Posts Tagged ‘England’
(ONS) House Price Index: April 2016
House Price Index: April 2016 released yesterday June 14th by the Office for National Statistics: UK average house prices have increased by 8.2% in the year to April 2016 (down from 8.5% in the year to March 2016), continuing the strong growth seen since the end of 2013. The average UK house price was £209,000…
Read MoreNew High for Tenant Evictions
According to a most recent blog from Central Housing Group “tenant evictions reach highest level on record” The number of tenants evicted from their homes by bailiffs reached a record high in 2015, according to official figures for England and Wales showing that 42,728 households in rented accommodation were forcibly removed. Housing campaigners blamed welfare…
Read MoreHouse Price Index March – Land Registry
Latest monthly House Price Index March for England and Wales released today by the Land Registry. The March data shows a monthly price decrease of 0.5 per cent. The annual price change now stands at 6.7 per cent, bringing the average house price in England and Wales to £189,901. The number of property transactions…
Read MoreStamp duty changes apply from today
The new rate of stamp duty on buy-to-let property and second homes comes into force today 1st April. There are exemptions however to this change in property tax, buying a property for less than £40,000, caravan or houseboat will not be included. Home movers who buy their next property before selling the one they are…
Read MoreRents hit record High
Rents increased by 4.6% in April compared with the previous year, marking the fastest annual increase recorded since November 2010, according to estate agents Your Move and Reeds Rains. On a monthly basis, rents grew by 0.8% between March and April according to the study, which started in January 2008 and is based on rents…
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