Could Facebook Be Entering The Housing Market?
The property market is getting some new players. Not only have there been recent talks about Amazon joining the market, there are now also talks of social media platforms swooping…
New Buy To Let Lending Rules Hitting Landlords This Month
The Prudential Regulation Authority, part of the Bank of England, will start to enforce tougher standards for landlords with four or more mortgaged properties from 30 September 2017, with some…
Savvier Strategies For Building A Property Portfolio
Despite changes to legislation and regulations bought in to make it harder for people to purchase a buy-to-let (BTL) property, there are still ways to do it and grow a…
Signs of Stabilisation in the London Housing Market?
London’s housing market has had a rough ride for the past two years or so. Brexit was a big blow, that only added to concerns that values were too high…
When Will Interest Rates Rise?
The bank rate was cut last August to 0.25%, down from its already record low level of 0.5%, where it had remained for more than seven years. Will 2017 be…
Reasons why you SHOULDN’T get involved in the shared housing market
There are lots of good reasons why property investors should consider getting involved in the shared housing market. This article looks at some of them. But, for balance, let’s take…
Revealed: Hayes One Of 10 London Areas Tipped For House Price Growth
Portico’s property experts have picked 10 London property hotspots for now until 2021. They’ve highlighted the signs that show the area is on the up, and calculated the highest potential…
What Brexit Could Mean For The UK Property Market
In this report I’ll take a very quick look at what Brexit from the EU could mean for the UK property market. First of all let’s look at a few…
New Build Completions Rise as London Rents Fall
The latest rental market reports have begun to show that average rents across the whole of London are falling. Data from tenant referencing agency Homelet, shows average London rents were…