Posts by Properganda PR
Crime pays for buy-to-let landlords but here are the safest yield hotspots for B2L peace of mind
Research by the national lettings platform, Howsy, has looked at how crime rates impact rental yields and where offers the best buy-to-let investment with the highest return and the lowest propensity for crime. Howsy looked at government data on population figures by local authority, the level of crime in these areas, the average house price,…
Read MoreThe biggest freehold property hotspots to avoid a leasehold nightmare revealed
With the latest data from the ONS this week showing that the number of leasehold house sales has plummeted following the scandal that emerged in 2016, leading property finance specialist, One 77 Mortgages, has looked at where across the UK is home to the biggest freehold hotspots to give home buyers peace of mind when…
Read MoreSadiq Khan’s rental freeze proposal is ‘laughable’ and ‘isn’t far short of idiotic’
Co-founder of ideal flatmate, Tom Gatzen, commented: “A quite frankly laughable proposal from Sadiq Khan and one that reeks of desperation. During his time in power, his severe failure to deliver on the number of new homes promised has contributed massively towards an over-reliance on the London rental sector. This demand has pushed rental prices…
Read MoreGov announce revolutionary changes to regulate the estate and letting agency sector
Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, commented: “Any form of regulation is a step in the right direction and a step that the industry has been needing for a long, long time. Really, we would like to see this regulation stretch to all of those operating in the sector, whether they be…
Read MoreIndustry comment on the latest UK House Price Index
Marc von Grundherr, director of lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves, commented: “The market may continue to be dampened by price growth in London and the South East, but any transaction at a premium level will take longer to materialise and so it will take time for these regions to regain the momentum…
Read MoreOnly these professions can afford to survive in the UK rental sector
Many experts believe that no more than 30% of your income should be spent on rent, while innovative lettings platform, Bunk, requires a tenant’s salary to be 2.5 times the annual rental cost of a property. But how realistic is it for a tenant to tackle the UK rental market head on and which of…
Read MoreOne 77 Mortgages launches pre-qualification software to simplify mortgage process for consumers
Leading property finance specialists, One 77 Mortgages, has launched unique mortgage qualification software that will allow would-be home buyers to establish a lender’s likelihood of accepting them in minutes, bypassing the initial protracted process of phone or face to face qualification. Recent research has found that 76% of millennials and 68% of the older generation…
Read MoreBack to school for buy-to-let: Universities bring the UK’s highest rental yields
Research by lettings platform, Howsy, has found that almost all of the UK’s top 20 best postcodes for buy-to-let rental yields are located within close proximity to a university campus. Using statistics from PropertyData, Howsy looked at the best buy-to-let postcodes based on 12 month’s rent divided by the average property price in the area,…
Read MoreGet Generation Rent working for you and boost your income by £8,000 a year
There is an increasing trend spreading across the UK whereby we now rent much more of the things we use rather than buying them outright. From our phones, our cars, our homes and even the things within them, the freedom that renting rather than buying provides is resonating with the new generation of consumer –…
Read MoreWhat can you rent across the UK for £1,000?
With the UK rental market as varied as the sales market when it comes to regional differences in cost and rental potential, innovative lettings platform, Bunk, has looked at what the average UK rent can get you in each major city across the UK. With the current average UK rent at £934 per month…
Read MoreRoom rents rise 8% in the wake of Tenant Fee Act but seasonal demand decline hits some cities
Leading room share platform, ideal flatmate, has released it’s Room Rental Index for the second quarter of 2019, looking at the cost of renting a room across the UK’s major cities. Ideal flatmate crunched the numbers from more than 29,000 room share listings on its site added between April and June and found that in…
Read MoreKensington Palace Gardens – The Picassos of the London property market that can’t be valued
Prime and super-prime London property selling portal, Vyomm, looks at the world’s most expensive street, Kensington Palace Gardens, who the homeowners are and how you go about selling and buying in one of the world’s most secretive streets. With an average house price thought to be in the region of £37m, the nation’s most prestigious…
Read MoreAreas with fewer smokers see properties sell for 82% more on average
Leaked papers recently revealed that the Government plan to wipe out smoking across the nation by 2030, but for those that are already against the habit, leading property finance specialists, One 77 Mortgages, has looked at where you can get on the ladder smoke-free and the property premium you’ll have to pay. One 77 Mortgages…
Read MoreWho has been the best housing minister for Britain’s broken housing market?
A revolving door of housing ministers has seen 17 different people hold the role in the last 20 years, and there’s a high chance of the 18th coming with a soon to be new look Tory Government. With such a high turnover, it’s no wonder we’re struggling to build enough homes but leading letting and…
Read More£50k deficit in property purchase power between top and bottom ethnic groups
Official data from the Office of National Statistics this week outlines for the first time a disparity in the average earnings of different ethnicities. With earnings having a direct impact on mortgage eligibility, leading estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has analysed what this pay gap means on a housing affordability level. The data on pay…
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