According to research conducted by rental tech firm flatfair, just under a quarter of private renters could fall behind on rent payments, in the areas worst-hit by the COVID pandemic.
As the government's Job...
It's little secret that the government's Stamp Duty Holiday has given a real boost to house-buying demand since the summer, and this hasn't been illustrated any more clearly than house prices rising by more than 2.5% during...
Glenborrodale is over 100 years old, offers scenic coastal views, and includes a Gate Lodge, a detached Coach House, its own gym, boathouse and jetty. In addition to these built assets, the property includes almost 133 acres of land, which includes the Isle of Risga and Eilean an Feidh.
Global real estate agency, Savills (LON:SVS), said that since round one of lockdown restrictions eased off, there has been strong activity in properties worth over £1 million.
The company said that since the start...
The average house price has hit a record high, and nowhere has this been more pronounced than online estate agency, Rightmove (LON:RMV), where more homes are being listed as 'sold' than 'for sale', for the first time...
According to the ONS, UK house prices increased by 2.5% between the start of the year and August 2020, and up rapidly by 2.1% since July.
Similarly, HMRC estimated that 98,010 UK residential transactions...
Prior to Rishi Sunak's holiday scheme, stamp duty cost homebuyers a total of £13 billion per year, with an estimated £3 billion in overpayments between 2015 and 2016, due to poor advice and complex rules.
Between the Stamp Duty holiday market rush, and rising property prices, the challenge of affordable housing stock has once again reared its head. And, while efforts such as Boris Johnson's loosening of planning permission regulations have attempted...
With the Halifax house price index showing that UK house prices are rising at their fastest pace in four years post-lockdown, the majority of home-owners have said they don't expect to postpone planned home improvements, even with...
The Homebuyer Demand Hotspots Index from GetAgent.co.uk revealed that between pent-up demand and the stamp duty holiday, UK buyer demand jumped to 51% in the third quarter, up 9% year-on-year, to the highest quarterly demand since the...