Average UK Rental Yield observes a marginal decline compared to pre-pandemic levels. It currently sits at 3.5%, a marginal decline from the 3.6% registered prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to research by lettings management platform Howsy: Although the current market is facing obstacles, there are still buy-to-let (BTL) pockets providing strong returns for landlords….
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No one can predict what will happen to the housing sector after the lockdown. The house prices will rise or not after the lockdown? Since March 27, when the government announced to pause property deals, many buyers and sellers have been left stranded. Mortgage lenders have withdrawn products from the market. The listing, valuing and…
Mortgage Advice Bureau, Landmark Information Group and Simplify issued a four-step plan to the government to get the housing sector operating after lifting the Covid-19 lockdown. The three firms have together written to the housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, to detail how the government can quickly get the sector operating again and critically, bridge the…
Mortgage approvals for house purchase fell to 56,200 in March, says Bank of England. It is the lowest level since March 2013, according to the latest Money and Credit statistics from BoE. The analysis found that the rate on new variable-rate mortgage borrowing fell by 17 basis points in March. However, the cost of fixed-rate…