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Mayor of London urges short term letting agents to enforce 90 day limit
Short term letting agents in London are being urged by the city’s Mayor to follow Airbnb’s lead by blocking hosts from renting out homes in the capital for more than 90 days. Airbnb, which has about 50,000 listings in London, announced in December last year that it would place a block on its website so […] The post Mayor of London urges short term letting agents to enforce 90 day limit appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Scotland sees further deterioration in housing affordability
There has been a further deterioration in home affordability in Scottish cities with prices up 3% compared to the 1% rise recorded for the whole of Scotland, the latest figures show. The average price in cities has now risen from £181,061 in 2016 to £186,002 in 2017, according to the figures from the Bank of […] The post Scotland sees further deterioration in housing affordability appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
First time buyers still struggle to save a home deposit
Young first time buyers in the UK are increasingly having to rely in the support of their grandparents to help finance a deposit for their first home, new research has found. Overall over the past five years there has been a large shift towards turning to family for help in order to get a foot […] The post First time buyers still struggle to save a home deposit appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →