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Housing market in UK ended 2016 strongly, latest index shows
The residential housing market in the UK finished 2016 strongly with prices up 1.7% month on month in December, taking the annual growth to 6.5%. The quarterly growth was also strong, up 2.5% in the final quarter of the year, taking the average price of a home to £222,484, the figures from lender the Halifax […] The post Housing market in UK ended 2016 strongly, latest index shows appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
More buy to let landlords set to become limited companies ahead of April tax change
With buy to let landlords looking to increase their portfolios in 2017 facing tax changes from April, it is likely that more will set themselves up as limited companies with the aim of being more tax efficient. Already more buy to let mortgage applications are being made via limited companies but experts are warning that […] The post More buy to let landlords set to become limited companies ahead of April tax change appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Homes are becoming less affordable in the US as prices rise and wages don’t
Houses are becoming less affordable in the United States with the latest figures showing that in the final quarter of 2016 29% were less affordable than their historic affordability averages. This was up from 24% of markets in the previous quarter and up from 13% a year ago to the highest share since the third […] The post Homes are becoming less affordable in the US as prices rise and wages don’t appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →