Now Cheaper to Rent than Buy in British Cities
According to new data released by property website Zoopla, it is now cheaper to rent a property in a British city as opposed to buying one.
Zoopla analysed the monthly cost of renting a two-bedroomed home, compared to servicing a mortgage,...
‘Ending Rope for Money’ Fees
Husband and Wife Team Aims to End Unnecessary Fees
PICTURED: Bal and Jag Hir
An entrepreneurial couple have launched a campaigning website to end the “money for old rope” fees charged for rental properties by letting agents.
Husband-and-wife business team...
Housing Costs Rise Fastest In East Midlands
Official figures show the cost of renting or buying a home rose fastest in the East Midlands in the past year.
In the year to the end of July, house prices in the region, which includes Nottingham, Leicester and Derby,...
Signs Of New North-South Divide Emerging In UK Housing Market
Rightmove say a new north-south property divide is emerging in the UK ahead of the Christmas period, with people selling second-stepper homes in the north of England standing the best chance of finding a buyer by Christmas.
The property website...
The Home Show
Candidates Wanted
Most of us dream of owning our own home but for a lot of first time-buyers it will stay a dream for a very long time as soaring property prices and needing a big chunk of money for...
Mortgage Burden on Retirees
Over 70s Saddled With Extraordinary Total Mortgage Debt of £35.2 billion,
Four in 10 over 50s in the UK are paying off a mortgage worth on average of £49,000 and a fifth in their 70s are still paying off...
Low-Income Tenants Struggling With Rising Rents
New research indicates low-income tenants are now spending an average of 28% of their wages on rent, up from 21% in the mid-1990s.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says low earners have been hit by substantial cuts to housing benefit,...
House Lending Almost 10% Up
Fastest Month on Month IncreaseHouse lending approvals have seen the fastest month on month increase in over five and a half years, up 9.1%.
There were 65,778 house purchase approvals but on an annual basis they fell 12.9%. ...
Green Belt Under Threat
The area around London and West Midlands is under considerable threat as the number of houses set to be built on England’s green belt is on the steady incline, with a staggering 55,000 homes planned this year alone.
The Campaign...
Trio of Pop-Ups opening at Birmingham’s LinkStreet
There will be three new retail outlets opening up soon at LinkStreet, which connects Grand Central and the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham.
Property management company Hammersons has signed up Jeweller Summer & Silver to take a init in Link...
