private rented sector
UK rents grew by slowest annual rate since 2013 in February
Residential rents across the UK grew by 1% over the last year to February 2017, the slowest annual rate of growth since April 2013, the latest index shows. In London rents have fallen consecutively for the past nine months, down 0.53% over the last year, according to the latest Landbay rental index. Indeed, the average […] The post UK rents grew by slowest annual rate since 2013 in February appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
New house prices edge up 0.1% month on month in Canada
New house prices edged up 0.1% in January with new homes in Ontario largely responsible for the rise, according to the latest index. Among the 27 metropolitan areas covered by the index from Statistics Canada, new housing prices were up in 14, down in seven and unchanged in six. Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo recorded the biggest month on […] The post New house prices edge up 0.1% month on month in Canada appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Research reveals how much a home ‘earns’ for an owner
Property owners in one in three areas in UK areas earn more from owning their home than they do from their work, new research has found. Overall house prices outpace owners’ earnings in 119 areas and 17% of all local areas have seen average house prices increase by more than total average pay, according to […] The post Research reveals how much a home ‘earns’ for an owner appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →