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UK house prices end 2024 with strong growth – Nationwide

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The UK’s house prices ended 2024 on a positive note, with a 4.7% increase compared to December 2023, Nationwide reports....

The key areas for property investors to watch in 2025

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The UK’ property investors will be facing a turbulent year, navigating a complex landscape of economic and political headwinds, one...

Propertymark guides Welsh agents on new building safety rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Propertymark has collaborated with the Welsh government to produce an in-depth guide on building safety for letting agents operating in...

Homeowners stay nine years on average before selling

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Homeowners who sold their home in the last 18 months, spent an average of nine years in their previous home,...

Positive property market for 2025 as stamp duty changes drive surge in transactions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The majority of letting agents (76%) believe 2025 will be a positive year for the property market, but the looming...

House prices surge across the UK but London struggles with sharp decline

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

House prices rise across the UK in 2024, but London sees a dramatic drop, according to Yopa. According to the...

Landlords could boost profits with EPC upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd January 2025, 1 year ago | 5

With more landlords offering bills-included rentals, improving a property’s EPC rating could help boost profit margins, says epIMS. The energy-efficiency...

Scottish empty homes could help tackle housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) claims the Scottish government must do more to tackle the empty homes crisis. According...

Labour’s EPC push leaves Keir Starmer facing a £28,000 home renovation bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2024, 1 year ago | 9

Labour’s plans to compel private sector landlords to meet strict energy performance certificate (EPC) targets have left Sir Keir Starmer...

Sadiq Khan’s knighthood sparks outrage amid claims of ‘reward for failure’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2024, 1 year ago | 3

Sadiq Khan has been handed a knighthood in the New Year Honours, igniting a storm of criticism over what some...

Call to build more rented homes as tenants struggle to pay rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2024, 1 year ago | 6

Nearly two-thirds of workers living in private rented housing struggle to pay their rent, a poll by Shelter reveals. Only...

PRS is still ‘broken’ despite slower rent growth, charity warns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2024, 1 year ago | 4

The private rented sector (PRS) remains ‘broken’ according to the debt charity StepChange, despite recent signs of a cooling market....

House prices edge upward as market shows signs of recovery

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2024, 1 year ago | 0

House prices in England and Wales saw a modest increase in November, rising 0.2% to an average of £358,800, e.surv...

Buy to let lending set to soar – IMLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2024, 1 year ago | 6

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is forecasting a 14% surge in buy to let lending in 2025, reaching £38...

Councils fail to enforce EPC rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2024, 1 year ago | 10

Councils in England are neglecting to enforce energy performance certificate (EPC) regulations in the private rented sector (PRS) which is...

Stoke-on-Trent tops the UK’s house price growth chart

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2024, 1 year ago | 0

House prices in Stoke-on-Trent rocketed by 17.2% in the year to September, according to the latest Halifax data, solidifying its...

Renters’ Rights Bill to return to Parliament in January

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2024, 1 year ago | 6

The Renters’ Rights Bill will return to the House of Commons on January 14, 2025. The government has confirmed that...

Tenants and landlords push for longer tenancies amid plans to abolish fixed-term tenancies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2024, 1 year ago | 5

Tenants and landlords want longer tenancies despite the Labour government planning to abolish fixed-term tenancies. According to a survey Leaders...