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Call for rental housing database in the UK
The British Government should create a central database of house holders in rented properties as an alternative to the current system of tenant funded credit and reference checks, it is claimed. According to a new policy paper from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) the proposed database would hold landlord references and past rental […] The post Call for rental housing database in the UK appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Sales to first time buyers in UK reach highest level since 2000
Sales to first time buyers in the UK have increased strongly to their highest level since in 16 years, according to data from estate agents, suggesting the housing market is buoyant. Some 32% of total sales made in October were to first time buyers, up 9% from the previous month and the highest since the […] The post Sales to first time buyers in UK reach highest level since 2000 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Survey reveals landlords think UK Government policies are against them
The vast majority of residential landlords in the UK believe that the Government is anti-landlord and are more concerned about changes to mortgage tax relief than Brexit, new research has found. Landlords have already faced change to stamp duty which means that for every new property thy buy to add to their portfolios they pay […] The post Survey reveals landlords think UK Government policies are against them appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →