Do NOT buy a new property with ground rents
As plc housebuilders ABANDON ground rents, buyers should NOT buy any new leasehold flats with ground rents.
RICS concerned about the ‘prospect of a sharp slowdown in transaction activity’ (PIE)
Residential property sales have continued to increase in recent weeks, but surveyors are expecting a slowdown early next year.
One-off tax grab on property values proposed (PIE)
Millions of people could see their main homes, not just additional properties, taxed as part of a one-off “wealth tax”, experts have warned.
Not just EPCs – now there may be Flood Performance Certificates (EAT)
A not-for-profit group of government and insurance industry representatives wants a Flood Performance Certificate to be issued for every home.
Housing market set for New Year ‘correction’ (PW)
The New Year could be a turning point for the housing market, with house prices falling by -1.2% in January and -2.5% in February, warned Reallymoving.