There hasn’t been a rate rise in a decade so a whole generation of home buyers and landlords have to this point been immune to the consequences. In fact in
Property
As London falls, prime Paris pulls buyers across the Channel
London property transactions down 17% since 2015 (Hometrack) Brexit and Macron combining to push buyers from London to Paris (FrenchEntrée) France moved ahead of Germany for venture capital investment in
How is Liverpool drawing in investors from all around the world.
“Liverpool is one of the UK’s most enticing cities from a cultural, architectural and historical perspective. It’s also drawing in investors from around the world thanks to its dynamic business
Landlords sit tight in prime London
The number of London landlords who re-let their property increased last year despite the recent series of tax changes affecting the buy-to-let sector, Knight Frank data shows. There was a
Underlying confidence in property market
The number of residential property transactions fell by 1.8% between August and September, according to the latest seasonally-adjusted HMRC figures. However, the figure is 4.6% higher than the same month
Real house prices are lower than 2007 in 58% of areas
When values are adjusted for inflation prices in Wales, Yorkshire and the Humber, the North East and the North West have all declined by 10% since 2007. Price rises are
JUST TWO IN TEN LANDLORDS WILLING TO HOUSE UNIVERSAL CREDIT TENANTS
Just two in 10 landlords say they are willing to let to tenants in receipt of housing benefit or universal credit, according to latest research from the National Landlords Association
Record number of London tenants left the Capital last year
Popular places included Slough in Berkshire, where 46% of renters moved from the Capital. Other areas were Thurrock in Essex as well as Broxbourne and St Albans in Hertfordshire, according
Few tenants are looking to buy
A quarter (24%) couldn’t afford a mortgage, a similar amount (26%) rent as it fits their work or education system and 14% rent due to personal circumstances such as a
Annual house price growth up to 4%
Prices rose by 0.8% in September to push the annual rate of growth from 2.6% in the three months to August to 4.0% in September. Russell Galley, managing director, Halifax Community