Insurance News Archive
- 31 Jan 2007
Close-to-home Buy-to-let Investments Lauded
According to Lee Grandin, managing director of Landlord Mortgages, "local knowledge and the ability to be a hands-on landlord" are crucial facets in successful investment. - 31 Jan 2007
Property Market 'cooling'
With annual house price growth subsequently decreasing from 10.5 per cent to 9.3 per cent between December 2006 and January 2007, Fionnuala Earley, chief economist at the group, speculated that a surprise quarter point interest hike this month may have contributed to a cooling down in the market. - 30 Jan 2007
Estate Agents Require Further Regulatory Measures
With the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill being discussed in parliament today, the group is calling for a series of measures to be introduced. - 29 Jan 2007
Reusing Hips 'problematic'
Charles Smailes, president of the group, questioned how useful the documents would be if a property was re-offered. - 26 Jan 2007
EPCs To Be Part Of Hips
In a bid to reduce carbon emissions and assist homeowners in saving money on energy bills, the government consultation has proposed that estate agents must include the certificates with the property particulars. - 25 Jan 2007
Long-term Commitment On The Cards From Landlords
According to a survey by BDRC for Alliance & Leicester Mortgages, 53 per cent of landlords expect to remain in the buy-to-let game for at least another ten years. - 24 Jan 2007
Landlords Encouraged To 'get In Touch' Using Agents
ARLA spokesperson Malcolm Harrison believes that "you must understand your market both before you buy and when you are trying to let". - 23 Jan 2007
Storm Damage "right Across" England And Wales
NFU Mutual also predicts the bill will amount to more than £30 million, as people begin to count the cost of the damage done to their homes and businesses. - 22 Jan 2007
Paragon: Landlords Can Handle Rate Rises
The study finds that, on average, landlords' borrowing equates to less than 40 per cent of the total value of their property portfolio. - 19 Jan 2007
Houses Prices In UK's Counties Break £100,000 Barrier
Providing an example of how house price growth has shown great acceleration in recent years, this is the first time that each county in the UK has average prices with more than six figure sums each. - 18 Jan 2007
Ahipp Creates Hips Code Of Conduct
The Association of Home Information Pack Providers' (Ahipp) claim that the move will entail that providers subscribing to the code will have to comply to stringent safety standards in the delivery of the packs. - 16 Jan 2007
Government Warns Of Smoking At Home Dangers
Its announcement forms part of its 'Put it out, right out' campaign, which is drawing attention to the estimated 132 deaths, 1,600 injuries and 4,300 fires.
