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UK house prices continued to see steady growth in September
House prices in the UK increased by 0.3% in September but annual property price growth has slowed to 5.3% from 5.6% in August, according to the latest index to be published. The monthly rise took the price of an average home to £206,015, the data from the Nationwide Building Society, one of the biggest lenders, […] The post UK house prices continued to see steady growth in September appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Rental prices in Britain up by 2.3% year on year, latest index shows
Private rental prices paid by tenants in Britain rose by 2.3% in the 12 months to August 2016, down 0.1% compared with the previous monthly data. The figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) also show that rent increased by 2.4% in England, by 0.1% in Wales and were unchanged in Scotland, having slowed […] The post Rental prices in Britain up by 2.3% year on year, latest index shows appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
UK Property Ombudsman steps in to outlay portal juggling in the residential industry
The Property Ombudsman in the UK has announced it will issue updated versions of all its Codes of Practice in order to address emerging industry issues, in particular the manipulation of internet portals known as portal juggling. The practice involves the manipulation of property portals which misleads consumers by removing and re-listing homes on various […] The post UK Property Ombudsman steps in to outlay portal juggling in the residential industry appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →