Council using cameras to catch landlords fly-tipping
This follows some incidents in the Darlington area where previous tenants’ furniture and other items were dumped in the lane at the back of properties or dumped elsewhere.
Tenant frustration – landlords usually take 41 days to make repairs
22% of tenants waited for more than six months to get the issue fixed
International buyers returning to the market
Searches using Legal & General Mortgage Club’s SmartrCriteria tool on behalf of international buyers rose by 160% in August.
October sees biggest monthly price rise since 2015
This is the biggest price rise at this time of year since October 2015, and suggests the market hasn’t run out of steam despite the expiry of the stamp duty holiday.
Michael Gove: Housing policy to shift from the South East to the North
Gove has been talking up the disparity between the cost of renting and buying between the South and the North of England.
Rogue landlord told to pay £275,000 for illegal outbuilding
Anja Bawa was issued with a planning enforcement notice in February 2016 after officers from Ealing Council’s Planning Enforcement team inspected the outbuilding.
Traders expect Bank of England base rate rise this year
They also expect two 0.25% rises in February and August 2022. If these increases go through the base rate would sit at 0.75% by next year, where it was before the pandemic.
Midlands retail lots to feature in October auction
A retail unit on the edge of what will become Wolverhampton’s £55 million leisure-led Westside city centre mixed use development is among a string of attractive lots.
Propertymark: Government policy should incentivise downsizing
As of 2020 18.65% of the UK population are over 65 according to ONS data, though this proportion is set to rise to 21.8% by 2030.
North West home to the best rental yields
House prices are still relatively low in the North West, at £185,171, while annual house price stood at 8.1% in the region as of July 2021.
