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As many landlords and tenants ponder which way for rents, up down or unchanged, we look back at what happened last year and forward to what might happen this. Rents for residential properties – what happened in 2016 and what are the prospects for 2017? Rents in 2016 Based on the latest rental price… Read more »
Posts Tagged: lettings
Harder Buy to let lending rules
New buy to let lending restrictions The government this week handed new powers to the Bank of England to regulate mortgage lending in the buy to let sector effectively ensuring harder buy to let lending rules. Because of the new powers the Bank’s financial policy committee, the guardians of financial stability, will now be able… Read more »
Crossrail 2 stations
Crossrail 2 Crossrail 2 is a new proposed north-south rail line connecting existing National Rail networks in Surrey and Hertfordshire, with trains running through new tunnels beneath central London. This is the second of three blogs on the impact of Crossrail 2 on the local property markets along the proposed route. The first blog which gives… Read more »
Crossrail 2 an investment opportunity?
What is Crossrail 2? Crossrail 2 is a new proposed north-south rail line connecting existing National Rail networks in Surrey and Hertfordshire, with trains running through new tunnels beneath central London. There will be a 30-trains-per-hour service between Wimbledon in the South West and Tottenham Hale and New Southgate in the North East, with additional… Read more »
Government puts emphasis on rental sector
Government moves emphasis to rental sector Speaking at this week’s RESI conference Gavin Barwell, the new housing minister, has used his first major speech to shift Government policy away from what has been an almost single focus on home ownership and open up more investment into the rental sector. He also indicated that the Government… Read more »
Rental Shortage
Rental Shortage The claim this week by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) that the UK is facing a critical rental shortage maybe good news for existing and prospective landlords. Rics estimates that at least 1.8 million more households will be looking to rent rather than buy a home by 2025. In the… Read more »
Buy to let advice
For those thinking of investing in buy to let but not sure where to start; here is some buy to let advice. Leveraging your borrowing The first question many potential investors ask when seeking buy to let advice is how much should I borrow? The great thing about buy-to-let borrowing is that it provides… Read more »
Shift to rent to accelerate
Shift in Property Ownership There is a fundamental shift in property ownership occurring in London according to new analysis by PwC. The city is being transformed from ownership to rent with a significant shift from nearly two-thirds owner-occupiers to 60% of Londoners forecast to be renters in less than 10 years. In 2000, just under… Read more »
Source Newsletter February 2016
Newsletter Welcome to this month’s newsletter from Source Investments which reviews current information relevant to both existing and prospective buy to let investors. House Price Rise Statistics – Main findings Information released on 16th February by the Office of Statistical Information reveals the following trends in house price movements in the period up to 31st… Read more »
Changing Shape of Buy to Let
New legislation from April 2016 will potentially change the shape of buy to let as an investment opportunity. A “Hot” Market Buy to let has become one of the hottest investment areas with mortgages to landlords accounting for about 17% of all new lending in 2015, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders, which is up from… Read more »
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