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Around half of homes in cities such as London and Manchester are leasehold
Leasehold properties, which can take longer to buy and come with additional costs, are alive and well in England and Wales, particularly in London and Manchester, new research shows. Indeed some 53% of homes in London are leasehold and 46% in Manchester while overall in the country just 15% are leasehold, according to a report […] The post Around half of homes in cities such as London and Manchester are leasehold appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
One in four sales in UK was a buy to let or second home in third quarter of 2016
One in four properties bought in the UK in the third quarter of 2016 was a buy to let or a second home, new figures from the tax department show. The introduction of an extra 3% stamp duty charge on additional home in April of this year has enabled figures to be published for the […] The post One in four sales in UK was a buy to let or second home in third quarter of 2016 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Property prices in Scotland rising steadily, latest index shows
The average price of property in Scotland increased by 4.3% year on year in August and by 1.3% month on month, the latest index data shows. This takes the average price of a home to £144,561, according to the data from the Registers of Scotland. This compares to a UK average of £218,964, which was […] The post Property prices in Scotland rising steadily, latest index shows appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →