UK property sector struggling from lack of big-ticket deals
UK property investment volume slipped to a two-year low in Q2 – largely due to a lack of large-scale deals, Lambert Smith Hampton’s latest UK Investment Transactions (UKIT) report has…
Landlords see wave of fixed rate mortgages expire
Three in five landlords had to deal with their fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage maturing in the past two years, analysis from mortgage software company Pegasus Insight has found. Of this…
Amersham and Chesham the best area to retire
The Buckinghamshire towns of Chesham and Amersham have been ranked as the best places to retire by Legal & General’s retail business. This is based on factors like health and…
Remortgaging spikes in June – PropertyWire
The number of homeowners remortgaging reached a two-year high in June according to Bank of England data. They rose by 200 from the month before to 41,800 in June, the…
Most landlords raise rents – PropertyWire
Three in five (58.5%) landlords have raised rents in the past year alone, signalling that many are profiting from an increasingly competitive market. What is more, a third (36.3%) say…
Government moves to protect nightlife
The government has unveiled plans to protect existing pubs, clubs and music venues from noise complaints made by people in new developments. Developers will be responsible for soundproofing their buildings…
BM Solutions unveils digital buy-to-let service for limited companies
BM Solutions has launched a limited company buy-to-let service to streamline the process. Clarity and early certainty on lending decisions are said to be central to the service. Leigh Church,…
Farage’s Britannia Card fails to capture interest
Interest in Nigel Farage’s recently proposed ‘Britannia Card’ is dwarfed by Residency by Investment (RBI) programmes in both Greece and Portugal, analysis from Astons shows. The Reform UK leader’s ‘Britannia…
Campaign group calls for rent caps
Tenants should be protected from escalating rents by caps, similar to caps to energy and water bills. That is according to campaign group Generation Rent, which responded to Q2 statistics…
PPHA secures affordable homes portfolio from Persimmon Homes
A portfolio of 179 affordable properties from Persimmon Homes has been purchased by PPHA, a registered provider of affordable homes. The units will house 644 people, offer a mixture of…