Real Estate
Value of homes in UK up 51% or £1.9 trillion since 2006
The total value of privately owned residential properties the UK has grown to over £5.5 trillion for the first time, according to new research. In the last 10 years the total value has increased by 51% or £1.9 trillion to an estimated £5.6 trillion, a rise that has comfortably out-paced the retail price index, which […] The post Value of homes in UK up 51% or £1.9 trillion since 2006 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
UK house prices set to grow 2% in 2017, half what was predicted before Brexit vote
House prices in the UK are set to rise by 2% in 2017 as growth is held back by uncertainty around Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, according to a poll of housing analysts. However, prices in London are set to see a small decline of 0.5% before recovering in 2018, says the results […] The post UK house prices set to grow 2% in 2017, half what was predicted before Brexit vote appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Call for rental housing database in the UK
The British Government should create a central database of house holders in rented properties as an alternative to the current system of tenant funded credit and reference checks, it is claimed. According to a new policy paper from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) the proposed database would hold landlord references and past rental […] The post Call for rental housing database in the UK appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →




