House prices to fall next year as furlough and stamp duty holiday end

House prices are expected to fall next year due to the end of the stamp duty holiday and a hit to household incomes when the furlough scheme draws to a close. The Office for Budget Responsibility said that the level of house prices remains around 17 per cent lower over the five-year forecast period, compared […]

Investors nervous about the economy are turning to property

A combination of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the coming to an end of the transition period for the UK leaving the EU has resulted in over half of UK investors being nervous about the economy, a recent survey by the investment company FJP Investment has found. The survey, which was taken by […]

Berlin’s rent cap offers a new way of thinking about Britain’s housing crisis

For most tenants in the UK – conditioned to the prospect of rising rents, poor living conditions and the ongoing threat of eviction – the very idea of receiving a letter from their landlord outlining a reduction in their monthly rent would be absolutely unthinkable. And yet this is exactly what has happened to thousands […]

Rise in private sector rents spark call for more social housing

The latest private rent statistics from the Scottish Government report that advertised rents have continued to rise in the year to September despite the pandemic hitting jobs and incomes. Nationally rents have risen above inflation for all house sizes. The cost of a typical two-bed property has risen above Consumer Price Index inflation of 0.5% […]

Will the 2020 housing market boom continue?

As property investors, it is very important that we monitor house price trends when assessing new deals and during existing long-term projects, especially if we need new or additional finance. Nothing is certain in property investment, but an upward trend in house prices can build additional equity and increase profits. But will this current boom […]

Is it time for government to give grants to landlords?

A property industry accreditation service is asking whether it’s now time for the government to offer grants to help landlords through the Coronavirus crisis. Safeagent says that one option for some landlords hit by reduced income and other virus-related problems is to seek a mortgage holiday – in reality, just a deferral of mortgage payments. […]