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Mayor of London announces new planning rules to speed up affordable home building
The Mayor of London has announced new planning rules to speed up the building of more affordable housing in the city which has a shortage of homes at the lower end of the market. Sadiq Khan also announced plans for how the record breaking investment funding of £3.15 billion announced in last week’s autumn statement […] The post Mayor of London announces new planning rules to speed up affordable home building appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Poll suggests 40% of landlords set to raise rents if they have to pay agent admin fees
Some 40% of residential landlords plan to increase rents if they are left to pick up the cost of the ban on letting agents charging fees in England, a new poll has found. Only a third of the respondents questioned said that they would definitely not raise their rents, meaning that potentially two thirds of […] The post Poll suggests 40% of landlords set to raise rents if they have to pay agent admin fees appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Solid UK housing market to see prices continue steady year on year rises
A new forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) suggests that while property price growth in the UK is set to slow, values will continue steadily upwards year on year. Compared to the last guidance issued in March the OBR has made a number of revisions to its forecasts, noting that both house price […] The post Solid UK housing market to see prices continue steady year on year rises appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →