News & Updates

New house building figures released today by NHBC for Q1 2015 show that more than 40,000 new homes were registered in the UK during the first three months of the year, an increase of 18% on the same period last year.

New regulations requiring landlords to install smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in their rental properties have been laid before Parliament and are expected to come into force, subject to approval, on 10 October 2015.

Britain must build large rented housing schemes run by institutional investors rather than focusing solely on building new homes for sale, a campaign group has claimed.

The average house price in March stood at £178,007 across England and Wales – a monthly drop of 0.8%.

According to new data from Mortgage Advice Bureau, first-time buyers who have used the Government’s Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme are spending £180 less per year on repaying their mortgage than if they were renting.

According to a new survey by Rentguard Insurance, between 40 and 49 years old is the most common age for those becoming a landlord for the first time.