Tag: Property Market News

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Buy to Let Landlords Snubbed Under New Housing Deal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The Government has launched a make-or-break housing strategy designed to boost the economy, create jobs and help people buy homes...

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Housing Strategy Key Points

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2011, 15 years ago | 3

The much awaited Government housing strategy was unveiled today with many seeing it not as the “radical and unashamedly ambitious...

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Britain’s Looming Housing Crisis

Author: Mark Alexander

19th November 2011, 15 years ago | 3

With people living longer and with less people per household, it is pretty obvious that more housing is needed. But...

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Buy to Let Landlords are Snapping Up More Big City Properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Around 25% of landlords have invested in more buy to let property this year, says the Association of Residential Letting...

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Viewing a Property the Professional Way

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Viewing a house is often an experience tinged with excitement and trepidation – but seasoned investors work to a step-by-step...

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The Only Home Truth About Property is Unpredictable Prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Topsy-turvy house prices were up 1.2% in October, but after almost a year of monthly increases and falls they are...

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Property Firm Lines up £2 billion Swoop on Buy to let flats

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The geography of buy to let is due change as corporate investors move into the private letting market. The warning...

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Bank Pulls Plug on Britain’s Worst Landlord

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2011, 15 years ago | 1

A buy to let mortgage lender called in more than £1 million of loans when a landlord described as one...

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Do You Fit the Private Landlord Profile?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A snapshot of landlords and letting has just been released by the Department of Communities and Local Government following a...

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Buy to let Borrowers Braced for New Lenders

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The buy to let mortgage market is set for changes as new lenders are ready to offer loans to property...

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House Prices Going Nowhere this Year, Says the Halifax

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

House prices are unlikely to change for the rest of the year, according to one of the UK’s largest mortgage...

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£1,600 Fine for Landlord Who Ignored Licence Warnings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th October 2011, 15 years ago | 1

A landlord who ignored repeated warnings from a council that he should licence his property was fined £1,600. Leon White...

House Prices Set to Keep Falling

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Homebuyers dropping away from the housing market are likely to trigger further falls in prices over the next few months....

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HMO Landlords Pick up £28,000 Bill for Flouting Fire Safety

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Two landlords who put tenant lives at risk by flouting fire safety rules were ordered to pay fines and costs...

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Rent Arrear Calls up 84%, Claims Debt Charity

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Tenants who cannot afford to pay their rents are overwhelming helplines with SOS calls. The number of tenants in rent...

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Spoil-sport Councils Threaten Landlords with Olympic Fines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th September 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Landlords and homeowners hoping to cash in on the London Olympics by renting to sports fans could be breaking the...

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Buying is Cheaper than Renting in 90% of Towns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The falling cost of buying a home over the past 12 months coupled with demand pushing up the cost of...

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Empty Homes Could Empty Your Pockets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th September 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Property investors who let homes stand empty for two years could pay more tax under plans to bring more homes...

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Gifts and Discounts to Tempt Property Investors

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Desperate property sellers are flirting with some extravagant discount offers to attract cash-rich buyers. The latest ploy is a ‘buy...

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More House Price Gloom as Market Flatlines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The latest official statistics confirm the housing market is sluggish and is not showing any signs of a revival at...

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Housing Market Boosted by Surge in Buy to Let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Surging buy to let mortgage applications have boosted mortgage valuations to record summer levels, according to surveyors. Property valuations for...