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Rented sector could suffer under Labour

 

There could be serious problems ahead if a labour Goverment were to enforce all the Landlord reforms they have been threatening to enforce, that is if they are elected into power with or without support from another party. We could see fewer rented homes available as Landlords may just look to sell up and not…

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Allen Walkey

Good news from Halifax

 

The Halifax has introduced a new mortgage scheme for First Time Buyers,  it will apply to those first time buyers applying for a qualifying mortgage between the 4th May to the 28th June this year, this offer excludes Buy To Let and Large Loans over £1 million. According to the Halifax they understand what a…

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Allen Walkey

Just 3 days before Election

 

Yes, just 3 days to go before the General Election 2015, and still no one is able to predict a confident outcome, that applies to the party that will have most seats and the coalition that may exist after. The Yougov results for Sunday 3rd May were as follows.   Cons 34%   Lab 33%   LD…

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Allen Walkey

Mortgage approvals for March

 

U.K. mortgage approvals unexpectedly fell in March, probably due to consumers being wary of purchasing a new home in the months before the general election. Approvals fell to 61,341 from 61,523 in February, the Bank of England reported today. Economists had forecast an increase to 62,400. With a less than a week until the general…

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Allen Walkey

Rents should stabilize

 

All too often high rents have been in the spotlight over the last year or two, affordability for most has become close to a joke, especially in the Capital, maybe we have light at the end of the tunnel, according to a survey conducted by Your Move and Reed Rains of more than 1200 landlords…

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Allen Walkey

Decision re letting boards in Cardiff

 

Two areas in Cardiff, Cathays and Plasnewydd will see a ban on letting boards coming into force from this October, both areas are heavily populated by students. The Welsh Government gave power to Cardiff Council to take action against Landlords who displayed such advertising without requesting consent. Landlords are not at all happy how these…

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Allen Walkey

Zoopla Property Group surprise purchase

 

Zoopla Property Group (ZPG), the digital media business which owns and operates some of the UK’s leading online property brands including Zoopla and PrimeLocation, has conditionally agreed to acquire Ulysses Enterprises Limited, owners of price comparison site uSwitch, in a £160m deal. Founded in 2000, uSwitch is one of the most widely recognised and trusted…

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Allen Walkey

London Property Sales

 

It would appear that first-time buyers are almost level with investors in the Prime London property market, according to a report from estate agent Marsh & Parsons’ latest London Property Monitor. According to reports almost one in three of Prime London properties were purchased by investors in the first three months of this year, that…

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Allen Walkey

House prices at record high

 

The price of a typical home in the UK rose by 1% between March and April, according to the latest figures from the Nationwide House Price Index, this is the largest monthly rise since June 2014. UK  house price growth rose an annual rate of 5.2 per cent in April, a small rise from the…

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Allen Walkey

TPO Scotland established with Codes of Practice for the Scottish sales and lettings market.

 

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme recently launched two new versions of its Code of Practice for sales and lettings agents operating in Scotland, and to officially mark the launch of TPO Scotland, invited individuals from leading industry associations, agents and local journalists to join the Scottish Board and the Ombudsman, Christopher Hamer, for a celebration….

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Christopher Walkey

House builders shares drop

 

Some of the biggest names in UK housebuilding took a hit Monday on the stockmarket as Labour’s plans to impose tighter rules on landlords emerged. This drop in housebuilding stocks comes as no surprise, we already have the Labour party threatening a Mansion Tax and the abolishion of Non Dom Staus, now rent caps and…

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Allen Walkey

Tim Fairweather: London agent warns of potential Labour disaster.

 

As we enter our final full week before the long awaited Election Day, Central and North West London agent Sandfords join a chorus of other industry experts and warn of the possible disastrous consequences for the property market if Labour is elected into power. Tim Fairweather, a Director at Sandfords, comments: “In the immediate run…

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Christopher Walkey

Another Labour promise

 

Another Lasbour promise, this time to exempt first time buyers from stamp duty. Ed Miliband intensifies the polical offensive over housing with an offer to exempt first-time buyers from up to £5,000 in stamp duty, it would apply to houses with a purchase price of under £300,000 The Labour leader hopes to fund the tax…

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Allen Walkey

China Agent Summit

 

A top Chinese-language real estate website is holding a major China Agent Summit in May for international agents to link up with Chinese agents. The Juwai.com China Agent Summit on Friday 29 May provides an opportunity for International Property Agents to network with local Chinese agents and extend their network in China, also the chance…

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Allen Walkey

Rent Caps, Rent Caps, Rent Caps

 

Well, over the weekend the press have been non stop mentioning the proposals or promises by Labour that if they get into power Rent Caps will be introduced along with 3 year tenancy agreements, even Politics today on TV shown on Sunday  were making a big point about it. It appears to me the new…

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Allen Walkey