New free property portal launches
A new international property search engine aims to shake up the UK property market by offering a completely free service to consumers. Propertini is a Californian based business that believes current services do not operate in the best interests of consumers. Their objective is to provide the best and most comprehensive property search results based […]
SRA intervenes into Abode Solicitors
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has intervened into the practice of Abode Solicitors at The Studio, Greengate, Cardale Park, Harrogate. The firm has been closed with immediate effect. The SRA will stop the firm from operating, take possession of all documents and papers held by the firm (including clients’ papers), and take possession of all […]
Buy-to-let investors opt for university towns
Leicester, London, Leeds, Liverpool, Chelmsford, Bristol and Coventry have topped myhomemove’s Regional Buy-to-Let Index (2008-12) showing that students are helping to prop up the housing market, as buy-to-let investors opt for university towns. Leicester is leading the way for investment outside of London with 286 buy-to-let properties purchased in the last five years thanks to […]
Forster Dean Solicitors expands team
FORSTER DEAN Solicitors has welcomed Emma Pulley to their team in Crewe. Emma previously worked in their Widnes office. Emma Pulley said: “Having spent many years in our Widnes office I now look forward to working in Crewe fulltime. “It is a busy well established office, having good relationships with both estate agents and existing […]
Commercial Property Owners to lose out on tax relief
According to capital allowances tax specialists Catax Solutions, commercial property owners are set to lose more than three quarters of a billion pounds in unused tax relief over the next few years. The 2012 Finance Bill will come into force on 1 April 2014. On this date all unclaimed capital allowances relief must be identified […]
Homeowners save £1098 per year
According to new research from property website Zoopla.co.uk owning a property instead of renting saves £1,098 per year on average. The average rental payment on a two-bedroom flat across the UK is £8,258 per year, £1,098 less than the cost of servicing a 5% interest-only mortgage on a similar property, which currently stands at £7,160 […]
Land Registration transactions data shows change at the top
The Land Registry has released the latest figures for those organisations that hold accounts with them, showing their activity for August 2013. Information relating to applications for transfers for value (i.e. an approximation of purchase activity) showed the number of total firms making applications fell only slightly from 4579 to 4389 between August 2012 and […]