Recent research carried out by Direct Line for Business reveals that up to 10% of landlords don’t have a fully legal letting agreement between them and their tenants. The new research results suggest that some landlords have no formal written t... read more »
The least surprising revelation of the Panama Papers is that filthy money is being recycled through London property, that the profits made by dictators and criminals are made safe and clean through the medium of luxury riverside developments and, spe... read more »
Despite the stamp-duty increase and looming tax relief cuts, buy-to-let mortgage providers are still following the prevailing market trend and slashing rates. Since last year, the average two-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgage has dropped... read more »
The lettings market was flooded with new properties immediately before the April 1 stamp duty deadline, leading to a lower rate of growth of rents – but it will not last. Countrywide, the estate agency, said that 50pc of homes sol... read more »
Hedge funds have upped their bets against London’s luxury homes market in the latest sign of overheating in the capital, it emerged today. Earls Court developer Capital & Counties has become the latest target for short-sellers, a couple of... read more »
Home owners who work in London can save £3,000 on a property for every minute of commuting outside of the UK’s capital city. New research from real estate firm Savills that looked at 100,000 house sales recorded around 314 stations on t... read more »
Pension freedoms have made moving abroad a tempting option. Look at 10 European countries and some of the costs of living there. Property prices are threshold estimates for desirable properties (there are cheaper options), based on Rightm... read more »
The investors behind residential schemes at the Olympic Park in Stratford and Elephant & Castle have merged the developments to create a £1.4bn vehicle for rented homes. Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company, which is own... read more »
As more families cash-in and move out of the capital, the estate agent Savills has calculated the savings in house prices per minute per train journey House prices in the London commuter belt fall by more than £3,000 for every minute furt... read more »
Homebuyers in search of the best-value starter homes in the capital should continue to head east and south-east as a new report confirms Bexley as London's most affordable borough. Despite emerging as one of south-east London's fastes... read more »