Buy to Let Rents Rise – but Number Crunchers Disagree How Much
Buy to let rents jumped 1.4% last year, according to the latest official data. Annual rent increases had plateaued at a monthly 1.3% increase between May and October, but increased to 1.4% in November and stayed at that point in December, says the Office for National...
Surprise Boost as Annual House Price Rises Hit 4%
House prices have started the year with a big jump – according to the latest data from one of the country’s largest mortgage lenders. The Halifax says property values increased by 4% last year with a 1.7% in December – the biggest monthly rise in 2019. The...
Cost of Living on Britain’s Most Expensive Street
Property investors looking for London streets paved with gold should look no further than Ilchester Place in the capital’s plush Holland Park neighbourhood. While the average house changes hands for £275,000, a home on the country’s most expensive street sells for...
Ground Rent Landlords Urged to Take Misselling Action
Landlords saddled with hefty ground rent charges on homes they rent out are urged to sue their conveyancing landlords for giving poor advice. Around 100,000 new build homes – many owned by buy to let investors – are thought to be affected. In many cases,...
UK’s Top 25 Buy to Let Hot Spots
Property investment is all about location, location, location according to the experts. That’s why picking the right place to buy a home to rent out is so important. Specialist analysts at Aldermore Bank, a buy to let lender, have compiled a list of the places where...
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