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Shocking 50% increase in leasehold service charges since 2018
The average annual service charge has risen 8% over the last year to £1,431 meaning leaseholders will hand over a total of £7.6 billion in 2023.
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Landlords call for mortgage interest relief to be reintroduced
On the back of the interest rate hike, landlords are calling for the reintroduction of mortgage interest relief in full and for housing benefit rates to be unlocked.
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LATEST: Interest rate rise today ‘almost certain’ as inflation sticks at 8.7%
The rate of price rises has remained stuck at 8.7% despite a slight decrease expected by economists which would have gone some way to buoy the jittery housing market.
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Housing Market
RICS says housing storm arriving in ‘cloud of inflation’
The trend is consistent across the property market, with a less negative view among new buyers reported, in every region when compared to January.
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ECONOMY: Mortgage rates ‘set to drop’ as inflation falls
The Bank of England is expected to annouce a lower inflation figure, which could prompt lenders to reduce mortgage rates.
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Features
The deposit dilemma
The cost-of-living crisis is likely to accelerate the move towards deposit-replacement schemes. Richard Reed looks at some of the options on offer.
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Features
What goes up…
House prices continue to rocket skywards, but with war in Europe and inflation and interest rate on the rise, it can't last, as Kate Faulkner of Designs on Property reports.
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Inflation could undermine house-price growth, says latest survey
Asking Price Index from Home.co.uk says price growth is tailing off, but rental growth has returned and demand is strong.
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The big buy-to-let bounce
Designs on Property tracks and summarises the monthly property indices. Kate Faulkner says, “The Chancellor’s increase in Stamp Duty for buy-to-let properties caused a massive leap in activity.”
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