London-based buy-to-let landlords are increasingly heading to the North West in search of better returns, research from Hamptons International has found.A third (34%) of London-based investors buying new property in the past year bought in the Midlands and North, up...
Fine & Country has signed nine licenses in London, growing its reach within the capital. Six of the licenses are new companies joining the brand for the first time, with the other three existing licensees that have taken on additional territories.The new offices...
Properties without a strong broadband connection could struggle to find buyers in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, research from TalkTalk suggests.Over nine in 10 (93%) potential buyers see having a reliable internet connection as a priority when house hunting, up...
Surprisingly Poland’s commercial housing market fared well in the first half of the year despite the pandemic, research from advisory firm JLL has found.Demand for office space in H1 increased by almost 10% year on year, despite it falling by 50% between the first and...
Data from letting agent comparison website Rentround shows that landlord searches on the platform has risen by 21% since the stamp duty holiday was implemented by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak.Rentround claims that these findings show that buyers are...
Property Wire spoke to property entrepreneur and chief executive of Kamani Property Group Adam Kamani (pictured) about his online estate agency YourNxtDoor, why he decided to enter the property world and his expansion plans in these challenging times.What...
The Help to Buy equity loan scheme should be extended by at least 12 months due to the crisis caused by Covid-19.That is according to Kate Davies, executive director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association, who has made the case to the government in meetings...
Private renters are set to face affordability pressures long-term as expenditure rebounds quicker than incomes.Between March and June falls in income from renters have been offset by a falls in expenditure on things like childcare, transport and recreational...
The government is planning to extend the Help to Buy scheme due to purchase delays caused by the pandemic.The FT reports that minister are planning to extend the scheme, which as it stands would require transactions to be agreed by December 2020.The scheme was due to...
Developer Salboy is starting to sell apartments in a 40-storey residential tower at Viadux, Manchester, with units going on sale next month.Salboy director Simon Ismail said he’s been contacted by investors both in the UK and overseas who are interested in the...
