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Higher mortgage rates set to have impact on US housing market this year
Rising mortgage rates and their impact on housing affordability will be the most significant force in the property market in the United States in 2017, it is suggested. The latest quarterly survey from real estate firm Zillow and conducted by Pulsenomics asked more than 100 housing experts and economists what factors would have the greatest […] The post Higher mortgage rates set to have impact on US housing market this year appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Home prices up marginally in England but fall in Scotland and Wales at start of 2017
Average home prices increased marginally in England in January month on month and fell in Scotland and Wales with a north south divide showing in the latest published index. Average prices in England increased by 0.3% compared to December and fell by 0.2% in Wales and fell by 0.3% in Scotland, according to the Home.co.uk […] The post Home prices up marginally in England but fall in Scotland and Wales at start of 2017 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 →