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Estate and lettings agent organisations launch joint consumer protection arm
The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) and the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) in the UK have launched a new Propertymark organisation to cover the sales and lettings markets. They announced that they are altering their emphasis from industry facing licensing to consumer protection with the launch of Propertymark which aims to speak […] The post Estate and lettings agent organisations launch joint consumer protection arm appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
London will no longer be the driving force of UK property prices in 2017
House prices in the UK are likely to see a steady rise of 5% in 2017 but London will no longer be the driving force behind property growth, according to a new analysis report. Indeed, the prime central London property market is expected to be static during the year and could even see prices fall […] The post London will no longer be the driving force of UK property prices in 2017 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Rents up across the UK apart from London, with rise of over 3% in some areas
Residential rents are continuing to grow across the UK with 20 areas seeing rises of more than 3% in the last year, according to the latest index report. Luton is the area with the fastest growing rents with a rise of 6.5%, followed by Northamptonshire up 5.1%, Peterborough up 4.8% and Edinburgh up 4.6%, the […] The post Rents up across the UK apart from London, with rise of over 3% in some areas appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →