What to spend it on?
So, you’re selling that long held investment property ahead of the Budget, hoping to avoid being clobbered with extra levies on Capital Gains Tax and now it’s time to enjoy the profits, but what to spend it on? Well apart from the new this and that for the home, why not treat yourself to a […]
Santander launches cheapest mortgage on entire market
Santander has today launched the cheapest mortgage on the UK market with a new five-year deal at a rate of 3.68% that cannot currently be beaten. Rates have been creeping down for months on expectations the Bank of England is now on a base rate cutting cycle and the step back to below 4% was […]
A flip of a coin chance
Published on Property Eye, (an estate agency industry website) on the 13th September, Marc da Silva’s article What is currently happening in the UK property market?’ offers an extraordinary array of statistics that delve into the estate agents fortunes across the nation. A particularly interesting section states: % of Homes exchanging vs homes unsold Of […]
Are older homes better quality?
55% of people said they felt older homes were better quality than new build properties. Homeowners need greater protection from poor-quality new build housing amid the government’s bold ambition to see 1.5 million new homes built over the next five years. The warning comes from the New Homes Ombudsman, which deals with complaints about the […]
Robinson & Hall at the Bucks County Show
Into our third decade of hosting a tent at the 155th Bucks County Show on Thursday 29th August, Lee Jackson from the Auction Department was on hand, along with colleagues from the agricultural and planning departments to welcome many of the firm’s existing clients and a lot of new faces too. The show is held […]
Rental yields hit 10-year high as landlords brace for market shifts
Average rental yields on residential property have reached a 10-year high of 6.3%, and 82% of landlords describe tenant demand as strong, according to the Q2 2024 Landlord Trends report, conducted by Pegasus Insight on behalf of Foundation Home Loans. The incidence of rental increases has tripled in the last four years, with 74% of […]
UK rate cut: what the experts think
In a finely balanced decision, the Monetary Policy Committee voted 5-4 to reduce interest rates from 5.25% to 5%, marking a turning point where UK borrowing costs have been stuck at a 16 year high. The Economist said markets reckon the Bank of England will make one more quarter point cut this year, which is […]
The missing billions
Rachel Reeves accused the Tories at the end of July of leaving an unforgivable £22bn black hole in the public finances, as she set out a series of spending cuts and warned that there will tax rises in the Budget on 30th October. Having already pledged there will be no increases to the basic rate […]
