Buyers
Property Mapping By £ Per Square Metre
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 Read more…
Buyers
How do schools affect house prices?
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? Read more…
Landlords
View of the Lettings Market
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 Read more…
Markets
That Friday Feeling…
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 Read more…
Buyers
3% Stamp Duty
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 Read more…
Landlords
How Affordable Is Renting?
Across 63 of our largest towns and cities, figures show we are currently spending 26% of our gross household earnings on rent.
Landlords
Council Tax – Who is liable?
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 Read more…