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Property Landlords Still Buying

The latest research from Benham and Reeves shows that despite the imminent rollout of Making Tax Digital and the Renters' Rights Act bringing new levels of compliance, regulation, and control over their properties, buy-to-let landlords are still buying up property assets at an increased rate, with the total buy-to-let mortgage value being lent increasing by more than 20% over the past year.

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Bathrooms made in China and rebuild costs

Future rebuilding costs are increasingly difficult to predict and are being impacted by a broadening cocktail of external events, according to RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com’s Will Molland....

WHEN SUPPLY is low and demand is high, there is only ever one consequence. Prices rise and sometimes they rise a lot! I’m talking in some cases about costs being seven and half times higher than...

The best cities for loved up tenants looking to rent together

The latest research from the international rental marketplace, Spotahome , has revealed which cities provide the best offering for loved up tenants looking to rent together.

Spotahome analysed available rental stock across 14 European cities and looked at which was home to the most abundant level of rental homes classified as ‘perfect for couples’ as a percentage of all rental stock...

Which Valentine’s Day road names are showing the love for homeowners

Research by lettings and estate agent, Barrows and Forrester , has revealed which Valentine’s Day road names are showing the love for homeowners with above-average sold prices.

Barrows and Forrester analysed property market data on sold prices over the last year, looking at a string of love-themed road names to see which was home to the highest values.

The research shows...

More people now renting vs a decade ago

The proportion of the population relying on the rental market in England has grown by as much as 5% in the last decade, according to the latest research by (BtR) specialists, Ascend Properties .

Ascend Properties analysed government data on dwellings stock across England looking at what percentage of the population are residing within the rental sector compared to the housing market...

Stamp duty holiday deadline scrapped at Chester’s Shot Tower says Whitecroft Group

There is widespread uncertainty surrounding whether Rishi Sunak’s Budget briefcase contains an extension to the Stamp Duty ‘holiday’ that is due to end on March 31st.

Should he fail to extend the current deadline, it could result in a significant cost to some pending home buyers – but, that dilemma has been solved where one particular new housing development is concerned.

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Over half of homeowners would dump their current home for a more valuable one

The latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has revealed what it is about our homes that we love the most, what we would like to improve and what percentage of UK homeowners are only in it for the money.

Ahead of Valentine’s Day this Sunday, GetAgent asked UK homeowners what it is they loved most about their property.

For the majority of homeowners...