Property News
Residential rental prices falling in Australian capital cities
Property Wire - 8 Apr 2016 16:09
Weekly rents increased by a mere 0.2% in Australian capital cities in March but overall they are down 0.2% year on year, the latest rental index shows. In the last 12 months Melbourne recorded the biggest increase in ren...
First time buyers boost UK housing market activity
Property Wire - 8 Apr 2016 11:56
The UK housing market has reported healthy growth in March, on the back of a surge in first time buyer activity, new research shows. There has been a lot of talk about buy to let buyers flooding the market to beat Aprils...
UK mortgage industry welcomes removal of affordability clause from hybrid lifetime loans
Property Wire - 8 Apr 2016 10:46
The UK home mortgage industry has welcomed a decision by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to remove the need for an affordability assessment on home owners taking out hybrid lifetime mortgage products. The FCA said ...
Big rise in new rental properties advertised in run up to additional homes tax hike
Property Wire - 8 Apr 2016 08:19
The rush to beat the April additional homes stamp duty deadline in the UK saw a big rise in new rental properties being listed in the week of the tax hike, research has found. Some 20.6% more properties were being advert...