Posts by Allen Walkey
UK Housing market saw a stable trend in new instructions in May according to RICS
Latest RICS Residential Market Survey report for May 2018 headlines ‘Residential sales flat in May.’ The survey has shown a few signs of life as houses start to come back on to the market, but overall activity has remained flat and is looking unlikely to gain any impetus in the near term. The report reveals…
Read MoreUK average house prices have risen 1.2% since March 2018 according to HM Land Registry data
Latest UK House Price Index for April 2018 from HM Land Registry. The April data shows: On average, house prices have risen by 1.2% since March 2018. An annual price rise of 3.9%, which makes the average property in the UK valued at £226,906. In England, the April data shows on average, house prices have…
Read MoreAn increase in total gross advances by 3.3% to £62.4 billion compared to last year according to BoE report.
Bank of England (BoE) – Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Statistics -2018 Q1 published 12th June 2018. Compared to last year, there has been an increase in total gross advances by 3.3% to £62.4 billion. Comparing gross advances to Q4 2017 however, there has been a decrease of 9.6%. The value of new commitments was £61.1…
Read MoreSupply is up on last year and properties spending longer on the market overall according to Home.co.uk
Latest Home.co.uk Asking Price Index report – June 2018 headlines ‘Oversupply and overpricing threaten to stall market.’ The report reveals: Overall, supply of property for sale in the UK is up by 11% and the total stock for sale has increased by 8.5% year-on-year. In June 2017 the annualised rate of increase of home prices…
Read MoreLiving near a local supermarket can push your property value up by £21,500 according to Lloyds Bank.
New research from Lloyds Bank has found that living near a local supermarket can push up your property’s value by £21,500 compared to homes in nearby areas without a supermarket chain. Lloyds Bank reveals that the Waitrose factor as strong as ever but M&S attracts the largest rise in premiums. Homes near to budget supermarkets…
Read MoreThe number of people renting second homes has reached a record high according to Hamptons International
Hamptons International Monthly Lettings Index – May 2018 reveals the number of properties rented as a second home in Great Britain reached 13,680 last year, the highest number on record. The Hamptons International Lettings Index (formerly the Countrywide Lettings Index) reported that the number of rental properties used as a second home has been steadily…
Read MoreOver 1 million households in need of a social home are stuck on long waiting lists according to Shelter
One year on from the tragic Grenfell fire and many survivors are still waiting for a new home but new analysis from Shelter reveals the situation is similarly stark right across the country. Over 1 million households in need of a social home are stuck on long waiting lists, often for years on end. Yet…
Read MoreHouse prices rise 1.5% in May according to Halifax
Latest Halifax House Price Index – May 2018 headlines ‘Annual House Price Growth Softens to 1.9% in May.’ Halifax revealed that on a quarterly basis, house prices were up just 0.2% in the three months from April to May compared to the previous quarter. Annual inflation rate stood at 1.9%. On a monthly basis, prices…
Read MoreThe million pound plus market is most active in Cambridge reveals Rightmove
New analysis by the UK’s number one property website Rightmove reveals that the million pound plus market is most active in Cambridge, with homes on the market for £1 million or more selling twice as fast as the national average. The national average time to agree a sale to a buyer in this price bracket…
Read MoreHigh Court agrees to allow a judicial review of the Government’s Right to Rent policy
Following the decision of the High Court yesterday 6th June 2018 to allow a judicial review of the Government’s Right to Rent policy, David Smith, Policy Director for the Residential Landlords Association, commented: “Landlords will welcome the High Court decision to allow a judicial review of the Right to Rent policy which has put them…
Read MoreAverage monthly rent across UK for May 2018 now stands at £919 according to Homelet
Latest Homelet Rental Index – May 2018 report reveals that average rents across the UK rose by 2.0% in May 2018 when compared to the same month a year previously. The average monthly rent now stands at £919. When London is excluded, the average UK rental value was £763 in May 2018, this is up…
Read MoreCIH Scotland responds to the government when reviewing the landlord registration application
In its response to the Government, the Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland has called for all landlords to make clear they are complying with all of their legal obligations when applying to the landlord register and for meaningful enforcement when standards are not being met. Ashley Campbell, CIH Scotland’s policy and practice manager said: “Reviewing…
Read MoreRLA supports legal review of Right to Rent scheme
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) announces in a press release their support for judicial reveiw of the Right to Rent scheme. Under the Right to Rent Scheme, landlords are responsible for checking the immigration status of their tenants with the prospect of prosecution if they know or have “reasonable cause to believe” that the property…
Read MoreA rise in the number of Landlords selling up in April according to ARLA
Latest ARLA Private Rented Sector report – April 2018 reveals letting agents saw the highest number of landlords selling their buy-to-let (BTL) properties since records began in 2015. ARLA reports that in April the number of landlords exiting the market rose to an average of five per branch, up from four in March. In March,…
Read MoreLandlords in Scotland continue to earn strong returns according to Your Move
Latest Your Move Scotland – Rental Tracker – May 2018 report – April 2018 data headlines ‘Scottish rental market continues stable performance’. The report reveals that Landlords continue to earn strong returns, average rent increases of 0.2% in the last year. Edinburgh and Lothian has highest rents in Scotland with capital city rent averages £672…
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