The private rented sector (PRS) is expected to increase by 700,000 households to 5.5 million by 2020, accounting for one-fifth of the total housing stock in this country, according to a new…
Read MoreSharp rise in new home registrations
Over 40,000 new residential properties were registered in the UK during the first three months of the year, a rise of 18 per cent compared to the corresponding period last year, the…
Read MoreNLA slams CAB report
A new report which claims that landlords earn in the region of £5.6 billion a year from unsafe homes which fail to meet legal standards has been slammed by the National Landlords…
Read MorePost-Election housing market activity set to improve
House hunters faced with restricted choice could soon find that they have significantly more homes to choose from as the result of a post-Election surge in homes for sale, according to Righmove.…
Read MoreProperty industry welcomes new Tory Government
The Conservative victory in the General Election has been welcomed by the housing industry. It should provide welcome stability to the residential property market. Glynis Frew (left), Managing Director of Hunters Property…
Read MoreTransactions fall across England and Wales
The number of residential property transactions in the three months to January fell by 18 per cent at an average of 71,090 a month compared to the corresponding period a year earlier,…
Read MorePolitical parties set to fail on house building promises
All the major political parties are proposing to develop at least 200,000 new build homes a year if elected to power this week to help tackle the housing shortage, but new research…
Read MoreLabour plans for PRS would be disastrous – NLA
Labour’s plans to cap rents, ban letting agent fees, and restrict tax reliefs for landlords who do not keep properties to basic standards could have an adverse impact on the private rented…
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