Property Types Witness A Shift In Buyer Interest
September 3rd, 2010 Add your Commment
A recent survey by mortgage provider Halifax has revealed that our preferences towards what type of property we want to invest in has changed.…
Read MoreProperty Prices Rise £91 Per Day On Detaches
September 2nd, 2010 1
Since the second quarter of 2009 top mortgage lender Halifax has witnessed property price increases of over £91 per day on many of their detached properties.…
Read More20% Of Tenants Prepared To Run
September 1st, 2010 Add your Commment
A recent survey by property portal FinderMonkey.co.uk has discovered that 20% of tenants would consider running out on their property landlord without paying rent. And this is a lot higher than statistics previously recorded in 2007… Quoting their inability to maintain payments as their primary reason for doing a runner…
Read MoreSummer brings housing transactions pick-up
August 31st, 2010 Add your Commment
According to the latest LSL Property Services / Acadametrics home price Index for July 2010, home market transactions increase for the second successive month, rising by 11% in July from 64,915 in June to an approximate 72,100 in July. Exchange activity has doubled since Jan. Home prices registered their first…
Read MoreMortgages Now 50% More Affordable
August 27th, 2010 Add your Commment
A new survey conducted by the Halifax seems to suggest that investing in property is now more affordable than it was in 2007.…
Read MoreProperty Advisors Warn 0.5% Base Rate Not Normal
August 26th, 2010 Add your Commment
Property experts are currently advising buy to let investors to not get too used to the benefits which accompany low base rates.…
Read MoreAverage Student Spends £12,000 On Buy-To-Let
August 25th, 2010 1
The last thing students are probably thinking about when they rip open their A-Level results is ‘what will be the cost of their university accommodation’ over the next 3 years. However, new research by property portal Spareroom suggests that the average university student now spends at least £12,000 on rental…
Read MoreRising University towns house prices great news for investors
August 24th, 2010 Add your Commment
The housing market in Welsh university towns, has seen a significant boost thanks to an increase in student numbers, according to new research. A large house price increase has been seen in towns where the student population has risen during the same period. Lloyds TSB reports that 6 out of…
Read MoreInternational buy-to-let investor demand is rising rapidly
August 23rd, 2010 Add your Commment
Confidence is growing in the UK market, especially in central London according too Fully Furnished, who’ve reported an increase in overseas buy-to-let investors. The surge in investors is reflected by a rise in enquiries in their furniture sales division, states Alec Watt, Managing Director of Fully Furnished…
Read MoreRents Rise For 6th Consecutive Month In A Row
August 20th, 2010 1
Property landlords have got a lot to be happy about after it was revealed that rents have risen for the 6th consecutive month in a row.…
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