The ONS has just released average house price data per square metre for properties across England & Wales. While possibly less familiar to buyers outside of London, the measure is now becoming more widespread, even if the factors for choosing a home; number of bedrooms, location, condition etc will always Read more…
As the new school year gets underway, we revisit the well-oiled notion that schools are an instrumental driver of local house prices. How much more are home buyers prepared to pay to live close to an Ofsted rated outstanding school? Properties located within one mile of an outstanding secondary school Read more…
Close to one fifth of all households in England and 14% of households in Scotland and Wales live in private rented accommodation. Using results from the monthly Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors survey of agents, we take a look at how agents view the current state of the rental market. Read more…
It is of little surprise that more properties complete on a Friday then any other day in the week. So far in 2017, nearly half of all sales (48%) completed on a Friday. Thursdays accounted for 15% of completions with 12% occurring on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. However, the variation Read more…
According to new data released by HMRC, 86,400 properties (or 19.5% of all transactions) have been subject to the 3% levy for additional homes since its introduction on 1st April. This has netted the Treasury a cool £670 million in additional taxation. Dan HopkinsWorking with property professionals for over 20 Read more…
Across 63 of our largest towns and cities, figures show we are currently spending 26% of our gross household earnings on rent. Dan HopkinsWorking with property professionals for over 20 years providing advice and services to all property investors. www.handmproperties.co.uk
Dan HopkinsWorking with property professionals for over 20 years providing advice and services to all property investors. www.handmproperties.co.uk
Council Tax – Who is liable if a tenant leaves early? Landlord or tenant? So, your tenant ups and leaves before the end of their tenancy. Should they be liable to pay the council tax due on the property or is it the landlord’s responsibility? In 2015 landlords were becoming Read more…