HM Land Registry has announced two important changes to registration requirements. The first concerns evidence or confirmation of identity that must be provided when an application is made for registration…
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Good news for High Street Agents
One of the UK’s largest on-line estate agents Emoov has announced that the business has gone into administration. The firm was the closest rival to Purplebricks, however since 2009 the…
Halifax House Price Index for January
House price growth hit a six-month low last month to 2.2%, Halifax figures show. The latest Halifax House Price Index for January showed annual growth declined from 2.7% in December…
Wales Stamp Duty Reform
The Welsh government have announced a new land tax system which will see relief for properties sold for less than £150,000. From next April, Wales will be scrapping stamp duty…
Buy-to-let clampdown has ‘backfired’ on Government
Government attempts to level the playing field of home ownership through extra buy-to-let charges have backfired, research suggests. Figures from listing website Home.co.uk show an 11.6% slump in available rental…
Home ownership falls to lowest levels for over 20 years while PRS continues growth
Article source: ROSALIND RENSHAW Home ownership has fallen to its lowest level since 1985, with just 62.9% of households owning their own homes. The figure compares with a peak of…
Lenders ‘wrecking one in five transactions because of down-valuations’ after deals agreed
Banks and building societies are refusing to lend on about one in five properties because of down-valuations by their surveyors. But the issue raises fundamental questions: Is it over-valuing by…
Lettings survey shows huge lack of landlord awareness
The need for letting agencies to assist landlords with the increasingly-complicated private rental sector has been hammered home by the results of a survey of almost 4,000 buy to let…
Housing White Paper set to appear today
Source of the article: http://www.propertyindustryeye.com/ The Government is finally expected to publish its long-awaited Housing White Paper today. The emphasis is thought to be on setting out a strategy for…
House prices start the year with a slight drop – Nationwide
Average house prices dropped in the first month of the year, Nationwide figures show. Source of the article: http://www.propertyindustryeye.com The Nationwide House Price Index for January shows average values fell from…
