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Residential confidence helping to steady the property and construction sector
The property sector in the UK is showing resilience in the face of a tumultuous year, with confidence in the residential sector the strongest, according to new research. Indeed, some 74% of senior executives in the in the property and construction industries surveyed by investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson regard residential property […] The post Residential confidence helping to steady the property and construction sector appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Buy to let landlords facing rising costs due to change in 2017 unlikely to raise rents
Individual landlords in the UK’s private rented sector, including those with a buy to let mortgage are adopting an even keel mentality in the face of considerable change. New research based on the largest survey to date of UK landlords commissioned by the Council of Mortgage Lenders and carried out by Kath Scanlon and Christine […] The post Buy to let landlords facing rising costs due to change in 2017 unlikely to raise rents appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
New home lending falls in Australia as stamp duty costs rise
The number of new home loans being approved in Australia fell slightly in October, down 0.4% month on month and are now 2.4% below a year ago, the latest published data shows. The number is likely to ease back towards the end of 2017 as fewer new homes are being built, according to the Housing […] The post New home lending falls in Australia as stamp duty costs rise appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →