June Newsletter

With big changes coming to the property market in June we have selected some articles below we hope you might find useful.

Lettings developments - The Tenant Fee Ban

If you’re a tenant or landlord, then it has been hard to avoid all of the recent coverage of the Tenant Fee Ban. Essentially, the new Act means that tenants will no longer be charged for extra services from June this year.

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Common mistakes made by first-time buyers and how to avoid them

There’s no denying that purchasing your first property can be an incredibly exciting process. Everything from your first viewing to deciding which bread bin goes best with your new kitchen can feel like a thrill, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a multitude of things to avoid as you look to buy your first home.

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Property prices up in April

Recent research from mortgage lender Nationwide has shown that house prices picked up in April, with the average asking price for homes now standing at £305,449. This is a jump of £3,500 from the previous month, marking the largest month-on-month increase for over a year and indicating that the market is now experiencing some uplift from the delayed Brexit outcome.

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How should landlords furnish their properties?

Most landlords will have to deal with the dilemma of whether to furnish their properties or not at some stage. Given that roughly half of all prospective tenants in Britain are happy to live in an unfurnished property and provide their own chairs etc., and even landlords that provide furniture do not generally raise their rent, the question is whether it’s really a worthwhile process...

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