November 24, 2007 on 2:20 pm | In News | No Comments
I am hoping to move to a firstfloor flat which has laminate flooring. However, the lady on the ground floor has complained about the noise it makes. What are my options? To remove the laminate would be troublesome. I like natural wood but if I installed this with underlay, on top of the laminate, would [...]
November 24, 2007 on 2:17 pm | In News | No Comments
Three landlords have been fined a total of £18,800 for managing overcrowded houses in Northampton, with one complaint suggesting 22 people had lived at one of the properties. Magistrates heard that a resident described the accommodation as “deplorable, it smells, there’s no privacy and it’s not fit for human beings”. Ollie Jelley, Northampton Chronical & [...]
November 24, 2007 on 2:10 pm | In News | No Comments
Lenders are cracking down on sub-prime borrowers across Britain and could force tens of thousands of homeowners into forced sales of their homes, property experts warned yesterday. BritainGrainne Gilmore and Gabriel Rozenberg, The Times – 24 November 2007 The global credit crunch provoked by the crisis in American sub-prime mortgages is creating a time bomb [...]
November 24, 2007 on 2:02 pm | In News | No Comments
House Prices from the Land Registry – The Land Registry House Price Index is the most comprehensive available. Using Land Registry’s data set of completed sales, it is the only index to be based on repeat sales. The index includes figures at national, regional, county and London borough level. So if you want to know [...]
November 24, 2007 on 1:56 pm | In News | No Comments
Paragon warns of collapse as financing woes hit share price. One of Britain’s biggest buy-to-let lenders warned shareholders yesterday that it could collapse if it failed to raise an extra £280 million, prompting fears of a knock-on blow to the housing market. Christine Seib and James Rossiter, The Times – 23 November 2007 Trading in [...]
November 24, 2007 on 1:51 pm | In News | 1 Comment
Owners of flats may struggle to sell their homes next year after the extension of the compulsory home information pack (Hip) scheme to one and two-bedroom properties from December 14. Judith Heywood, The Times – 23 November 2007 Experts fear that compiling a sellers’ pack for smaller homes, many of which are leasehold flats, will [...]
November 21, 2007 on 7:51 pm | In News | No Comments
The damaging effects of the credit crunch on the buy-to-let market were finally brought clearly into focus yesterday, as the sector’s third-largest lender, Paragon, revealed it had been forced to draw up provisional plans for an emergency rights issue. James Daley, The Independent – 21 November 2007 Its story is a very similar one to [...]
November 21, 2007 on 3:53 pm | In Press Releases | No Comments
Its here, finally a product and service that has been tailor made to suit the private landlord. LettingZone in association with Discount letting service direct are pleased to announce the launch of a new tenant find service providing quality exposure for rental properties from an established letting agent at an affordable cost. For a one [...]
November 20, 2007 on 3:07 pm | In News | No Comments
The November Newsletter from LandlordZONE – 20 November 2007 This Month’s Contents: Cover4LetProperty.co.uk – Our sponsors and Leading Providers of Landlord’s Insurance This Month’s Topic – Property Auctions – read the Full Newsletter The Auction Solution LettngAgent.com Crosby Lease Lend Investment Research & Due Diligence Discount Property Auction Book Review: Landlord’s Survival Guide Money Back [...]
November 20, 2007 on 2:56 pm | In News | No Comments
Reports by mortgage lenders and surveyors suggest that rising interest rates, property market uncertainty and a squeeze on credit lending are deterring small investors from the buy-to-let market. Investors are reportedly now favouring cash over bricks and mortar. Elaine Moore, FT.com – 18 November 2007 The buy-to-let market has been under increasing strain in the [...]
