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Planning fee increase would help improve home building applications in UK
Planning cuts make the UK Government’s housing targets impossible to meet, according to the vast majority of local authorities who also want to see a rise in fees. Nearly 90% of local authorities believe that a cash injection is needed as their resources are not sufficient to meet the target of a million new homes […] The post Planning fee increase would help improve home building applications in UK appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Rents increasing in Scotland with Edinburgh seeing 6.1% rise year on year
Average rents increased by 0.3% month on month in October and are now 0.4% higher than a year ago, taking the average monthly rent to £558 per month, the latest buy to let index shows. But the national figure hides some red hot markets including Edinburgh and the Lothians where rents are some 6.1% higher […] The post Rents increasing in Scotland with Edinburgh seeing 6.1% rise year on year appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Research suggest first time buyers still need the bank of mum and dad
Almost half of first time buyers in the UK still need financial help to get onto the property ladder, new research has found. Some 18% are given money from their parents to help with the deposit for their first home an 18% also get a loan from their family, according to the latest research from […] The post Research suggest first time buyers still need the bank of mum and dad appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →