London-based multi-use developer, Rockwell has launched Rockwell Development Advisory, a consultancy service for projects around the world. Rockwell…
Rogue landlord fined £32,000 – PropertyWire
A landlord who let their HMO fall into disrepair and failed to fix the issues despite multiple warnings…
South East office landlords selling old stock rather than refurbishing
Landlords in London and the South East of England are regularly selling older offices for 20% under their…
Housing market on course for bumper decade, says Moverly
Property pack provider Moverly has declared that the housing market is on course for a strong decade based…
North-South divide in rents narrowing
The gap between the cost of renting in the North and South of England has narrowed to its…
Law firm reacts to the Renters’ Rights Bill
Lawhive’s legal experts have analysed the potential legal consequences of the Renters Rights Bill and its implications should…
Property prices surge on Glasgow’s southside
Property across Glasgow’s sought-after southside is selling for almost 25% more than the city-wide average, analysis of figures…
‘Banking hubs’ to replace branches
In the next five years the UK will have 350 ‘banking hubs’, shared spaces on the high street…
21 tenants competing for every rental property
Some 21 tenants are competing for every rental property on the market – highlighting the challenge faced by…
‘The PRS is heading for a brave new world – we’re looking forward to it’
Gary Wright is chief executive of Flatfair As the country girds its loins for what Prime Minister, Keir…
Agent sees rise in fraud cases
London estate agent Benham and Reeves said it’s identifying a large amount of fraud, from fake IDs to…
Leasehold and Freehold Act causing uncertainty in the market
Lease lengths are being granted at both 990 years and 50-90 years, as only some are honouring the…
RICS: Tenant supply and demand becoming more squeezed
Tenant demand is rising while supply is falling, which means rents are likely to increase in the months…
First-time buyers have two months left to save £15k on stamp duty
First-time buyers have two months left to benefit from reduced stamp duty rates when taking into consideration that…
NRLA: Give the industry time with Section 21 ban
The National Residential Landlords Association has warned Labour to give the industry time to prepare for the Section…
Renters’ Rights Bill to enter parliament this week
The bill banning Section 21 evictions is set to come to the House of Commons for its first…
Stoke, Liverpool and Edinburgh the best cities to profit as a student landlord
Landlords in Stoke-on-Trent typically achieve annual yields of 9.43%, making it the most profitable area to be a…
Knight Frank launches £110m build-to-rent investment in Manchester
The Slate Yard in Manchester, a build-to-rent development completed in 2020, is on sale for a guide price…
US landlord analytics platform launches
Property investors in the US can easily compare house prices, landlord friendliness and the state of employment across…
UK housing market poised for upswing
The UK housing market is set to experience a strong autumn driven by increased supply, heightened buyer and…
How to prep for the winter months
HaMuch, a company that helps you find tradespeople at a great price, highlights which tasks homeowners need to…
Rachel Reeves vs. the Nimbys: Labour’s battle for housing reform
By Daniel Austin, CEO and co-founder at ASK Partners Since taking office, Labour has committed to reshaping Britain’s…
More engineers needed for heat pumps to take off
There’s a shortage of qualified engineers able to partake in the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS), where people get…
Halifax: House price growth at two-year high
House prices rose by 4.3% in August compared to the same period a year ago, marking the highest…
Generation Rent: Government should encourage landlord-to-landlord sales
The upcoming Renters’ Rights Bill should encourage landlords to sell to one another, or to their tenants, according…
REA’s audacious bid for Rightmove
Trevor Abrahmsohn is an agent at Glentree International Well, well, well, the Australian online property conglomerate, REA (part-owned…
Grenfell Tower disaster blamed on deregulation-obsessed government and dishonest companies
Dishonest cladding manufacturers and government institutions more focused on cost-cutting than upholding safety standards have been blamed on…
Short lease properties available at hefty discount
Properties with a lease ending within 80 years can be secured at a discount of £36,000, 12% less…