The Treasury raised £1.1bn from the additional Stamp Duty charge in 2016, official data reveal. Source of the article: http://www.propertyindustryeye.com Stamp Duty receipt figures from HMRC show there were 149,400 residential…
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NEWSFLASH: Government announces consultation on lettings fee ban to be in March
Source of this article: http://www.propertyindustryeye.com During a debate in the House of Lords this morning, it was made known that the consultation on the ban on letting fees charged to…
Sales to first time buyers at highest level on record
A third of total sales made in October were to first time buyers (FTBs). A nine per cent rise from September and the highest number since records began 16 years…
HOW DOES YOUR RENTAL YIELD COMPARE TO THE BEST IN BRITAIN?
Ref: MARC SHOFFMAN Luton has been named as the top spot for rental yield and price growth, according to LendInvest. The buy-to-let platform’s latest quarterly index shows that Luton lets are…
Preparing your property for the cold snap
With the dark nights now upon us and the mercury falling, now is the perfect time for landlords to winter-proof rental properties. Burst pipes, blocked drains and broken gutters can…
Lettings is on the Up – Q3 Rental trends
Document highlights: Buy to let investors are returning to the market Rents up Nationally Supply up 6% nationally Supply up 15% in London so rents here marginally down Scotland included…
Home buyers ‘back after Brexit jitters’
Demand among home buyers has seen a modest recovery following “post-referendum jitters”, according to surveyors. Buyer demand rose for the first time in seven months in September, the Royal Institution…
BRITAIN’S property market will enjoy a Brexit boost in the wake of the UK’s vote to leave the EU, according to experts.
Both housing sales and prices are expected to increase in the months ahead, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said. Values will jump at least 3.3 per cent a year…
Over half of buyers find ‘old fashioned’ property search methods more effective than portals
Taken from Property Eye Fewer than four in ten home movers end up buying a property they found on a portal. Consumer organisation Which? said that in research among 2,000…
Government considering making gazumping illegal
Taken by Property Eye Ministers are reportedly considering a crackdown on buyers and sellers who pull out of a deal at the last minute, or who try to gazump or…
