Here’s another brilliant article from the always helpful Property Reporter website. “As regular readers of Keeping Current will recall we’re keen observers of The Bank of Mum and Dad. An estimated 60% of first-time buyers receive some…
So after 178 years of trading Thomas Cook has collapsed into insolvency. With debts of £1.7bn the insolvency of the business leaves 20,000 staff without a job and tens of thousands of customers unsure how…
Earlier this month estate agency Countrywide announced that it would introduce a new property report called the HomeFact report after a study involving 15,000 buyers apparently identified gaps in their knowledge which led to failures…
Thousands of graduates across the UK will move to London this month in the hope of embarking on a successful career, despite the extortionate rents and living costs associated with living in the capital. Research quoted…
The vast majority of intermediaries (91%) remain positive about the outlook for the mortgage industry despite ongoing political uncertainty, according to The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA). Published here the representative trade body for mortgage lenders found…
An article this week in Housing Today set us off thinking whether our fellow residents in Wimbledon have any understanding about all the planning decisions that are taken in their name? The article reported that nearby…
According to Property Investor Today London is now one Europe’s hot spots for investment in building properties to rent. Quoting research from property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle investment in Build to Rent – also known as multifamily…
A report published by the Institute of Economic Affairs on how to tackle the housing crisis has been previewed by the Sunday Telegraph. The report co-written by Conservative MP and arch Eurosceptic Jacob Rees-Mogg has called…
Estate Agent Today reports that the proposals outlined by the Regulation of Property Agents working party, set up last year by the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government are likely to form the basis…
Knight Frank earlier this week launched a suite of products designed for older homeowners, including equity release and retirement interest-only mortgages. However, as reported by Estate Agency Today agents have been muted in their response to Knight…