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Lack of supply pushing up property prices in Portugal
Falling supply at a time when demand is rising is helping the residential property market in Portugal recover with the latest index report showing prices are rising. Like its neighbour in Spain, the property market in Portugal was hit hard by the global economic downturn with overseas buyers falling but now estate agents are seeing […] The post Lack of supply pushing up property prices in Portugal 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 →
UK Government announces £18 million fund to speed up new home building
The UK government has confirmed a new £18 million fund to speed up house building on large sites in England and that it says will provide thousands of new homes where people want to live. From today councils can bid for a share of the ‘capacity fund’ to tackle planning issues that can cause delay […] The post UK Government announces £18 million fund to speed up new home building appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →