House prices flatline as ‘cheeky offers’ test seller expectations

Landlords are focusing their attention on getting their finances into shape rather than expanding their portfolios, as tax and regulatory pressures reshape the buy-to-let market, it has been claimed. Data from Mortgage technology platform Twenty7tec shows buy-to-let purchase searches are down 13.7% year-on-year, while remortgage searches are up 6%. Around two-thirds of landlord mortgage searches…

Following a 16-year career at firms including Savills and Marsh and Parsons, Charles McCosh has joined Harding Green as Partner and will be working under Jack Graham-Lindsey’s team. Charles has extensive experience dealing with a significant number of prestigious family homes, townhouses and apartments across London and Edinburgh. Having started his career in London, he gained…

Angela Rayner has compared meeting the target to build 1.5 million new homes like her “running the marathon in under five hours”. Speaking on Radio 4’s Today Programme, she said: “I’m going to keep the 1.5 million target, but it is like me saying that I’m going to run the London Marathon in under five…

There has been a clear post-Budget uplift in activity at the top end of the Capital’s housing market, with a wave of new listings in what is normally a quiet time of year, according to Jefferies London’s Founder, Damien Jefferies (pictured). The property brokerage’s research shows 444 homes priced at £2m or more have been…

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Buy-to-let mortgage borrowing continues to grow, with fresh lending figures indicating landlords are still investing in rental property despite regulatory change and headlines around landlord exits, according to Alexander Hall’s Managing Director Richard Merrett (pictured). The brokerage firm’s latest market analysis, which is based on historic Bank of England data, shows buy-to-let lending has grown…