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May 20th 2015

Slow start to year for home movers and FTBs

Both home mover and first-time buyer numbers dwindled in the first quarter of this year, according to

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May 20th 2015

Landlord fined for failing to fit fixed heating

A landlord has been ordered to pay a fine of £1,344.57 after failing to install fixed heating

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May 20th 2015

Another (very) big surge in buy to let lending

Latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show there were 18,200 buy to let loans in March

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May 19th 2015

Now 85 year olds can have buy to let mortgages

A specialist buy to let lender is increasing the maximum age of the borrower at the end

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May 19th 2015

More investors buy homes with sitting tenants – Countrywide

The proportion of properties bought by landlords with a sitting tenant has reached the highest level since

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May 15th 2015

Arrears and repossessions fall across both home ownership and buy-to-let

Mortgage arrears and repossessions are falling across both owner-occupier and buy-to-let lending. The Council of Mortgage Lenders

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May 15th 2015

Rents rise over 7.0% across whole country

HomeLet says the average rent across the UK is now rising roughly in line with those in

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May 15th 2015

Brandon Lewis “should be in Cabinet” says ARLA

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is the latest industry voice to say that Brandon Lewis, the

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May 14th 2015

Housing crisis is now a national emergency, says RICS

The RICS said this morning that the housing crisis is now a national emergency. It called on

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May 14th 2015

Fat lady sings for operatic rogue landlord

A landlord described as a professional opera singer has been ordered to pay more than £15,000 for

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