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What Goes Around Comes Around
This week we have been approached by the developers of three schemes. One in Preston, one in Rossendale in Lancashire and one in Nottinghamshire. The point is that we looked at these schemes last year, proposed on them to fit in line with investors needs and...
Landlords – Not as ‘Evil’ as the Press Suggests
Brandon Lewis, the Minister for Housing & Planning was asked last week: Q: Why does the government want to cut down on landlords and how much do you think the recent measures against them (cuts to mortgage relief tax etc.) will reduce the number of buy-to-let...
North-South House Price Divide Hits Record High
House prices in northern England are now less than half those in the south of the country, according to the Nationwide - a new record. On average, a house in the North of England is worth nearly £163,000 less than one in the South. In the first quarter of 2016, prices...
Affordability Tests to ‘Damage’ Buy to Let Growth
More headline grabbing nonsense, but read on! The good bits are nicely hidden. We have highlighted the core information that contradicts the headlines that appear incredibly negative when the actual forecasts are very positive. Buy-to-let landlords should face new...
Private Housing Rental Prices Increase
Depending upon your opinion The Office of National Statistic might not sound interesting but some of the statistic result articles are most interesting. Looking at this from a property rental perspective the below makes good reading. INDEX OF PRIVATE HOUSING RENTAL...
Home Ownership Out of Reach for Many
Interesting piece today from ARLA (The Association of Residential Letting Agents) today stating: HOME OWNERSHIP OUT OF REACH FOR MANY AS LIFETIME COST OF RENT EXCEEDS £50,000 Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) and the Centre for Economic and Business...
Budget 2016 – Relevant Changes
Not much to report to be fair and any changes that effect the UK buy to let property market we were all ready aware of. There’s a quick summary below of the relevant property related points. The key bit for the buy to let property landlord and investor is the formal...
Has Britain Stopped Building Bungalows?
BBC News published an unsurprising but yet interesting article today about the lack of new build bungalows. The number of bungalows being built in the UK has collapsed, despite an ageing population. Why? It's the building that's symbolised a quieter, gentler way of...
Putting Miles on the Clock in ‘Glamorous’ Location
In the past couple of week I've driven to Preston, Burnley, Rochdale, Ossett, Normanton, Newark and Doncaster. This week I'm due in Stockport and Bury. No offence to anyone that's from any of these towns but they are generally not regarded as glamorous or perceived to...
Bastion Estates & Huddersfield Town AFC
Our on-going association with Huddersfield Town Football Club has been formally announced today by the Club. It's always good to see Bastion Estates mentioned in the press and trending (to a small degree) on social media. We first became a commercial partner of the...
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