Tag: Property Market News

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Jugaad

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

10th May 2012, 14 years ago | 48

My article this time is more of an open question to which I would like your input. Background first. I...

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London’s cheapest home is a £41,000 boat

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

A garage hitting the market with a staggering £525,000 asking price in upmarket Knightsbridge, West London, has prompted a look...

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Landlords ready to sink more cash in to buy to let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Landlords are still purchasing more buy to let homes, according to research by a mortgage lender. Property investors piled cash...

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Pointless property spending ruined the UK economy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th April 2012, 14 years ago | 2

It’s not the money the government prints that triggers a resurgence in the economy, but the way everyone spends the...

Principality 70% LTV buy to let rate revised

Author: Neil Patterson

19th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Principality has revised one of its two buy to let products upwards. The new rate at 4.99% has a low...

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Agents’ summary of business conditions April 2012

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The Bank of England has released its Agents’ summary of business conditions April 2012, and they believe the housing market...

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Official UK house price data published for first time

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2012, 14 years ago | 4

The first issue of UK house price data from the Office of National Statistics signals the start of a shift...

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Confidence is high for buy to let landlords and brokers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Buy to let mortgage brokers are celebrating a buoyant first quarter of business as landlord demand for loans increased. Almost...

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Buy to let did boom in 2011 – it’s official!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let really did boom in 2011 – with the total up 12% on the previous year as 692,766...

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Green for go on new EPC laws for buy to lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

It’s green for go for new-style energy performance certificates from April 6 and landlords or letting agents who flout the...

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LetAlliance expand to Northern Ireland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

LetAlliance is rolling out its specialist services to the 200 letting agents across Northern Ireland for the first time as...

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Landlords warned to be insured against arrears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

With rents still continuing to rise, insurance provider LetRisks is urging to buy to let landlords to ensure they are...

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New call for government to regulate letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The government needs to take action to protect consumers by regulating unscrupulous letting and estate agents, urges the Royal Institution...

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Tentative reaction to new planning rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Following the release of the amended draft of the National Planning Policy Framework, reaction has been fairly positive. The streamlining...

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Buy to let rents predicted to rise by 20% in five years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let entrepreneurs can only finance around a quarter of the £200 billion investment needed in property over the...

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Landlord fined £1,000 after HMO licensing mix-up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th March 2012, 14 years ago | 1

A landlord who told a court he misunderstood shared house rules was fined £1,000 for failing to licence his property...

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Budget 2012 missed a chance for property tax reform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget 2012 was a chance missed for reforming property tax, says the industry. Many are also breathing...

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Cameron’s housing benefit gaffe exposed by councils

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th March 2012, 14 years ago | 13

Prime Minister David Cameron’s claim that buy to let landlords are dropping rents in response to the Government’s welfare reforms...

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The world’s best and worst housing markets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The secret’s finally out about the best performing international house markets for property investors over the past decade – and...

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Rents drop again for buy to let landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let rents nudged down by 0.6% in February – the third fall in the past year, according to...