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Letting agent fee ban will lead to higher rents, industry warns
The decision by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to ban letting agent’s fees in England and Wales could backfire and end up leading to rent rises, according to the industry. Philip Hammond announced in his autumn statement that the ban will help 4.3 million households in private rental housing and stop them being hit by […] The post Letting agent fee ban will lead to higher rents, industry warns appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Review of home ownership in UK shows severe decline in young buyers
The first major review into home ownership in the UK in over a decade reveals that the financial squeeze on young people is at the heart of the decline in the number of home owners and calls for a long term approach to housing issues. The independent Redfern Review reveals that home ownership is the […] The post Review of home ownership in UK shows severe decline in young buyers appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Residential rents up 2.3% year on year in UK
Private rental sector prices paid by tenants in Britain increased by 2.3% in the 12 months to September 2016, unchanged compared with the year to August 2016, the latest official data shows. There is some regional variation with the data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) showing rents up by 2.5% in England and […] The post Residential rents up 2.3% year on year in UK appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →