Yields fell slightly last month but remain strong overall, new figures show.
Average yield around England, Scotland and Wales, slipped 0.1 per cent in May, according to Countrywide, but different regions told varying stories. Read more…
Rents have remained stable in real terms despite apparent rises, said the Residential Landlords Association (RLA).
Official data from the Valuation Office Agency showed that in the 12 months to March 2013 rents increased by 2.7 per cent. Read more…
Waterfront properties are continuing to command higher prices their than inland counterparts, particularly in the south-west.
According to Knight Frank’s annual Prime Waterfront Index, a waterfront setting in this part of the country can create an uplift of as much as 66 per cent. Read more…
London’s property market is continuing to pull away from the rest of the country, with prices rising higher than the national average in April.
Data from the Land Registry’s House Price Index showed that across the country annual price growth stood at 0.7 per cent in April. This takes the average value of a property in England and Wales to £161,458. Read more…
UK house prices have increased slightly this month, new figures show.
The research from Nationwide shows that the average price of a home in Britain has risen by 0.4 per cent across the month to stand at a total of £167,912 – up 1.1 per cent from the same month last year. Read more…
UK house prices rose again in March, new figures show, increasing by 2.7 per cent compared to the same month last year.
The average price of a UK house is now £235,000, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), up from the annual rise of 1.9 per cent recorded in February. Read more…
The number of landlords investing in property for the first time has risen this quarter, a specialist mortgage lender has said.
Paragon Mortgages’ quarterly trend survey shows that intermediary buy-to-let business coming from first-time landlords has been on the rise since 2009. Read more…
