A survey said that 27 per cent of those polled aged 18 to 35 found renting a place to live within their budget has become ‘painfully difficult’
Source: A third of tenants under-35 have moved home to return to the office
The UK rental market is roaring ahead, with properties letting almost a week faster than in 2020 and rents outside the capital climbing, our latest research shows.
Source: Rents outside London rise at fastest rate for 13 years – Zoopla
Looking for Halloween decorating ideas? If you love Halloween but don’t dig tacky skeletons and faux cobwebs, try these eerily elegant styling ideas instead
Source: Halloween decorating ideas: from painted pumpkins to balloon arches
Trying to prevent your self build becoming a horror story? Take heed of this advice to ensure your project has a fairy tale ending instead
Source: Self Build Nightmares: 8 Scary Scenarios and How to Avoid Them
Mortgage payments could increase by hundreds of pounds a month if the Bank of England’s base rate was to rise, as the OBR forecasts.
Source: Mortgage rates: Homeowners urged to check their terms amid looming base rate rise | This is Money
We boil down the Chancellor’s clutch of Autuman budget announcement on housing into a single, easy-to-read summary.
Source: Autumn budget at a glance: What Sunak revealed for housing sector
Trade organisations say delay is to give Ministers time to consider the NAO’s soon-to-be published investigation into renting regulation.
Source: Renting reform White Paper is delayed until next year, DLUHC confirms
Number of families renting privately has doubled in two decades but many are living in dangerous homes
Source: Ministers consider national registration scheme in England to target rogue landlords
In the wake of the news that some online estate agencies are about to be hauled through the courts for allegedly falling foul of HMRC rules on self-employed agents, it’s no surprise that the industry is now scratching its head a bit at what this may mean for the self-employed or ‘hybrid’ sector.
Source: When is a self-employed estate agent not a self-employed estate agent? – Property Industry Eye
Despite overall real estate lending totals declining in 2020, the proportion of lending that focussed purely on the financing of new residential developments has increased, according to data released by Sirius Property Finance.
Source: Residential real estate lending saw 7% growth during pandemic