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If you are a landlord in the UK (or thinking of becoming one) then you need to be aware of Hammock. It is a technology platform startup that will integrate with your bank account using open banking. So why should you care about Hammock? Well it will help you with rent collection by monitoring theRead more

As a property investor you need all of the help you can get to find the best projects to invest in. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, a business located in East Yorkshire has launched the very first property investment portal for the UK. The aim of the website, Truffull, is to provide property investors with aRead more

It’s always good to have options when it comes to raising finance for your property investments. Watch this space because the Monument online bank will be opening in the UK soon. The bank is now at the latter stages of receiving a UK banking license and it will open its online doors soon afterwards. ToRead more

At the moment a lot of people in the UK are obsessed about Brexit and the effect that it is going to have on house prices. This is understandable as there is a lot of uncertainty about how everything is going to turn out. So we asked the experts for their opinion about how theyRead more

According to Rightmove the asking prices for properties that have entered the market recently have fallen for the second consecutive month. Things normally slow down a little over the Christmas and New Year period but asking prices have fallen more than they usually do.   Biggest Asking Price drop since 2012 In the past monthRead more

Barclays have agreed to team up with the UK government to light a fire under house building in the country and make things happen a lot faster. This is something that the nation really needs as the demand for homes continues to rise. Government and Barclays Joint Initiative for Property Developers Homes England, the governmentRead more

A recent survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has predicted that rents will rise by around 2% over the next twelve months across the United Kingdom. The survey also predicted that over the next five years rents in the UK will increase by 15% because of the increased demand for rental propertiesRead more

Nottingham council introduced a new licensing scheme for landlords in specific areas and the take up has been very low. The council has introduced the scheme in an attempt to raise standards in the private rental sector. They want to ensure that private tenants can rent homes that are well managed, comfortable and safe. TheRead 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

The City regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, said that plans should be put in place to make it easier for mortgage applicants to find the best deal on their home loans. This followed the discovery that one in three mortgage applicants are unable to find the cheapest mortgage deal. If people do find the cheapestRead more