The Property Investor Show will return to the Excel Centre, London on Friday 3 April and Saturday 4 April, with a second event being held in October. A keynote speaker has just been announced in Ben Beadle, boss of the soon to be NRLA (National Residential Landlords Association). The consequence of the proposed merger between […]
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Industry figures are worried public concerns about coronavirus will have an adverse effect on business, after the number of reported cases reached 115 yesterday. The market has had a busy start to the year, but there are fears the virus will put the breaks on activity. Jonathan Sealey, Hope Capital’s chief executive, said: “Over the […]
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2019 saw the first fall in annual gross mortgage lending since 2010, the UK Finance Household Finance Review (Q4 2019) has revealed. There was a decline of new loans for both residential and buy-to-let purchase products, while first-time volumes fell by 0.6%. Shaun Church, director at Private Finance, said: “The fact that first-time buyer numbers […]
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Houst has confirmed the purchase of Hostmaker’s client base and non-UK subsidiaries. The company said it will ensure UK hosts can continue offering the same service. It was announced that earlier in the week that Hostmaker has fallen into administration, with its staff facing potential redundancies. James Jenkins-Yates, founder and chief executive of Houst, said: […]
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Adrian Moloney and Roger Morris are taking on group roles within OneSavings Bank and will report into Alan Cleary, OSB group managing director for mortgages. Moloney has been the face of Kent Reliance for some time, while Morris is sales director of Precise Mortgages. Adrian Moloney is now taking on the role of group sales […]
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The housing crisis is one of the most intractable problems in British society today. Past governments of all stripes have made promises to revolutionise housebuilding and provide the millions of new homes the country needs. These promises, still, have yet to be realised. Boris Johnson’s government is no different. During the last election campaign, his […]
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Movebubble has formed a long-term partnership with sustainable property developer EcoWorld. Movebubble will market a selection of the development group’s London-based Build-to-Rent homes on its platform. Be:here Hayes is the first co-living development from EcoWorld that will feature on Movebubble. It provides environmental-friendly renters with green living options. Aidan Rushby, chief executive of Movebubble, said: […]
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Average void periods dropped from 20 days in January to 19 in February, the latest Rental Index from Goodlord has found. Greater London saw the biggest drop, with void periods decreasing from 15 days to just 10 days during February. However in the East Midlands typical void periods rose from 19 days in January to […]
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak should review the stamp duty price bands in next week’s Budget on 11 March, said Richard Donnell, director of Research & Insight at Zoopla. The government has made a number of stamp duty changes in previous Budgets, introducing the 3% stamp duty surcharge in 2016 and cutting stamp duty for first-time buyers […]
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Older homeowners are anticipating they’ll need an annual retirement income of £35,196, more than double today’s average of £17,212, a report by the Equity Release Council and Key has found. The challenges of rising living costs (30%), prioritising mortgage repayments over pension savings (24%) supporting financial dependents (22%) and earning less money so unable to […]
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