Swansea, Hull and Plymouth the best areas for student property returns
Swansea tops the list with an average yield of 9.56% for student property, with an average property price of £231,534.
Land & New Homes
Labour takes aim at buy-to-let at party conference
Powell branded the Conservatives ‘the party of speculators and developers’ compared to Labour’s focus on homeowners and tenants.
Modular housebuilding push – ilke Homes raises £60m to build 10,000 homes
The £60m is split between £30m debt from government agency Homes England and £30m of equity from multiple new investors.
Labour delegates back 150,000 social rented homes pledge
They also proposed ending Right to Buy, which has contributed to a lack of social housing stock.
Seeking house price gains? Look to the North East and Scotland
Scottish house price growth is expected to total 7% by the end of 2021, more than any other UK region.
Government introducing Residential Property Developer Tax
Developers will pay the tax when profits exceed a set allowance – it hasn’t been stated what the allowance will be, though £25m was mooted during the consultation period.
Why is inflation a good thing for investors?
Joseph Harnby is a PhD researcher in economics at the University of Bristol and a property investor Inflation has a bad name. People immediately…
UK experiencing second home boom
Knight Frank said buyers are motivated by the series of lockdowns that have kept people inside and altered work patterns.
One in four renters cannot keep their home warm, says Shelter
The charity raised concerns that things could worsen this year, owing to rising fuel costs, cuts to universal credit as well as the end of the furlough scheme from the start of next month.
London rental income still dwarfs the rest of the UK
With typical rents averaging £20,556 per year, the amount is so high that it equates to 4.3% of the region’s GDP, as well as nearly 31% of all the rents collected in the UK.
