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Property prices in Scotland rising steadily, latest index shows
The average price of property in Scotland increased by 4.3% year on year in August and by 1.3% month on month, the latest index data shows. This takes the average price of a home to £144,561, according to the data from the Registers of Scotland. This compares to a UK average of £218,964, which was […] The post Property prices in Scotland rising steadily, latest index shows appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
UK home owners getting more confident about house prices post Brexit
There has been a significant uptick in house price sentiment in the UK since the vote to leave the European Union, new research shows. Some 18.4% of the 1,500 households surveyed across the UK said that the value of their home had risen over the last month, while 7% said that prices had fallen, according […] The post UK home owners getting more confident about house prices post Brexit appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Hundreds of thousands of landlords will face steep rise in tax from next year
More than 400,000 landlords in the UK who currently pay the basic rate of tax will find themselves forced into a higher tax bracket from April 2017, research has found. According to a survey for the National Association of Landlords (NLA) while some 22% of the estimated two million landlords in the private rented sector […] The post Hundreds of thousands of landlords will face steep rise in tax from next year appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →