economy
Gap between London house prices and rest of England and Wales widens
The gap in average house prices between London and the rest of England and Wales has significantly widened over the past 20 years, new research shows. Overall the research from Lloyds Bank shows that London house prices are now nearly 12 times average earnings and the private housing stock in London is worth £1.27 trillion, […] The post Gap between London house prices and rest of England and Wales widens appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
UK property markets in good position to weather Brexit, says two new reports
Regional property markets around the UK currently offer potentially better investment opportunities than those in London, with Brexit likely to hit the capital harder than anywhere else in the UK, a new report suggests. While commercial real estate investment returns in London are unlikely to plummet during the Brexit negotiations, which are due to get […] The post UK property markets in good position to weather Brexit, says two new reports appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Campaigning association calls for buy to let change in March Budget
A campaigning landlord organisation is calling for UK Chancellor Philip Hammond to scrap planned changes to taxation for the buy to let sector in his forthcoming March Budget. The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) said that the UK should follow the example of Ireland by scrapping planned changes to mortgage interest relief or, at the very […] The post Campaigning association calls for buy to let change in March Budget appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →