Inheritance
Average rent for one bed property in UK now over £1,000 a month
The average rent for a one bed property in the UK increased by 0.1% month on month to over £1,000 in August and are up 1.7% year on year, according to the latest index. But the nationwide figure is being skewed by growth in London as the average one bedroom rent when the capital city […] The post Average rent for one bed property in UK now over £1,000 a month appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading
Pilot scheme see UK housing association tenants become home owners
For the first time in the UK housing association tenants have become home owners under the new Voluntary Right to Buy scheme. Sasha Dudley and partner Peter Taylor from Croydon in London are some of the first tenants to benefit from one of the five associations piloting the new rights ahead of the scheme going […] The post Pilot scheme see UK housing association tenants become home owners appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading
Property sales liable for UK inheritance tax reach record level
More than one in four properties sold in the UK so far in 2016 have exceed the Inheritance Tax nil-rate band of £325,000 thanks to rising house prices, new research has found. And in London surging house prices in the capital mean that three in every four properties sold for more than £325,000, according to […] The post Property sales liable for UK inheritance tax reach record level appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading