Pockets where rental yields have lifted post tenant fees ban

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The latest research by lettings management platform, Howsy, has looked at which pockets of the buy-to-let market have seen the biggest uplifts in rental yields since the tenant fee ban came into force as part of the Tenant Fees Act 2019 back in June of last year.

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Today in politics: CMP, RLA research, Universal Credit and housing benefit

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We look at plans to extend the CMP deadline for letting agents yet again, debates on Universal Credit and Housing Benefit and research from the RLA and LGA. CMP regulations published  The draft Client Money Protection Schemes for Property Agents (Approval and Designation of Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 and explanatory note have now been published. Rules were […]

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Newbie renting to Universal Credit claimants?

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I have been browsing this site and found it to be very useful with lots of handy information and a great bunch of valued members – so I decided to join as well! I am having a few issues (with the agent &

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Nation’s most valuable property postcodes revealed

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The latest research from estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has looked at which postcodes across the nation are the most valuable when it comes to the average price paid by UK homebuyers in the last year.  

GetAgent.co.uk
compiled data from Land Registry property transactions over the last year,
breaking each sale down to postcode level to see which two to four digits had
the highest property pedigree.  

London

Of course, the capital tops the list and in
fact, the top 22 most valuable postcodes are all located in London across the
boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.  

The cream of the crop is W1J, where property
sold prices averaged a respectable £7.6m over the last year. SW1A follows with
an average sold price of £5.5m, with W1S (£4.3m), W1K (£4.1m) and SW1X (£4m)
also amongst the most prestigious.

Outside of London

While the capital dominates there are postcode
pockets outside of London where the average sold price is £1m plus. GU25 in
Surrey is the most expensive property postcode (just) outside of the M25.
Property sold prices in the area averaged £1.5m last year placing it in the mix
with the capital’s big hitters.

You’d be forgiven for thinking this exclusive
property price club is restricted to the South, but you would be mistaken.
Manchester’s M2 postcode flies the flag for the North, with an average sold
price of £1.3m.

Buckinghamshire’s HP9 is the only other
postcode where sold prices have averaged over £1m in the last year at
£1,089,664.  

At the other end of the scale, Stockton’s TS2
ranks as the most affordable postcode with an average sold price of just
34,000, with 40 other postcodes also seeing the average property price come in
under the £100k mark.  

Founder and CEO of GetAgent.co.uk,
Colby Short, commented:

“Apparently there’s been a Brexit inspired
market slowdown? Although someone clearly forgot to inform homebuyers in these
pricey postcodes, with the average selling price remaining at a very healthy
level indeed.  

When it comes to the prices being paid for the
property in these postcodes it boils down to two things. Prestige and supply.
Well to do homebuyers want the prestige of living in one of these well-renowned
postcodes but unfortunately, there’s only a finite supply of homes available
within them.  

Therefore when one does hit the market, not
only does it hold its value pretty much regardless of wider market conditions,
but the chances of two or more buyers running the price up in a bidding war are
also high.  

Who would have thought four little letters
could have such an impact on property prices?” 

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Low LTV costs?

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I have two BTL interest only mortgage, which are coming to an end and I need to find another provider.

Unfortunately, the LTV has changed considerably as the flats have reduced in value and in order to find another decent mortgage rate I will have to reduce the mortgage amount by £65000 from my savings to get the LTV to 75%.

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