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Rents to rise by 4.5% in 2016 says JLL Report
- By Northwood UK
- General
- November 10, 2015
In a new residential research report entitled Building Foundations property consultants JLL say of the UK rental market:
Read MoreBuy-to-let tax is unfair and unworkable
- By Northwood UK
- General
- October 27, 2015
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) has slammed the chancellors new buy to let tax as unreasonable and unworkable
Read MoreCurbs on buy-to-let mortgages announced
- By Northwood UK
- General
- October 22, 2015
BREAKING Chancellor has said Thursday he is taking Bank of England (BoE) Governor Mark Carneys warning over buy-to-let mortgages very seriously.
Read MorePlanning shake-up to boost housing development
- By Northwood UK
- General
- October 19, 2015
Planning regulations changes will introduce new measures which will make it easier to turn underused office buildings into new homes.
Read MoreRight to Rent checks Mandatory Feb 1st
- By Northwood UK
- General
- October 19, 2015
BREAKING a Government press release today from James Brokenshire MP at The Home Office , UK Visas and Immigration, confirms that Right to Rent Immigration checks will be mandatory for all lettings in England from the 1st of February 2016.
Read MoreNew housing bill plans to transform the UK housing market
- By Northwood UK
- General
- October 13, 2015
The government says its new Housing and Planning Bill marks the start of a national crusade to transform generation rent into generation buy, Housing Minister Brandon Lewis announced Tuesady (13 October 2015).
Read More22% of all UK households now rent
- By Northwood UK
- General
- October 13, 2015
With the steady rise in house prices, far out-pacing average wage increases, particularly in London and the South East, renting for many people has become the only affordable option. Home ownership, declared a priority for the Conservative Government at their recent party conference,
Read MoreThe reality of renting for most tenants
- By Northwood UK
- General
- October 11, 2015
Against a backdrop of increasing rents (a quarter of tenants have experienced a recent rise), and media stories from campaigning groups arguing for changes to tenancy laws, the results of a recent survey of over 700 UK tenants makes for interesting reading.
Read MoreLabour pledges to build 100,000 new council homes
- By Northwood UK
- General
- October 8, 2015
The Minister of Housing and Planning Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods MP and her department have announced the appointment of Taylor Wimpey Chief Executive Pete Redfern to undertake an independent review to analyse the root causes of this decline and set out the ideas needed for a wide new debate.
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