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I was reading an article over the weekend where the Residential Landlords Association Action commented that the government needs to tackle the scandal of ‘buy to leave’ investors who are denying Londoners the homes they need. The RLA says with almost 57,000 homes in the capital thought to be...

I was reading a report which came out earlier this week which caught my eye and made me think about where the housing market may be in a few years time - not just the residential sales market but also the rental sector. Its common knowledge that first time home buyers have been struggling to...

Hi All, Having been an Investment agent for over 10 years I've seen Investors buying lots of different types of properties for investment - The first thought is should I buy: Studios, cluster houses, maisonettes, high rise apartments, flats in small blocks, terraces, semi detached, detached ...

I've noticed a few more, especially in the last month. This could be due to a few reasons: - Investors on the sidelines watching what happens due to uncertainty due to tax changes in 2016/2017. - Wages not keeping up with property prices meaning they are more unaffordable for first time...

In the early hours of last night, Rightmove released their first monthly House price index for 2016. Here are some extracts from the release: "Active start to 2016 and surprisingly good news for first-time buyers". The price of property coming to market was up 0.5% in December 2015, the...

Hello All, As a member of the NAEA I was reading a very interesting survey which was sent to me for December 2015. The main question they were asking was what will affect the market the most in 2016? - Interest rates rising - Not enough supply - Rising demand - Rising house prices - FTBs using...

With the new year upon us, many investors will be considering their options whether to invest in a/more buy to let properties - although there are several tax change due in April this year, below are 5 underlying reasons why the medium - long term investor will no doubt be picking up more...

Last week, The BOE's MPC meeting minutes were released and many points were discussed about the BoE's interest rate policy. This is the tool which is used to see ascertain how close the committee is to enacting a change in future policy. But, The Bank of England remains unhurried about raising...

George Osbourne's attack on the £60 billion Buy To Let industry has triggered a surge of Landlords buying property through a company in order to safeguard their tax reliefs. Mortgage applications via a limited company, made through the lender (Moderated),has trebled in Q4 this year - the...