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When the Nationwide building society announced plans to bring back a 90% mortgage for first-time buyers many experts gasped. Surely we were not already headed towards the reckless ...
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The UK property market is breathing a collective sigh of relief this afternoon amid confirmation of stamp duty changes by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Initially it was expected...
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Chance of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is under increasing pressure to bring forward a much rumoured reduction in UK property stamp duty. If the rumours are correct he is considering ...
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Recent reports suggest that demand for property is back to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels although there is a serious backlog of completions. This is expected to take some time to...
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It will probably come as no surprise to learn that as the UK begins to leave the coronavirus lockdown there has been a surge in demand for bungalows. Whether renting or looking to ...
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A marked increase in the popularity of self-catering holidays in recent times makes a holiday let a potentially lucrative investment. The demand for UK holiday lets is also predict...
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When HMRC released residential property transaction numbers today it was no surprise to see a huge drop. These cover the period for April 2020 with many experts predicting that fig...
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As with any boom and bust scenario, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has cast a very dark shadow over the UK property market. While officially the UK property sector is still “fr...
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At this moment in time it is difficult to see light at the end of the total as the coronavirus continues to impact all areas of private and business life. Interest rates have been ...
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While much of the focus has been on the private rental market and the impact on private landlords and tenants, maybe we should look at social housing. Since the 1980s when the righ...
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There is growing concern amongst private landlords regarding rent arrears with one Scottish letting agency taking controversial action. The agency has contacted tenants asking them...
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It is all good and well the UK government supporting mortgage holidays for landlords, and rental holidays for tenants, but what happens when the coronavirus issue is over? Landlord...
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Amidst the doom and gloom of the coronavirus, impending economic challenges and liquidity issues, there is a lending market which appears to be prospering. The refinancing of prope...
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When the UK government introduced social distancing laws in March there was an immediate 20% fall in remortgage activity in the UK. This was to be expected as there are serious con...
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The UK government is under severe pressure to help UK estate agents, many of whom have been forced to shut up shop in the ongoing housing market freeze. Amid some doomsday scenario...
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At this moment in time it is difficult to say with any real confidence in which direction UK property prices will move in the short to medium term. It is fairly obvious that there ...
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Online property giants Purplebricks and Rightmove have this week made significant moves to secure their long-term survival. Purplebricks will furlough staff and take advantage of t...
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It is fair to say that few people alive today have ever been through anything even resembling the coronavirus pandemic. This is an issue which has touched all areas of society, bus...
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As the ongoing coronavirus pandemic sweeps across the UK, online estate agents have seen a huge rise in virtual viewings. While there is no doubt that the pandemic is having an imp...
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As the effect of Coronavirus causes thousands, even millions, of people to go into self-isolation around the world, Property Forum is launching a campaign to highlight how people c...
