Rents across the UK have continued to rise during July according to the latest report from Homelet. The rise is a continuation of a trend seen throughout the first half of the year. Despite...
Portico estate agents has reported that rental values have increased across prime central London over the last few months. Prices have increased by as much as 1.7% since May, led by gains in the...
Analysis performed by the Resolution Foundation has found that that home ownership in England has dropped to under 64%, down from a peak of 71% in 2003. This decline is more pronounced in major...
The online lending and investment platform Lendinvest has announced the nine most profitable places in the UK to be a landlord in the Buy To Let Index. A list of the areas with the...
The influential TaxPayers’ Alliance has called on the Government to halve all rates of Stamp Duty immediately and eventually scrap it altogether. The recommendation also urges the immediate scrapping of the 3% surcharge on...
The Residential Landlords’ Association has obtained clarification from the Home Office in relation to Right to Rent checks required for foreign students starting courses in the UK. In cases where there is no time...
Both the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) and the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) have called on the new housing minister, Gavin Barwell, to make Client Money Protection mandatory for letting agents....
Simon Gerrard, the Managing Director of the Martyn Gerrard agency and Past President of the National Association of Estate Agents, has called for a suspension of UK stamp duty for mid-tier landlords. Gerrard argues,...
Theresa May is due to become the UK’s new Prime Minister later today and has already vowed to tackle the country’s housing crisis. Speaking In Birmingham she said that unless the housing deficit was...
The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has cautioned those considering buying a property. He advised those considering taking out a mortgage to consider the long term affordability of the commitment, warning...
