Rental Boom spreads beyond the Capital.

The boom in buy to let mortgages Leicester is reaching other parts of the UK according to the Association of Residential letting Agents.

A survey out stated the regions with the highest number of landlords buying property in the last twelve months were the North East £0% the Midlands 26% and the rest of London 26%.

London as led the way for buy to lets but there are signs that investors are looking elsewhere within the country and believe now is the time to buy if you can get the finance and take advantage of lower property prices.

Landlords in central and all the rest of London were most likely to buy more property in the next twelve months 30% of landlords in the midlands also said they would most likely buy within the next year to.

In contrast only 18% of landlords in the south West bought rental property in the last year while some 10% sold the highest number in the UK.

Landlords in the North have the largest portfolios with an average of 13 properties per landlord in the North East and North West. Whilst in the Central London and the South East on average 6 rental properties each.

There are some areas within the UK that are very suitable for rental investments as they have high student numbers whilst others have unveiled local enterprise zones and are areas targeted for future growth.

It is a positive sign that landlords are continuing to purchase the activity needs a boost by larger scale investment. Demand is outstripping supply and home ownership is out the reach for many and it is critical that people have access to a home of their choice.

As the rental sector is unregulated we would urge anyone to consider becoming a landlord or think about renting a property to engage with a letting agent that is a member of an accredited body before making a commitment.

ARLA members for example have industry leading knowledge and follow strict codes of conduct are licensed with access to client money protection and a redress scheme.

Increase of 15% in Tenant Demand

The number of tenants looking for rental accommodation has grown by 15%  compared to this time last year say countrywide.

Countrywide’s research into the private rental sector found that despite the increases in new rental properties to the market demand outstripped the supply with an average of five tenants after one property.

The high demand has fuelled tenants to snap up properties in record average of 13.3 days even though the number of rental properties have increased.

Countrywide as over 1300 estate agency and lettings offices across the UK, there have been some significant changes within the rental market and a good influx in the availability of larger family homes across the UK.

Three bedroomed properties now account for 41% of all rental properties, compared to less than a third of properties in Q2 last year 32% suggesting the return of buy to let investors and sellers looking to let out their unsold family homes.

The North West and West Midlands as seen the biggest jump in 3 bedroom properties.

These larger properties also make up 45% of rental stock in the West Midlands compared to 21% last year. The type of property is barely changed over the twelve months in the London Region with around a third of properties.

Regional Highlights:-

South West Properties in this region were let within an average of 12.8 days in Q2 2011 with 6.6 tenants for each available  rental property in the area.

South East: there are 5.5 tenants to each available in this quarter compared to 5.3 in the last quarter. The time to let was 12.9 days one day quicker than the same period last year.

North West there was an average 3.9 applicants for each  available property this as unchanged and 31.3% of all property with three bedrooms.

North: there are 2.6 tenants competing each other for each property available on the region 12% were four bedroom.

East Midlands 53% of all rentals in this area are one and two bedroom houses with average property let within 15 days compared 14.6 days.

West Midlands: There were 7.2 tenants for each property in 2011 up from 6 in 2011 properties were snapped up in an around 11.7 days down from 12.1 in the first quarter of the year.

London 40% of all rentals in the capital are two bedroom and these properties are being let within 12 days of going on the market.

Scotland: 75% of properties are one and two bedroom properties 52.4% were successfully rented out were two bedroom flats.

Wales 56% are two bedroom in this region with only 8% of landlords being reluctant landlords and lowest percentage across all regions.

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Barclays profits are down by 33%

Barclays have reported pre-tax profits of £2.6bn for the first six months of the year down 33% from last year.

They have also stated that there will be a further 1,400 job cuts in 2011 having already cut 1,400 posts this year.

The fall in profits is related to them having to pay £1bn provision for settling claims for mis-selling of PPI.

The bank reported a big drop in bad debts and is on course to reach predicted targets for UK business lending.

Charges for bad debts fell 41% on last year to £1.8bn  due to better management of the troubled Eurozone economies such as Spain and Portugal.

Most of its profits have come from investment banking division, Barclays Capital which includes parts of the former US Bank Lehman Brothers.

Adjustment profits at this division fell 9% to £2.3bn due to lower returns from investments, in bonds and commodities.

Job Losses

They said they were looking at cuts to boost profits in future.

Barclays currently employ 147,000 staff around the world.

On Monday rival bank HSBC announced it would cut 25,000 jobs by 2013 as part of its own efforts to cut costs, it had already announced 5,000 job cuts

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Slow Growth in Economy

The gross domestic product grew by only 0.2% in the second quarter of 2011 and is continuing to bear down mortgage borrowing said CML

Gross mortgage lending in June was estimated at 12.6bn was 16% higher than in May but it was 3% lower than in June 2010.

Gross lending in the second quarter of 2011 totalled an estimated £3.5 billion 11% higher than in the first three months of the year but 3% less than the second quarter of 2010.

Lending was £63.7 in the first half of the year lower than the £64.1 billion in the first six months to 2010.

The market this month highlighted the combination of the disappointed growth consumer price pressures and falling disposable income and uncertain jobs was taking its toll on house purchase decisions.

Although there is higher demand for rentals in the recent months and as increased  landlord activity.

Households seem to have reduced levels of debt in the past year but because of restrictions on mortgage Leicestershire lending and income growth. Households have not been repaying mortgage debt more quickly.

Rents Hit £700 Barrier

Record highs in June going beyond the £700 per month mark for the first time according to the Buy to Let Index.

The average rent rose by 0.7% in England and Wales.

With an annual inflation of 4.1% the average rent is now £28 per month higher than in June 2010 as a result of dipping house prices and rising rents the average reached 5.2% in June up from 5.1% in May.

In London the rents rose above the £1000 barrier per month and increase of 6.9%

Rents increased the fastest in the west Midlands and East of England rising 2% and 1.6% respectively compared to May.

Rents did decline in the East Midlands South East and Yorkshire & the Humber where it ranged from 0.5% to 0.2% and 0.1% respectively.

Tenant demand continues to reach higher peaks and there is not enough rental property coming to the market with rentals in London let within one day of coming onto the market.

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Property Market moving Sideways

In the last six months the property market house prices remained unchanged in June.

The value of homes remained the same in June as in previous month but lower than of June 2010 said the Nationwide.

The average cost of a UK home cost is £168,205. They do not see a change in the near due to the state of the economic climate.

Price were higher in the three months up to June at 0.3% higher than the past three months figures based on the building society own mortgage Leicestershire data.

The market as moved sideways in the past six months and June’s data suggest that it will remain the same trend throughout the summer months.

Economic growth looks set to gather pace in the future months ahead but it looks like it will only effect employment and a sluggish wage increases which will hold buyers back to the sidelines.

There would not be a forced sales surge as the banks rate remaining at an historic low of 0.5%.

Borro Announces first £1 million Loan

Borro announce its first £1 million loan, this was secured on a fine arts collection and was introduced by a borro specialist intermediary.

The 19th century fine arts collection was valued at £5 million to complete a large property deal.

Malcolm Scanlon of Niche commented

Our client needed short term finance to bridge a shortfall in funding to purchase a property and Borro provided a solution.

Borro said there were no restrictions in pace meaning the money was transferred faster than traditional lenders the client will pay back the money once he receives the proceeds from another sale in the next 4 months.

Borro have seen an increase of 11% in loans over £20,000 over the last six months and the vast majority have come from small business owners and the self employed.

Paul Atkien said

It is clear from the size of the loan which we have just made to Niche, along with the increase in loan sizes we have seen this year that Borro’s service fills growing need for larger loans which is not being met by banks. Our ability to lend against assets provides a huge effective facility that gives clients a way of securing a deal which would otherwise be lost but offers an excellent new income for introducers.

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Bank Insolvency Procedure for Southsea Mortgage

The FSA have decided to initiate special resolution regime and a subsequent application to the court by the bank of England, Southsea  Mortgage and investment Company Limited has been placed in the bank insolvency Procedure and BDO LLP has been appointed bank Liquidator.

That means as of today they no longer can trade.

The bank which as only 250 depositors and follows a deterioration in its financial position and as a result of management decisions. At the time of failure they have retail deposits of 7.4million.

There are insured limits of up to £85,000 as a result of the Southsea entering the SRR the FSCS will pay compensation to each eligible depositor up to that £85,000 limit.

The FSCS intends to pay out as quickly as possible and try to avoid as much disruption as possible retail depositors don’t need to contact them as the FSCS contact them

Depositors with more than the eligible insured limit maybe entitled to receive a share of their savings above that limit as part of the insolvency progress.

Depositors who are not covered by FSCS will like other creditors of Southsea be able to claim in the insolvency. Such creditors should contact the bank liquidator.

Those with mortgages and loans from Southsea should still make payments and service their debts in the usual way again if they have concerns they may contact the BDO.

In making this decision the FSA have determined that the conditions for initiating the SRR under the banking Act 2009v were met.

In applying to the court the Bank of England has acted under the powers conferred on it by the Banking act 2009 and having regard to the Code of Practice issued by H M Treasury.

This decision followed discussions with the FSA and H M Treasury and an evaluation of possible resolution options against the SRR objectives laid down in the Banking Act.

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Are home-owners becoming a thing of the past?

Almost 66% of first time buyers believe they will not manage to get on the property ladder for the foreseeable future due to the continued low loan to value mortgages Leicester and high deposit requirements.

Almost half of the general public believe Britain is due to become a nation of property renters for future generations despite most non-homeowners eventually wanting to purchase their own home. The large deposit requirements is felt to be the biggest barrier in obtaining a first home for prospective buyers. Few are sacrificing to make the larger deposit when compared with those who have simply given up hope of obtaining the high savings mark.

Coupled with current pay freezes, redundancies and a lack of consumer morale in the financial services industry it looks set to continue this way for some time to come.

This means that the need for social housing will become greater causing more construction requirements and less assets for retirement in the future. The wealth gap between homeowners and renters is set to widen should the market continue as present.

There are still fears that the property market will come to a standstill due to the lack of first time buyers investing in the market. This however leaves property prices low enabling portfolio rich Landlords to purchase properties at a low price and sustain the higher rental yield due to the demand for properties to let which again in turn increases the wealth gap between homeowners and renters.

HIGHEST NUMBER OF REPAYMENT MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS RECORDED

Statistics have shown that more people are choosing to take repayment mortgages Leicester over the interest only option. After a sharp fall in expected endowment maturity values during the recession many have decided that repayment is the way to go. Amongst fears that borrowers were reaching the end of their mortgage terms with retirement imminent and no plan for paying off interest only mortgage balances, it appears that once again the public have proved that they are paying attention to the financial market around them and have decided the best way to go for themselves, repayment mortgages.

There has be a significant fall in the average number of tracker and a steady growth in fixed rate cases during the last financial year. This supports the argument that borrowers are expecting an increase in the Bank of England Base Rate effectively pushing the mortgage interest rates higher and are attempting to put a safety net in place for when this happens.

Mortgage brokers also reported a large increase in the amount of mortgage applications for residential homes submitted during the quarter. Research has shown that the average introduction of mortgage clients has increased in the first quarter when compared with the final quarter of last year.

Brokers are optimistic that the number of submitted mortgage applications will continue to rise and that business for the future will continue to climb as we reach 2012. Some intermediaries are expecting a rise of as much as 5% when compared with last year’s figures for the first few months and a further increase as the year continues.

Interest only mortgage applications have decreased in relation to the increase in repayment mortgages making this the lowest quarter for interest only mortgages since early 2004.

Requests for remortgage deals have increased again supporting the concept that borrowers are anticipating a rise in interest rates, many want to fix costs or raise capital whilst the rates continue to remain low.


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