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The different profiles of today's tenant
- By Northwood UK
- General
- September 6, 2016
In the UK currently there are around 4.5 million renters in the Private Rented Sector, a number expected to rise to around 6 million in the next few years. Some are choosing to rent as a long-term solution to their housing needs and other are using it as a
Read MoreTo let furnished or unfurnished. That is the question.
- By Northwood UK
- General
- August 28, 2016
As a landlord one of your biggest decisions will be whether to let your property furnished or unfurnished. So which is best? The answer to that is that is largely dependent on who you would ideally like to let the property out to.
Read MoreHalf of middle-class children now being raised in rented accommodation
- By Northwood UK
- General
- August 10, 2016
Half of middle-class children are now being brought up in rental accommodation, according to research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). The rise in property prices is resulting in couples starting a family before they can afford to buy
Read MoreLandlord uncertainty impacting on rental property supply
- By Northwood UK
- General
- August 8, 2016
The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) is warning that landlords are hesitating to let their properties due to lack of government commitment to the private rented sector (PRS).
Read MoreBritain needs 5 million new homes
- By Northwood UK
- General
- August 2, 2016
Projections produced by the Department of Communities and Local Government of the likely number of new homes needed in the UK have gone up since the last estimate produce two years ago.
Read MoreThe 'Waitrose effect' on house prices is real
- By Northwood UK
- General
- July 31, 2016
Could it be that simply living close to a Waitrose could increase the value of your property by an average of almost £40,000? According to new research on the so called Waitrose Effect by Lloyds Bank, the answer is yes!
Read MoreDownsizing to fund a pension not realistic
- By Northwood UK
- General
- July 19, 2016
Downsizing your home to fund an income in retirement is unrealistic, according to the former Pensions minister, Steve Webb.In a recent report from the insurer Royal London it was revealed that nearly 3 million working-age people
Read More(Not) a long way from home
- By Northwood UK
- General
- June 20, 2016
Recent research has revealed that 70% of people, who sold their primary residence, moved less than 20 miles to their new property. Of the 26,000 house-movers in the last five years, those in the North East, East and South West were
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