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New house prices edge up 0.1% month on month in Canada
New house prices edged up 0.1% in January with new homes in Ontario largely responsible for the rise, according to the latest index. Among the 27 metropolitan areas covered by the index from Statistics Canada, new housing prices were up in 14, down in seven and unchanged in six. Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo recorded the biggest month on […] The post New house prices edge up 0.1% month on month in Canada appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Research reveals how much a home ‘earns’ for an owner
Property owners in one in three areas in UK areas earn more from owning their home than they do from their work, new research has found. Overall house prices outpace owners’ earnings in 119 areas and 17% of all local areas have seen average house prices increase by more than total average pay, according to […] The post Research reveals how much a home ‘earns’ for an owner appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Lettings industry urged to be careful about deposit deductions following legal case
Letting agents and landlords in the UK are being urged to be careful with deposit deductions if they cannot prove what they are for in the wake of a court case. The warning from the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) follows a court case in Bristol where a group of tenants claimed back over […] The post Lettings industry urged to be careful about deposit deductions following legal case appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →