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Downturn in markets makes extending a lease a viable option
THE current economic climate need not be all doom and gloom, says Mary-Anne Bowring, a Governor for the Institute of Residential Property Management (IRPM).
UK house-price inflation rate rises to 10.9%
THE UK house-price inflation rate rose from 9.9 per cent in December last year to 10.9 per cent in January...
Government goes ahead with home information packs, despite opposition
THE National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has criticised the Government for pressing ahead with plans for home information packs (HIPs), claiming that the final regulations are “likely to be a hindrance rather than any kind of help”...
Tenancy scheme coming into force
THE Tenancy Deposit Scheme comes into force tomorrow (Friday), establishing new rules for the management of deposits held by landlords under assured shorthold tenancies...
New figures for brownfield land usage
SMALL to medium-sized housebuilders across Britain are continuing to beat the Government’s targets for building on brownfield sites, with more than 95 per cent of new development start-ups in 2006 being brownfield, according to analysis by Wolsey Securities, the independent finance specialist for residential development.
These findings follow research recently by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE),...