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First-time buyers trapped by rent rises

June 27, 2008 on 12:23 pm | In News | 1 Comment

First-time buyers trapped by rent rises The dream of homeownership has slipped farther from the reach of first-time buyers, who have been unable to afford a home because of the credit crunch. Property Week – 25 June 2008 They are being squeezed again, by surging rents – up by almost a third in some areas [...]

Rents Steady as Supply & Demand come into Balance

June 27, 2008 on 11:58 am | In News, Press Releases | No Comments

ARLA Members’ Survey Q2 2008 Marginal falls in rental returns for houses and flats are reported in the latest quarterly survey of ARLA’s member letting agents published today, June 9. This, ARLA believes, is due to the number of new developments coming on-stream. The Association also points out that this demolishes the myth that rent [...]

VAT Implications on Selling Commercial Property

June 27, 2008 on 11:49 am | In News, Press Releases | No Comments

Kingston Smith Property Alert Law changes often cause problems, so if you are considering selling a commercial property that is subject to an option to tax, make certain you are aware of the new rules. You should be aware of a VAT law change which affects property from 1st June 2008. If you are selling [...]

Housebuilders pressured on all fronts

June 25, 2008 on 6:16 pm | In News | No Comments

Housebuilders are coming under increasing pressure as news of restricted mortgage lending, falling house prices and fears of large land write-downs worry the sector. After years of record profits and soaring house prices, speculation is now rife that housebuilders will be forced to raise cash with rights issues or debt for equity swaps. They could [...]

Hammered! Buy-to-let unravels

June 25, 2008 on 6:13 pm | In News | No Comments

We’ve all read the headlines about the property crash. But what’s it like to see your buy-to-let nest-egg auctioned off for less than half you paid for it. Richard Pendlebury reports from the frontline … Richard Pendlebury, Daily Mail – 25 June 2008 A famous party venue for 140 years, the Cafe Royal is perhaps [...]

What’s all the fuss about Energy Performance Certificates?

June 25, 2008 on 12:54 pm | In News, Press Releases | 3 Comments

Did you know that buildings produce nearly half of the UK’s carbon emissions? Each household in the UK creates around six tonnes of carbon dioxide a year. That’s six times the weight of the rubbish a household throws away in a year. It’s also double the carbon dioxide emissions that the average car produces in [...]

LandlordZONE Newsletter – June 2008 – Conveyancing

June 25, 2008 on 11:40 am | In News, Newsletters | No Comments

Welcome to the June 2008 edition of the LandlordZONE® Newsletter. Conveyancing, HIPS & EPCs – June 2008 Issue 30 Download the Full Newsletter As I write this, mid-June 2008, things look pretty gloomy. The credit crunch is putting the banks under extreme pressure (we still don’t know the full story) leading to a contracting property [...]

Does Your Property Hold An EPC? It Needs To!

June 24, 2008 on 9:02 pm | In News, Press Releases | No Comments

As of the 1st October 2008 ALL properties in the social and private rented sector in England and Wales will be legally required, to present an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) to new tenants, warns the National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS). In a recent study, the Government discovered that domestic energy accounts for 27% of the [...]

REAL LETTINGS: Connecting Landlords And Tenants

June 24, 2008 on 8:51 pm | In Press Releases | 1 Comment

Who…? • Broadway is a London charity that provides services to over 2,800 people every year who are at risk of, or are experiencing, being homeless. Its aim is to ensure that every single person finds and keeps a home. • Real Lettings is Broadway’s pioneering social enterprise. Set up in partnership with the Empty [...]

‘Lettings Made Easy’

June 24, 2008 on 8:29 pm | In Press Releases | 1 Comment

Although property sales have experienced a marked slow down in recent months the residential lettings market remains buoyant. With many estate agents and established letting agents exploiting this opportunity, an Irish-based software company is set to promote the latest version of its rental management software package, RentPro. RentPro was developed by K-Point Internet Solutions, located [...]