Property News
US homes sales tumble but partly due to change in time frames rather than demand
Property Wire - 23 Dec 2015 17:32
Existing home sales in the United States fell considerably in November to the slowest pace in 19 months, according to the latest monthly report from the National Association of Realtors. However, some of the decrease was...
Scottish rents up just 0.1% in November, latest index shows
Property Wire - 23 Dec 2015 15:01
Scottish residential rental growth has almost ground to a halt in the run up to the festive holiday season with the average monthly rent up in November by 0.1% month on month. This takes the average rent to £546 per mon...
Extra stamp duty set to reduce number of lettings in UK, say agents
Property Wire - 23 Dec 2015 13:18
The extra stamp duty charge for the buy to let sector that begins next April has triggered a less optimistic outlook among letting agents in the UK. Some 40% are predicting that rental supply will decrease over the next ...
UK property prices set to rise by 3% to 8% in 2016, even with a rate rise
Property Wire - 23 Dec 2015 10:20
Residential property prices in some locations in the UK could increase by as much as 8% in 2016 as the recovery that has taken hold in London ripples out across the country. But overall price growth is expected to be aro...