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UK property prices keep edging upwards, latest index shows
Property prices in the UK continued to push upwards in February with a rise of 0.6% month on month taking the average price to £205,846. The index date from lender the Nationwide also shows that year on year house price growth has increased by 4.5% and more households in England own their property outright than […] The post UK property prices keep edging upwards, latest index shows appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Call for MOT system for rented homes in UK
New minimum standards should be introduced for the private rented sector in the UK and landlords should receive tax incentives for signing up to accreditation schemes, it is suggested. More needs to be done to improve the quality of private homes across the board, including a new set of minimum standards for landlords which cover […] The post Call for MOT system for rented homes in UK appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Reports criticise UK Right to Rent checks one year after they were introduced
Foreigners and British citizens without passports, particularly those from ethnic minorities, are being discriminated against in the private rental housing market, a new report has found. It claims that since landlords and letting agents were required a year ago in England to check that a new tenant has the right to live in the UK […] The post Reports criticise UK Right to Rent checks one year after they were introduced appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →