Homeowners delay sales ahead of November Budget
One in five UK homeowners are putting their plans to sell on ice ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget, property data from We Buy Any Home has revealed. They…
Trio of Home Counties developments given go-ahead
Housebuilding group ‘untypical’ has secured planning permission on three sites across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Some 86 properties are coming to Didcot in Oxfordshire, 50 to Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire and 78…
Supported housing organisation launches – PropertyWire
Specialistsupportedhousing.org.uk has launched to provide housing for the vulnerable in need of housing support. The venture comes from Dr Lee Jones, chief executive of The Investment Room and Benjamin Hunter,…
Spain’s rental income court ruling
Sean Woolley is the founder and director of real estate agency Cloud Nine Spain. The low down on the new court ruling re Non-EU property owners being able to deduct…
Launch consultations before reforming property taxes, warns Vince Cable
The government should launch a consultation before changing the property tax system, while they should avoid making small tweaks in the meantime. That is according to Sir Vince Cable, chair…
Tenants happier with landlords than letting agents
More tenants prefer the experience of dealing with landlords directly than going through letting agents or companies, a tenant poll conducted by Pegasus Insights has found. Some 70% of tenants…
Renters Rights Bill could slash agency revenue by a quarter
The transition from fixed-term tenancies to periodic could reduce revenues for agents by a quarter, research from Goodlord has found. Agents say a quarter (27%) of their revenue comes from…
Mayor of London to drop affordable housing requirement to 20%
The Greater London Authority are considering dropping the affordable housing requirement to 20% in a bid to increase more building, according to reports. Currently there is a 35% requirement, and…
German firm buys hotel site for £20m in Central London
AMANO has completed the £20 million purchase of Waterman House in Kingsway Aldwych, which will be developed into its second hotel in the area. The development will transform an office…
Taking Berlin-style hotelling to London
While there’s talk that London is not as attractive as it once was, a German-based firm is making its mark on the capital. PropertyWire talks to Robert Stafler of AMANO…