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Fewer new tenancies are being agreed at asking price, research shows
Fewer people are paying above the asking rental price for a home in central London with only 8% doing so in August, down from 17% in the same month last year, new research shows. While in Greater London some 13% of rentals were let above their asking price, a fall of 4%, the data from […] The post Fewer new tenancies are being agreed at asking price, research shows appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading
UK to speed up planning for new homes
Measures in the UK’s new Neighbourhood Planning Bill will support more house building and provide more local say over housing developments, it is claimed. According to Housing and Planning Minister Gavin Barwell it will speed up and strengthen the popular neighbourhood planning process by simplifying how plans can be revised as local circumstances change and […] The post UK to speed up planning for new homes appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading
First time buyers facing higher prices also have less mortgage choice, says new report
The average cost of a first time buyer home in the UK reached £161,912 in June which means that the need for high loan to value lending is increasing, according to a new report. However, the number of high loan to value (LTV) mortgage products has fallen for the two consecutive months since the UK […] The post First time buyers facing higher prices also have less mortgage choice, says new report appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading