Three bedroom properties are selling faster so far this year than other types of home, taking an average of 122 on the market, followed by two bedrooms at 126 days. New research which takes data from the major property portals and analyses it with Land Registry figures looks at what is selling, for how much […]
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A landlord has become the first in England to be banned from the private rented sector after being found not to be a fit and property person to be licenced for an HMO. David Beattie from Telford has been ordered to pay back housing benefit paid to him by Telford and Wrekin Council for two […]
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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is to work in partnership with the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) to update the England Enforcement Handbook. Funding for the new handbook is part of a £1.5 million Government package for the 2019/2020 financial year with the aim of helping local authorities deal with unauthorised […]
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Homes put up for sale at an unrealistic price sell for £12,000 less than their listing price on average across England and Wales and remain longer on the market, new research suggests. Overvalued properties can remain on the market up to 58 days longer than their more accurately valued counterparts, rising to 60 days in […]
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Sales of top end property in France have strengthened since 2015 and are set to exceed a million for the first time by the end of 2019, according to a new analysis report. In Paris, prime prices will be further boosted by the Grand Paris Project, Europe’s largest infrastructure over the next decade and by […]
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After flat lining in the spring, quarterly home value growth has returned to a steady pace in the United States while rents have continued to accelerate, according to the latest index report. The median home price reached $229,600, up 4.9% in the 12 months to August while quarterly growth rose 3.4%, up from 0.4% in […]
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Some 29% of landlords say that tenant demand is growing or booming, the highest amount in almost a year and a reversal a substantial drop at the beginning of 2019, according to the latest trends report. The report from Paragon also points out that it is the first time that the proportion of landlords saying […]
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Almost half of people who rent a home and are employed are just one paycheque away from losing their home as they could not pay their rent if they lost their job, according to new research. The study from charity Shelter and YouGov found that amounts to three million tenants in the private rented sector […]
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The abolition of Section 21, and subsequent expansion of Section 8, could put thousands of tenants at greater risk of receiving a County Court Judgement (CCJ) and ending up homeless, it is claimed. Local councils will not be obliged to re-house those with rent arrears judgements, according to tenant eviction company Landlord Action. It revealed […]
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There has been a surge in enquiries from borrowers aged 55 and over looking for mortgage options to help children and grandchildren onto the property ladder, according to new research. Nearly half, some 47% of first time buyers are partially funded by grandparents or parents, the research from independent equity release advisor Key has found. […]
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