ASKING PRICES GOING DOWN
Falling asking prices can be a tell-tale sign of an impending drop in house prices and falling asking prices are exactly what the Rightmove House Price Index for November 2018 has revealed.
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THE ARRIVAL OF RENTVESTING
You heard the one about the people who own a property but are living in rental accommodation? Why are they paying good rent to a landlord?
HOMES TAKING LONGER TO SELL
Something a bit worrying is happening in the housing marketing and we are not hearing a lot of noise about it – however it is potentially a cause for serious concern.
ARE MICRO FLATS THE FUTURE?
Micro flats are increasingly being talked about as one of the multiple solutions needed to address housing shortages up and down the country.
THE REVOLUTION IS COMING!
There is justifiable talk that builders and developers are getting closer to their “Uber moment” – with the threat being modular or factory built homes.
SHOULD WE WORRY ABOUT HELP TO BUY?
What’s not to like about the Help to Buy equity loan scheme?
FEWER LONDON HOUSE STARTS
In the quarter ending September 2018, the number of private house starts in the capital fell by around 50% – 3,655 compared to 7,153 in the previous quarter. The steep slowdown was revealed by researchers Molior and the starts total was the lowest since 2012.
THE BUDGET OCTOBER 2018
For buy to let landlords, Philip Hammond’s autumn budget on the 29th October threatened to administer a nasty bite…but in the end it was little more than a feeble bark.
SHOULD THE INTEREST RATE RISE WORRY YOU?
What does the second rise in interest rates in 10 years mean? Base rate up by 0.25% The Bank of England has just increased the base rate from 0.5% to 0.75% (2nd August 2018) catching a few commentators by surprise. What’s the likely impact? The dominant chatter I […]
HAVE WE UNDERESTIMATED THE MILLENNIALS?
They have been written off a thousand times…the millennials…”the homeowner-less generation”…doomed to be renters for the rest of their lives. But could we have got it wrong? Are the millennials set for a spectacular comeback? Is millennial homeownership destined to increase in the long term, confounding the doom-mongers? […]
