Residential Bulletin - key items you may have missed 30 January 2012
Welcome to the latest issue of Residential Bulletin, a selection of freely available online items relating to residential issues.
UK house prices
- No change in January and no increase since June 2010 (Hometrack)
- CML view on UK housing and mortgages market
UK rents
Private rented sector
- UK Tenants Accreditation Scheme (UKTAS) is being launched on 1 March 2012 (Letting Agent Today)
- Halifax buying v renting review (based on the costs of an average three bedroom property) reveals that it is cheaper to purchase than rent a residential property
Moving costs
- LLoyds TSB review into moving costs reveals it costs on average £9 000 to move. Estate agency fees are the largest single component in the costs which have risen faster than house prices since 2001.