Insurance News Archive
- 31 Mar 2006
Sipps U-turn To Have 'no Effect On Buy-to-let'
In December, the chancellor announced a U-turn on pension rules that would have allowed investment in residential property as part of a self-invested personal pension (Sipp). - 30 Mar 2006
Property Values Bounce Back
Publishing their monthly housing report Nationwide showed that the average house price was now £162,083, up by over £8,000 during the last twelve months. - 29 Mar 2006
Cameron Slammed Over Plans To Axe Hips
Property firm Spicerhaart called Mr Cameron's plans "misguided", saying that Hips would benefit first time buyers in their attempts to get onto the property ladder. - 28 Mar 2006
Free Report To Protect Against Fire
In the free fire protection report, the company outlines the responsibility that companies have in safeguarding property and people and how they can comply with the Fire Safety Order 2005. - 27 Mar 2006
Hips To Raise Council Tax
It is thought that the most expensive part of the Hip will be the Home Condition Report (HCR), which will contain details of all the features of the property, reports the website In2Perspective. - 24 Mar 2006
Fire Extinguisher Ignorance 'may Be To Blame For Blazes'
Research shows that understanding the specific type of extinguisher required and the importance of maintenance and training is not very widespread, reports the website Peterborough Net. - 23 Mar 2006
New Regulations For Buy-to-let
Firstly, landlord licensing is expected to come into effect on April 6th, which will mean that the landlord and the property will be assessed, reports the Mail on Sunday. - 22 Mar 2006
NAEA: Property Market Is Strengthening
The NAEA's latest property market survey reveals that the number of sales agreed saw a substantial rise last month. - 21 Mar 2006
Sipps Will Have 'no Impact On Housing Market'
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has commented that it expects only "a very modest uplift in house prices" as a result of Sipps, reports the website First Rung. - 20 Mar 2006
Buy-to-let Boom Welcomed By Investors
Almost 60 per cent of buy-to-let intermediaries expect rental income to increase in the next three months, according to Mortgage Trust. - 17 Mar 2006
Govt Maps Out Future Of Hips
The CML claims that this is an essential step by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) to enable the industry to work to a set schedule and monitor progress.
