Hundreds of residential buildings still have cladding that does not meet regulations


There are 107 high rise residential and publicly owned buildings in England that have completed remediation works to remove and replace Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding systems, the latest data shows. The work has become compulsory since new regulations were brought in following the inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire in London in which 72 […]

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Over £600 million announced for new housing infrastructure in England


The Government has announced over £600 million in new funding to support the building of 50,000 new homes in England. Chancellor Sajid Javid said that the fund will ensure the necessary infrastructure is in place to unlock housing in high demand areas. The finance will be made available through the Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF), originally […]

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Seasonal dip in August asking prices less pronounced


The price of property coming to the market fell by 1% in August, but this was a better performance than usual for the summer month, according to the latest index figures. It means that the average asking price of £305,500 is now just 1.2% above a year ago, the figures from property portal Rightmove show, […]

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Remortgaging rises as home buyer activity slows in the UK


There was a rise of 8.3% in remortgaging in the UK in June 2019, with some 16,880 new mortgages completed in this sector of the lending market, the latest industry figures show. The data from UK Finance also shows that there were 32,760 new first time buyer mortgages completed in June 2019, down 1.5% fewer […]

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Key cities around the world seeing prime property market slowing


Mounting economic headwinds are contributing to slower prime property price growth in key cities around the world and leading policymakers in developed and emerging markets alike to cut interest rates. The latest prime global index from Knight Frank shows that residential prices across 46 cities increased by 1.4% in the year to June 2019, up […]

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Rents increased by 1.2% in the 12 months to July 2019, latest official data shows


Rents in the private rented sector in the UK increased by 1.3% in the 12 months to July 2019, unchanged since May 2019, the latest official figures show. In England rents increased by 1.4%, in Wales by 1%, in Northern Ireland by 2.1% and in Scotland they were up by 0.9%, according to the data […]

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Bigger populations don’t necessarily mean higher rents


While on the face of it, it should be obvious that the highest average rental cost is found in the nation’s major cities, but new research suggests that it not always the case. Those with a population above 500,000 people have an average rent of £865 but this ranges from £530 and £1,727, but towns […]

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Annual property price growth continues to slow in Ireland


Residential property prices increased by 2% in Ireland in the year to June 2019, down marginally from the 2.6% recorded in May, official data shows. But the rate of annual growth is now well below the increase of 11.9% in the 12 months to June 2018, the figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). […]

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Lettings agents in England expect a loss in annual revenue due to fees ban


Letting agents in England are expecting a loss in annual revenue following the ban on tenant fees, with most forecasting a fall of up to 30%, a new survey shows. The state of the industry survey from property technology platform Goodlord found that 90% of letting agents believe there will be a financial impact on […]

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The cost of evicting a rogue tenant can set landlords back as much as £55,000


A rogue tenant takes roughly nine months in total to evict and the process can cost a landlord as much as £55,000 in total, with an average of £6,111 in lost rent, according to new research. But it goes far beyond the rental costs with many landlords faced with cleaning up costs which can include […]

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