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Increased regulation affecting access to finance for UK home buyers
The UK has seen major changes when it comes to mortgage regulation and this has delivered a stable lending market but new research suggests this has come at the expense of home buyers. A new report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) which looks at regulation since the economic downturn of 2007 particularly looks […] The post Increased regulation affecting access to finance for UK home buyers appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
First time buyers often rent as it takes so long to find a home to buy in the US
First time buyers in the US consider renting while they find their dream home as it can take so long to get on the housing ladder, new research suggests. The housing market is currently so competitive that it takes more than 17 weeks to find a new home to buy but data from real estate […] The post First time buyers often rent as it takes so long to find a home to buy in the US appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Lettings agent warns stability in UK rental market will be hit by landlord tax change
The private rental market in the UK is thriving but could be changed if the Government goes ahead with changes to mortgage tax relief for landlords and fails to help increase supply, it is claimed. According to the latest rental index from Belvoir lettings rents increased slightly in the third quarter of 2016 but did […] The post Lettings agent warns stability in UK rental market will be hit by landlord tax change appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →