North West Rental Growth Best in UK at 11% | Property News

The Goodlord Rental Index shows a substantial 7.3% year-on-year rental growth in England during November. As a result, the average rent sits at £1,666 PCM.

Those statistics show the most significant rental growth percentage in the North West, rising 11% compared to last year.

Other notable rental growth regions include the East Midlands, North East, South West, South East and West Midlands – although no other region comes close to the North Westwhere cities like Liverpool and Manchester continue to attract tenants willing to pay premium rents.

Goodlord chief executive William Reeve said: “Whilst month-on-month patterns continue to follow

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Australia’s property prices rise by 8 per cent in 2023

Australian properties prices surged by 8.1 per cent in 2023 but forecasts predict the stubbornly high cash rate will keep housing costs in check.

Corelogic’s latest housing report revealed housing prices continued to rise in 2023 but five of the eight capitals are still recording home values ​​below record highs.

In 2021, property prices soared by 24.5 per cent.

A record number of Australians are in mortgage stress.
Aussie property prices see an 8.1 per cent increase in 2023. (Adobe Stock)

Home values ​​miss record highs in 2023

December saw the smallest increase in property prices, just 0.4 per cent, which CoreLogic’s research director Tim Lawless attributed to rising

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Considering buy-to-let? Here’s why it’s a bad move at the moment

For several years, buy-to-let has been a good choice for expats wanting to invest in the Netherlands. But a number of recent political decisions means that it no longer makes sense to do so, says financial advisor José de Boer from De Boer Financial Consultants.

One of the hottest topics in my mailbox at the moment is buy-to-let, or buying a house to rent out to other people as an investment. This has been, for good reasons, a popular phenomenon in the Netherlands for quite a while now. However, a number of developments in the housing market have made buy-to-let

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