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KEYWORD "Approvals" - 43 RESULTS
Capital Appreciation boost as prices nearly back to 2022 peak

UK house prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, up by 0.4 per cent or £1,091 in cash terms,...

11 March 2024

From: Breaking News

Agent urges price-sensitivity despite strong housing market data

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects.  This resulted in...

04 March 2024

From: Breaking News

Tenants advised to check their shared rental is licensed HMO

A council is reminding prospective tenants about the importance of making sure their next shared rental is licensed as a house...

27 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Capital Appreciation Boost from latest house price index

UK house prices rose for the second month in a row in November, boosted by a shortage of properties, says the...

08 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Good news at last as major index heralds ‘housing market recovery’

UK house prices rose an average of 0.2 per cent month on month in November - prompting the Nationwide to call...

04 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Capital Appreciation - new blow as Nationwide reveals growing slump

August saw a further softening in house prices which are now 5.3 per cent down on a year ago. The Nationwide says...

04 September 2023

From: Breaking News

Council admits taking “really hard line” on HMOs

A council is boasting that it’s taking a "really hard line” over HMO regulation. New rules in Blackburn with Darwen prevent family...

22 August 2023

From: Breaking News

New blow to house prices with first annual fall in 11 years

House prices were largely unchanged in May, edging down by just £130 compared to April - but on an annual basis...

08 June 2023

From: Breaking News

A Glimmer of Hope: analysts see hope in downbeat market data

HMRC says UK residential transactions in March totalled 89,560 - that’s a chunky 19 per cent lower than the same month a...

02 May 2023

From: Breaking News

Mortgage Warning Signs from the Bank of England

In the last three months of 2022, mortgages agreed for the coming months were down by a third from the previous...

18 March 2023

From: Tax & Finance

Capital appreciation dips but no price crash in sight

House prices rose by 9.8 per cent year-on-year in December compared with the same month in 2021, the Office for National...

16 February 2023

From: Breaking News

Agency warns: Liz Truss Budget still affecting the housing market

The head of residential research at a prominent estate agency says the signs look ominous that “the housing market is headed...

07 February 2023

From: Breaking News

Annual house price growth plummets with worse to come

Annual house price growth has slowed to 1.1 per cent - a sharp drop on a month ago when it was...

02 February 2023

From: Breaking News

One landlord takes out 14 mortgages for portfolio purchase

A lender has revealed that it has arranged 14 mortgages in one go for a Buy to Let landlord with over...

24 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Landlords - buy at discount now or wait for bigger price falls?

There’s a dilemma for landlords wishing to expand their portfolios - do so now, just as some buyers are offering discounts?...

30 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Capital appreciation blow as landlords’ house values dip again

The latest monthly index from the Halifax shows average house prices falling 0.4 per cent in October, following the 0.1 per...

08 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Huge capital appreciation? Don’t believe everything you read…

On the face of it the latest government figures for house price growth makes comforting reading for investors. ONS data shows that...

15 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Capital value windfall - typical home up £50k in two years

Annual UK house price growth slowed to 10 per cent in August, from 11 per cent in July - and the...

02 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Capital appreciation on the rise for 12 months in a row

Annual house price growth in the UK accelerated to 11 per cent last month, a smidgeon up on June’s 10.7 per...

03 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Capital appreciation roars ahead but won’t last much longer - warning

Landlords have enjoyed more capital appreciation with the average UK house price rising again in April, up by 1.1 per cent...

09 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Landlords enjoy enormous capital appreciation - Nationwide

Annual house price growth accelerated to 12.6 per cent in February, up from 11.2 per cent in January and the strongest...

03 March 2022

From: Breaking News

New portal to “revolutionise” borrowing for buy to let landlords

A new portal set up by a leading buy to let mortgage provider claims it will “revolutionise” the borrowing process for...

09 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Build To Rent share of planning approvals down on pre-Covid peak

Build To Rent planning application requests have risen 52 per cent in the past year according to the latest research. However they...

16 July 2021

From: Breaking News

Mortgage approvals surge as landlords look to ‘diversify their property portfolios’

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are looking to take advantage of cheaper borrowing rates, growing demand from renters, and the...

30 September 2020

From: Breaking News

Property transactions set to rise, ‘particularly in buy-to-let’ market

There has been a sharp rise in mortgage approvals, as reported by the Bank of England yesterday.  The latest data reveals that...

02 September 2020

From: Breaking News

Slump in mortgage approvals will inevitably see people ‘renting for longer’

Mortgage approvals plummeted to an all-time low in May, leaving many would-be buyers with no alternative but to rent for longer.  The...

30 June 2020

From: Breaking News

Demand from landlords has increased ‘sharply in the last month’

There has been a significant increase in demand for buy-to-let properties in recent weeks, according to Landbay.  It would appear, based on...

30 June 2020

From: Breaking News

Slump in mortgage approvals ‘comes as no surprise’

Mortgage approvals slumped to the lowest on record in April as the UK spent the month in the coronavirus lockdown, the...

03 June 2020

From: Breaking News

January will be ‘real test of consumer sentiment’ as UK prepares to leave the EU

There are tentative signs that landlords are beginning to return to the buy-to-let market, particularly in London where house price falls...

03 January 2020

From: Breaking News

BTL mortgage approvals increased by 5.5% year-on-year in July

Buy-to-let mortgage approvals increased in July, up 5.5% year-on-year, suggesting that market conditions are improving, the latest UK Finance report shows. There...

18 September 2019

From: Breaking News

Iain Duncan Smith criticises former chancellor’s housing polices

Former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith has criticised policies of former Conservative chancellor George Osborne with regard to housing. Speaking at...

27 March 2019

From: Breaking News

Successive tax increases on residential property are ‘ill-conceived and ineffective’

As the Chancellor prepares for today’s Autumn Budget, more residential taxes are widely mooted to be introduced, according to various experts. The...

29 October 2018

From: Breaking News

BTL landlords continue to see ‘the worth in property investment’

The number of buy-to-let landlords acquiring new properties continues to tumble as recent tax changes bite, but property remains a viable...

13 September 2018

From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let market to remain subdued until 2021

The buy-to-let market is expected to remain subdued for the next three years mired by tax changes and tougher mortgage lending...

21 August 2018

From: Breaking News

Rise in demand for buy-to-let mortgages

There has been a sharp rise in demand for buy-to-let mortgages after a number of two-year fixed deals came to end. A...

27 April 2018

From: Breaking News

BTL mortgage activity dips as rules get tougher

Activity in the buy-to-let mortgage market took a dip in November, owed in part to the base rate rise and tougher...

17 January 2018

From: Breaking News

BTL tax changes push ‘amateur landlords out of the market’

The steady levels of mortgage activity seen through the first half of the year continued into July, with gross mortgage lending...

25 August 2017

From: Breaking News

Demand slumps following ‘extraordinary attack on buy-to-let landlords’

One of Britain’s largest housebuilders has warned of a sharp decline in demand caused by Brexit uncertainty and the government’s outright...

05 December 2016

From: Breaking News

Trade association calls for reversal of stamp duty hike on BTL homes

The chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to reverse George Osborne’s outright assault on buy-to-let by scrapping the 3% stamp duty...

03 October 2016

From: Breaking News

Brexit fears were ‘wide of the mark’ and ‘misguided’, say experts

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote were ‘wide of the mark’ as illustrated...

23 September 2016

From: Breaking News

Mortgage lending cools due to buy-to-let slump and referendum uncertainty

Mortgage lending continued to slow last month as would-be investors are put off buy-to-let by the rise in stamp duty costs,...

10 June 2016

From: Breaking News

Accidental landlords at risk from new EU rules

More than half (55%) of buy-to-let mortgage applicants are unaware of the impending changes to mortgage law, according to a survey. Accidental...

08 February 2016

From: Breaking News

Bank of England poised to act on buy-to-let

The Bank of England has said that if the buy-to-let sector threatens Britain’s financial stability it “stands ready to take action...

02 December 2015

From: Breaking News

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