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“UK mortgage lenders cut rates after Trump tariffs”
A welcome by-product of the mayhem, for those with mortgages rather than or as well as savings, is...
“Average earners need £369,000 deposit to buy a home in London, study finds”
That’s how bonkers house prices have become in London. An average deposit of nearly £370,000 is...
“House price recovery boosts homeowners’ equity to a record £5.7tn – ERC”
Property prices just seem to keep on rising. Will the giant housebuilding programmes to come start...
“Average rental cost breaks 2023 ‘ceiling’, rises to £1,470 – Goodlord”
Surely if you can afford to pay nearly £1,500 in rent, you can afford a mortgage? Well, yes,...
“Home Reit set to wind down in face of debts and FCA investigation”
Housing, particularly social housing, is a hot topic, a focus of the King’s Speech and a flagship...
“Reeves to bring back housebuilding targets”
Yes, this is all part of the plan for growth, growth, growth, but a big part of the pitch is to...
“Does it Still Pay to Be a Landlord in the UK?”
‘Should I buy-to-let?’ has been an oft-asked question in recent years, but not, it’s true, in...
“Triple Point Social Housing REIT eyes £20m portfolio sale”
Here’s a part of what’s gone wrong with to-the-nth-degree privatisation. What used to be council...
“Rental prices up 6.2% in 12 months to January – ONS”
The number of under-40s, in particular, renting without apparent hope of buying has risen by over...
“Rents up 9% in 2023 while voids hit historic lows – Goodlord”
Here’s the other side of the ‘housing crisis’. Rents are up by an above-inflation percentage,...
““Sir Howard Davies should be ashamed” – brokers react to NatWest chair’s property ladder comments”
‘Just when bankers’ reputations have started to recover’ might be something of an exaggeration....
“‘Great news for homeowners’ as HSBC and TSB make further rate cuts”
This should be good news, not just for those getting a new mortgage but also for your investments....
“UK house prices see modest uptick in October but remain below last year’s levels”
Now here’s an area in which everyone is an expert and seems to know how to ‘time the market’....
“Stamp Duty hike expected to raise costs by £2.5k – Coventry Building Society”
We’ve just heard that house prices have suffered their biggest fall since 2009, when the effects...