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Daily property news in the UK residential sector focused on estate and letting agency, property auctions and property managers.
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Landlords shifting from bridging to buy-to-let could be left short
Brokers are warning that higher buy-to-let rates may make it harder to pay off bridging loans.
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Bank faces crunch interest rate vote this week
Members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee expected to hold the Bank Rate at 3.75% on Thursday.
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Property buyers waiting for Budget, major housebuilder warns
New Chancellor John Healey delivers his first Budget in October with speculation about possible increases in property taxation.
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Estate agents becoming price targets for hackers, industry warned
Ravi Sejpal, of Karis Insurance, says: "In many cases, property businesses hold just as much detail about their client base…
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Leasehold property prices slide amid legal and financial concerns
Research suggests buyers are steering clear of leasehold flats due to tough lending criteria and delayed reforms.
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Buy-to-let company formations may have peaked since tax changes
Hamptons’ Aneisha Beveridge suggests most landlords may have already transferred their buy-to-let portfolios into a company structure.
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Estate agency gender pay gap has widened in past five years
Analysis of gender pay gap reports shows salaries and bonuses for female agency staff remain behind male equivalents.
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Rental supply falls for first time in three years, Zoopla reveals
A lack of supply rather than the Renters’ Rights Act is pushing rents back up, according to Zoopla’s Richard Donnell.
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Property Tribunal cases already rising since Renters’ Rights Act
Tenants are using their rights to challenge landlords but Savills’ Lucian Cook queries if courts can cope.
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Long-term empty homes total tops 300,000
Chris Hodgkinson of the House Buyer Bureau says we need to make better use of the existing housing stock.
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