Salford Property News

At 28.3%, the proportion of gross income private renters in England and Wales spend on their rent is only marginally higher than five years ago.

In the North East and South West, renters spend proportionally less than they did back in 2015/16. The North West ...

Nearly 1.5 million people changed region in the UK even before the pandemic.

Since the pandemic housing market demand has increased significantly, with people making lifestyle decisions, balancing distance to work, family and hobbies.

Proportionally Scotland, Wales and the South West witnessed the most significant ...

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First-time buyers in England, in particular key workers, will have the chance to buy homes within their local area for a discount under the government's First Home Scheme launched this month.

The scheme will offer selected new build properties (houses and flats) to first-time buyers ...

With our new software update we are able to provide our landlords with their own personal portal which gives them access to all their property needs 24/7 7 days ...

Coronavirus changed the rules for evicting a tenant in England.

The current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions, introduced as an emergency measure during lockdown, ended on 31 May. Bailiffs have been asked not to carry out an eviction if anyone living in the property has ...

Newly listed properties are flying off the shelves. The majority (78%) of agents in the latest Dataloft subscriber poll said that homes, once listed, are selling in less than 28 days.

22% of agents state the majority of homes are selling in less than a ...

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ATTENTION LANDLORDS IN SALFORD

Salford City Council has designated an additional HMO licensing scheme in Salford. Under the scheme, private landlords who rent out a three or four person small HMO property in Salford, will be required to obtain a licence from ...

£8.7 billion was netted by the Chancellor in residential Stamp Duty receipts over the course of 2020–21, the lowest in eight years, however receipts in March 2021 were the 5th highest ever recorded.

Nearly £1.2 billion was collected in March, up 28% year-on-year, as many ...

The RICS March survey, gauging the mood of agents, showed continued improvement in the lettings market.

Tenant demand has continued to increase, with a net balance of +36%. In contrast, landlord instructions continue to fall, with a net balance of -25%.

The imbalance between demand ...

As restrictions start to ease across areas of the UK, just 1 in every 7 businesses proposes using increased home working as a permanent business model, a further 19% of businesses 'unsure'.

During lockdown 3, 28% of businesses had more staff working from home as ...

Just over £6 billion was collected by the Treasury in England in SDLT property tax in 2020. This is £2.2 billon less than in 2019, a 27% fall.

Over 300,000 property transactions were ineligible for tax in the final 6 months of the year, the ...

One in eight households (12%) in Great Britain have no access to a private or shared garden during the coronavirus lockdown.

Private outdoor space was the strongest design-based predictor of comfort during lockdown and the most valued quality of a home during the pandemic.

It ...

Pancakes have become such a popular Shrove Tuesday tradition that on 16th February, a whopping 52 million eggs will have been used in the UK. That is 22 million more than your average day, eggciting stuff!

With the average egg costing 19p, this equates to ...

Three quarters (75%) of buyers said a floor plan was very important information when searching for a property, according to the 2020 Property Academy Home Moving Trends Survey analysed by Dataloft.

Quality of photographs (55%), description (52%) and number of photographs (50%) were also very ...

Capability and market knowledge top the list of how prospective home buyers choose their agent according to results of the 2020 Property Academy Home Moving Trends Survey analysed by Dataloft.

Confidence in ability was rated by more homemovers than any other single quality and far ...

Nearly 1 in 4 housing transactions in 2020 will have been backed by the Bank of Mum and Dad, an estimated £50bn worth of property. Source: Dataloft, Legal and General

Across England and Wales, almost half (43%) of all private rental sector properties (both houses and flats) fall within Dataloft's definition of suburban areas, 41% urban and 16% rural.

Suburban renters are more likely to live in houses (58%) than urban renters (32%). As an ...

54,760 houses were completed in the first half of 2020. If we assume the same number of completions in the second half of 2020 as 2019, another 92,410 will complete, adding an estimated 147,00 homes to Santa's list. Source: Dataloft, Ministry of Housing, Communities and ...

The Dataloft Demand Index shows a +14% increase in housing market demand since the start of Lockdown 2. More time at home means more time spent browsing properties.

Demand dropped from 5th October, reflecting uncertainty in the new Tier system and the looming Lockdown 2 ...