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The cities with the highest demand for shared rental properties as tenants battle lockdown boredom
The latest research by lettings management platform, Howsy, has revealed where is currently home to the largest uplift in appetite for shared rental homes amongst tenants. Howsy looked at which city was home to the highest level of let agreed homes as a percentage of the total stock listed on the major portals to see…
Read MoreThe Mood of the Industry – Concerns Remain Unchanged. But…
Fortuitously, Josh Rayner’s second temperature check on the sentiment of the estate agency industry has been carried out straddling a week where agents remained incarcerated and also a week where the sector was unleashed by the Housing Secretary. Therefore, we expected to see a change in the attitude of negotiators, branch managers and listers and,…
Read MoreLandlords return as rental stock lifts in wake of market restrictions easing
In the wake of last week’s ease of property market restrictions, the number of rental properties hitting the market surged by as much as +44% in some UK cities as landlords returned and letting agents were able to resume business. Howsy’s research analysed the number of available rental properties listed across the major portals the…
Read MoreOnline property market activity stats show impact of COVID-19 on European markets
The latest research by Spotahome, the international rental marketplace, has revealed online visits and engagement by homebuyers and tenants across 28 European nations has fallen by an average of just -0.4% monthly since November last year. However, in the UK the decline has been greater at -4.1%, as many have been unable to follow through…
Read MoreNo, unemployment hasn’t increased according to the ONS
The latest unemployment figures from the ONS show that there have been 856,000 extra unemployment claimants vs an anticipated 660,000. However, while the claimant count has increased by over 800,000, according to the ONS notes themselves, this is because people are now eligible for benefits due to the CV19 crisis that previously were not, but…
Read MoreLatest London Affordable Housing Numbers Today – But Something Just Doesn’t Add Up
“Something very fishy indeed is going on and we must be forgiven, as the taxpayers that fund the £8bn London budget, for thinking that the books may be cooked?” London’s City Hall today released their latest house building statistics for the 2019- 2020 financial year and Mayor Sadiq Khan swiftly grabbed the opportunity to take…
Read MoreEstate Agency Industry Sentiment Survey: New and Improved – Round Two
You may remember that Josh Rayner was the first to consider the question of estate agents’ Coronavirus crisis job sentiment in his ‘State of the Industry’ poll that was widely reported upon two weeks ago. The poll’s sensational outcome, taken several weeks into lockdown, was that 66% of agents said that they were considering a…
Read MoreFree rental helpline launches as cost of renting increases by 94% for some furloughed tenants
Rental deposit replacement scheme, Ome, has brought forward the launch of their free to use Rental Wellbeing Helpline this week, as the company’s latest research highlights the sharp increase in the cost of renting for many UK tenants who now find themselves on furlough due to the spread of the Coronavirus. Coronavirus and its subsequent…
Read MoreFive investment options beating buy-to-let returns
The latest research by peer to peer finance platform, Sourced Capital, has looked at the best alternative investments to make for those currently wary about entering the buy-to-let market due to the current pandemic. Changes to stamp duty and tax relief have already caused many landlords to reconsider their buy-to-let investments and with the current…
Read MoreProperty market fears start to ease as buyers and sellers look to life after lockdown
The latest update from GetAgent real-time market dashboard and homeowner sentiment survey has revealed that fears around the current pandemic and the market are starting to ease, as the first phase of lockdown restrictions are announced. You can view the latest results here as well as finding the full story below. Top takeaways from the latest…
Read MoreBiggest climbing buy-to-let hotspots in the pandemic market lockdown
Latest research from lettings management platform, Howsy, has revealed the pockets of the UK rental market currently registering the strongest yields, as well as those that have seen yields increase despite the current pandemic. See the data on the best and biggest increases here. The figures show that the current average UK rental yield sits…
Read MoreThe buy-to-let hotspots where yields are climbing despite the pandemic market lockdown
Latest research from lettings management platform, Howsy, has revealed the pockets of the UK rental market currently registering the strongest yields, as well as those that have seen yields increase despite the current pandemic. See the data on the best and biggest increases here. The figures show that the current average UK rental yield sits…
Read More44% of people are dipping into rental and property deposits to survive lockdown life
The latest research by rental deposit replacement scheme, Ome, has found that so far, the majority of people (56%) are yet to dip into their savings for rental or purchase deposits, but many of those that have been are struggling within the rental sector. The survey asked those planning to buy or rent a property…
Read MoreIs it game over for online estate agents? Pandemic uncertainty could be the final nail in the sector’s coffin
The latest data on current and historic listings by online agents suggests the sector could be in serious trouble, despite their potential ability to better traverse the problematic landscape caused by the current pandemic when compared to bricks and mortar agents. GetAgent has been tracking the real-time health of the UK property market as a…
Read MoreLockdown rental stock shortage will see rents and deposits climb
Research by rental deposit replacement scheme, Ome, has highlighted how a lockdown reduction in rental stock entering the market could result in higher rental and deposit costs for UK tenants. Ome investigated the percentage of buy to let mortgage loans approved over the last five years as a percentage of all loans. The figures from…
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