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Housing market in UK ended 2016 strongly, latest index shows
The residential housing market in the UK finished 2016 strongly with prices up 1.7% month on month in December, taking the annual growth to 6.5%. The quarterly growth was also strong, up 2.5% in the final quarter of the year, taking the average price of a home to £222,484, the figures from lender the Halifax […] The post Housing market in UK ended 2016 strongly, latest index shows appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
More buy to let landlords set to become limited companies ahead of April tax change
With buy to let landlords looking to increase their portfolios in 2017 facing tax changes from April, it is likely that more will set themselves up as limited companies with the aim of being more tax efficient. Already more buy to let mortgage applications are being made via limited companies but experts are warning that […] The post More buy to let landlords set to become limited companies ahead of April tax change appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Property prices in Australian capital cities up by almost 11% year on year
Property prices in capital cities in Australia increased by 1.4% in December and by 10.9% year on year, the highest annual growth since 2009, the latest index figures show. But there is considerable variation with annual prices rising by 15.5% in Sydney but falling 4.3% in Perth while Melbourne and Hobart recorded gains higher than […] The post Property prices in Australian capital cities up by almost 11% year on year appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →




