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It is always good to report when something that will help people to buy a home hits the streets. This time it is the mortgage industry scrapping arrangement fees on some of the products that they offer. In a bid to boost the housing market and give a leg up to estate agents, the mortgageRead more

Brand new research from Property Master, the online mortgage broker, reveals good news about buy to let mortgages. Their research indicates that the popular buy to let mortgages based on a five year fixed rate are still falling and have been since the start of 2018. Property Master is a startup company that has developedRead more

The UK property market has slowed down recently and people are finding it tougher to sell their homes. Also the summer period is always a tougher time for property sales so you need to do everything that you can to stack the deck in your favour. The independent UK estate agent, Andrews, has published newRead more

You are probably aware that starting from 1 April 2018 you cannot provide a new tenancy, or a renewal tenancy, without holding a valid EPC (Energy Performance Certificate). This includes both residential and commercial properties and landlords that rent out properties without a valid EPC face prosecution. This law does not apply to existing tenanciesRead more

There are a huge amount of people in the UK that devote evenings and weekends to carrying out those essential DIY jobs in their homes. There is no doubt that there are some people that have very good DIY skills and are able to save themselves a small fortune by doing most things at home.Read more

The Halifax published a survey recently that showed a slowing in growth of house prices despite an increase of prices this year. From March to May 2018 house prices were measured as 1.9% higher than they were at the same time last year. But this increase is slower than the annual growth figure of 2.2%.Read more

A buyer pulling out of property sales is a big problem in the UK. These days it is common for a buyer to pull out of 20% of property transactions. This can create a lot of stress and heartache for the seller as well as cost them an average of £2,727 every time a houseRead more

Are you a buy to let portfolio owner? Do you even know if you are classed as one? Well a buy to let portfolio owner is defined as a landlord that already has four or more buy to let properties that are mortgaged, separately or together according to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). If aRead more

If you are an existing buy to let property owner or thinking about investing in a buy to let property then it is not all doom and gloom. OK the rise in stamp duty and the tax reforms are difficult to deal with, but the demand for private rentals is showing no signs of slowingRead more

If you have not applied for planning permission before you may have heard that it is pretty daunting. Well it can be, but the good news is that you can go ahead with a number of projects under what is known as Permitted Development (PD). Permitted Development (PD) You can take advantage of PD asRead more