Top Ten Most Important Things On A Buyer’s List

Using data and analysis from its property searches, global property portal Lamudi has compiled a list of the top ten most important factors for today’s homebuyer. “Today’s homebuyer is different to those of previous generations. In the age of smartphones, apps and...

CML Explanatory Notes Regarding European Directive Explained

Will all buy-to-let loans be regulated? No. The Treasury considers that, in most cases, buy-to-let landlords make an active decision to  become a landlord, an activity for which they will receive an income and for which they will be taxed  as a business. As such, the...

New Update to Permitted Development

All works carried out in England and Wales require planning permission. Certain types of extensions and changes of use, subject to certain limits and conditions, do not require a full planning permission from a Local Planning Authority. Unless these automatic rights...

Property Market Monthly Fact File

Bank Lending Rate The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee has confirmed that the Bank Base Rate is to remain at 0.5% for a further month. It has been at this very low level for over five years – a record period. Source: Bank of England…… oOo HOUSE...

How Small is Too Small To Rent?

There has been a steep rise in the number of people renting rather than buying in London, no doubt due to the really high prices of property in the capital, and the rules of affordability to get a mortgage. Landlords are offering smaller and smaller flats to tenants,...

Government To Inject Funds Into Small Builders

Over 160 smaller housing developments across the country have been shortlisted for loans from the £525 million pound Builders Finance Fund, which is intended to get stalled sites back up and running with new homes being built. The first wave of sites with potential to...