New year brings optimism to the property market
Members of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) reported a positive start for the New Year as recent figures from the monthly housing market survey indicate a new sense of optimism from consumers for 2008.
Agents reported that the number of buyers on books, sales agreed and houses available rose throughout January. What’s more, first […]
City is one of the UK’s best property hotspots for property investors
York is one of the best property hotspots in Britain to make a property investment - despite of gathering economic storm clouds.
The city is listed second only to Cambridge in a top 20 of property hotspots where property buying is a “failsafe” investment.
There is the relative ease with which commuters can reach other towns and […]
Repossessions Offer Buy To Let Opportunities
The buy to let sector is receiving a boost from the increasing number of properties being repossessed in the wake of steady interest rate rises. A growing number of people are offloading properties at bargain prices to stop repossession, and savvy investors are cashing in.
The Bank of England has increased the bank base rate five […]
Phil Spencer: How to fight your way out of a housing market slowdown
With the credit crunch squeezing and the cloud of a downturn in house prices looming, the property market has become an unpredictable place. Sellers cower at home waiting for the storm to pass, while all but the boldest of buyers are holding onto their cash until they see what is happening with interest rates and […]
The ARLA Review & Index of Returns on Residential Investment Q4 2007
Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has published ARLA Review and Index of Returns on Buy to Let Investment, compiled from the results of the quarterly survey of ARLA member letting agents and of investor landlords.
The data, which covers yields, rents, void periods, types of rental property, regional differences etc is drawn from 517 letting […]
