Today’s announcement by the Bank of England that interest rates will rise from 0.25 to 0.5% has not come as a surprise, but marks a significant change in direction following almost a decade of record low interest rates. First Time Buyers who have purchased a property in the past 10 […]
Landlords are being urged to set up basic procedures to protect themselves against accusations of retaliatory evictions. Danielle Hughes, a solicitor at Kirwans law firm, said that many landlords are leaving themselves wide open to legal claims of retaliatory eviction and property disrepair by failing to put clear processes in […]
Whilst you may think that any tenant who pays their rent on time is a good one, some recent polls have revealed that landlords do have preferences when taking on new tenants. New research has shown that 29% of landlords would prefer childless couples to be living in their properties. […]
Industry experts are encouraging people to protect their finances from future increases to interest rates, as soon as they possibly can. Experts say that an increase to the base rate by the Bank of England is imminent and so they should ensure that they are locked into a fixed rate […]
The UK Government has announced its intentions to reform the home-buying process by addressing practices like gazumping. At the same time, with interest rates set to rise for the first time in a decade to 0.5%, industry bodies are also calling for the Government to scrap Stamp Duty in next […]
