UK house prices: Northern cities are among the best places to invest in property March 11, 2016 Forget Brixton and Hackney – Northern cities are the hottest up-and-coming areas for UK property investors, according to data released today on affordable homes. The figures from consumer group Which? show the areas where property prices are surging that also have an average house price below £200,000. The top spot for affordable homes in the UK is [...]
UK house prices: Stamp duty reforms are forcing landlords to give up buy-to-let investing – or even ditch their portfolios altogether March 11, 2016 More than half of landlords are planning to halt investments into buy-to-let homes, new research has revealed – weeks before April’s stamp duty hike is due to come in. Figures from the crowdfunding platform Property Partner show 59 per cent of landlords are planning to scrap investments into traditional buy-to-let properties, or are intending to sell some [...]
Here’s how much house prices have risen along the Elizabeth Line since building started March 7, 2016 London's upcoming Elizabeth line – set to open in 2018 – is already making its mark on property prices throughout the capital. Data released today showed properties near the planned stops along the line have increased in value by 52 per cent on average since building began, compared with the average rise of 30 per cent across England. The figures, from online property [...]
From Barclays to UBS and Lloyds: Here’s how much City banking interns earn March 4, 2016 If you’re planning to give up your university summer break, you may want to make sure you’re being adequately reimbursed – especially if you’re working long hours in one of London’s biggest banks. But asking about pay in an interview can be awkward, so where do you turn? Careers website Glassdoor.com has all the information you need [...]
Camra: Pubs charge you for extra sticking to half-pints after work March 4, 2016 Planning to opt for half-pints when you head out for drinks after work today? Pubs could be cheating you out of your hard-earned cash, after it was revealed almost 10 per cent of pubs charge between 41p and 50p more for a half pint. Research by The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) found half of pubs add 6p-20p to the [...]
UK car registrations up 8.4 per cent year-on-year in February March 4, 2016 Car registrations in the UK rose by 8.4 per cent year-on-year to 83,395 units in February – the strongest performance for the month of February since 2004, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said. Alternative-fuel vehicles showed the strongest growth, up by nearly 20 per cent to 2,221 in the month. Diesel and petrol registrations [...]
Record number of more than 1.2 million first time asylum seekers registered in the EU last year March 4, 2016 In 2015, a record number of over 1.2 million first time asylum seekers registered in the EU, according to new data from European statistics body Eurostat – a figure more than double that of the previous year. More than a third of the first time applicants were registered in Germany, which received 441,800 applications – 35 [...]
Flats with no windows are now on sale in Brixton for £465,000 February 26, 2016 Flats with no windows have gone on sale in Brixton for £465,000 as part of a development that estate agents have described as a “sanctuary of calm”. The “luxury development” is an office conversion on Acre Lane, near Brixton tube station. The property developers Build Consultants have been working on the block of one and two-bed [...]
