February 18, 2008 on 8:00 pm | In News, Press Releases | 1 Comment
Landlords operating within the private rented sector are being encouraged to start marketing their properties with Energy Performance Certificates before the mandatory date of 1st October 2008. The National Association of Registered Home Inspectors (NARHI) believes there is a number of benefits for those who act now, rather than waiting until the last possible moment. [...]
February 18, 2008 on 11:59 am | In News, Press Releases | No Comments
The government has launched an independent review of the private rented sector in England, which it hopes will improve conditions for landlords and tenants. There are now almost 2.6 million homes in England being rented from over half a million private landlords. A report by Citizens Advice last year found one in five tenants was [...]
February 15, 2008 on 5:38 pm | In News | No Comments
Home economics: where next for property prices? The housing market stands delicately poised: The market it flat, and mortgage approvals remain weak David Smith The housing market stands delicately poised. With the Halifax’s announcement last week that prices were flat in January, both the main lenders’ measures are telling a similar story (Nationwide was down [...]
February 15, 2008 on 5:37 pm | In Press Releases | No Comments
Successful Property Letting – How to Make Money in Buy-to-Let £9.99 David Lawrenson, Published by Elliot Right Way A brand new edition of the bestselling book on the buy-to-let market With property prices cooling, most people are reluctant to invest in residential property. Leading property expert David Lawrenson argues that NOW is precisely the moment [...]
February 12, 2008 on 11:43 am | In News | No Comments
Amateur landlords who bought new-build flats in city centres face a tough time, but opportunities remain for those who do their homework, says Paula Hawkins The Daily Telegraph – 12 February, 2008 Anxiety over the state of the property market in Britain shows no signs of letting up. As the major auction houses gear up [...]
February 10, 2008 on 5:11 pm | In News | No Comments
TOKYO (Reuters) – The crumbling U.S. housing market has wounded the world economy, and conditions may worsen as debt-laden banks clamp down on credit, finance leaders from the world’s top industrialised nations said on Saturday. Gernot Heller and Louise Egan, Mirror.co.uk – 9th February 2007 While the U.S. economy was likely to escape a 2008 [...]
February 10, 2008 on 5:00 pm | In News | No Comments
SCOTLAND’S buy-to-let market is booming in its biggest cities as a result of the credit crunch and global stock-market volatility, according to experts. A record number of people have being searching for homes to rent, rather than trying to buy their first property – a sign the current economic uncertainties are affecting the house buying [...]
February 7, 2008 on 1:49 pm | In News | No Comments
BECKY BARROW – More by this author » Last updated at 12:40pm on 7th February 2008 The Bank of England cut the base rate from 5.5 per cent to 5.25 per cent Becky Barrow, Daily Mail – 7th February 2008 Homeowners received a much-needed boost today after Bank of England policy makers cut interest rates [...]
February 7, 2008 on 1:00 pm | In News | No Comments
Under the new capital gains tax regime they could end up paying two or three times more tax when they sell their property.Many will have bought a second home to help boost their income in retirement as an alternative to building up their pension pot. Liz Phillips, Daily Mail – 6 February 200 On the [...]
