Private renters have grown in number by a million since 2010 but these tenants are struggling financially much more than their mortgaged counterparts, according to research carried out by the University of…
Read MoreOfficial house price index highlights sales slide in London and beyond
The total fee slice taken by London estate agents each month dropped by over £20 million between 2015 and 2016, the latest house price index reveals. Today’s figures from the Office of National…
Read More‘Bank of mum and dad’ backed first time buyers driving property market, it is claimed
If you’re wondering which way the property market is moving, then be heartened by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). It says that while the number of home loans dropped 1% year-on-year, the number of…
Read MoreGovernment consults on closing Rent-a-Room loophole for Airbnb hosts
All eyes on are on Philip Hammond as he battles to save his National Insurance Contributions tax increases for the self-employed following a back-bench revolt on the measures, which were announced in…
Read MoreSpring Budget 2017: stunned industry wonders where the property went
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond delivered a Spring Budget 2017 totally devoid of any help for the UK’s struggling housing market. It also failed to lessen or backtrack on recent Stamp…
Read MoreHybrid agent ‘concept’ for build-to-rent sector is launched
More proof that the build-to-rent sector is establishing a significant foothold in the UK property market has come today with the launch of what is claimed to be new kind of hybrid property…
Read More‘There will not be a segment of short-term rentals that Airbnb does not wish to dominate’
The threat that Airbnb presents to agents is laid bare by recently comments by a senior figure within the company, as well as research carried out exclusively for The Negotiator within the…
Read MoreHouse buyers rejoin the market, but where are the properties for sale?
The number of house buyers increased significantly during January, the latest data from NAEA Propertymark has revealed. It says that while property supply remains at its lowest since July last year, the number…
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