Property News

Improving the energy efficiency of Britain’s housing stock is a key part of the Governments manifesto pledge to tackle Climate Change.  Despite this, 40% of commercial landlords are unaware that in just six months legislation is coming into force that requires commercial rented properties to have an EPC rating of at least E. Research by […]

It’s 2022, and you’re a landlord. You’ve had your fair share of bad tenants. You’ve had people not pay the rent on time. You’ve had to deal with pests and mould in the property. But now, you have a new problem – and it’s literally life-threatening:  The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022 […]

Nicola Sturgeon has announced a rent freeze for public and private rented properties as part of efforts to help people struggling with rising bills.  What a time to be alive! Describing pressures on household budgets as a “humanitarian emergency”, Scotland’s first minister set out the annual programme for government as the Holyrood parliament met for […]

Paul Elliott, Managing Director of Propp sat down to talk about the rise of the property auction and how bridging finance is playing an important part in its growth. Bridging finance traditionally was used to bridge the gap between selling your home and buying a new home or a measure to prevent a chain break. […]

Careful costing of a property development is key to ensuring your project stays on time and on budget, but even the most experienced builders, property developers and landlords know that it takes just a few bumps in the road to throw these straight out the window.   According to UK Construction Online less than one in […]

Over half of brokers have admitted to providing bridging finance to clients even though they don’t have a good knowledge of the market according to a recent industry report by West One and Brightstar. While its great news that three-quarters of traditional brokers are recognising the important role bridging finance can make to your property […]

Apex has launched a pilot product offering 90% LTV against open market value for experienced investors. It’s a great bridging loan for below market value quick flips you may pick up at auction. Property The property must be a residential purchase that will benefit from an uplift in value whilst the bridging loan is in […]

A recent portfolio case we handled demonstrates the importance of working with an expert for your finance needs. Our client wanted to use a bridge to obtain a portfolio with a market value of £1.8M but a purchase price of £1.45 million before refinancing onto a BTL mortgage to free up his capital, which is […]

The specialist property finance comparison site Propp.io has onboarded MS Lending to cater to the growth of enquires they are seeing for commercial bridges as the sector springs back to life after the pandemic. MS Lending, having launched just 2 months after Propp in January 2021 are relatively new to the scene, but are addressing […]

These changes represent the first phase in a project by the National Trading Standards and Lettings Agency Team to define what is considered material information for property listings. Coming into effect in May 2022, new advertising rules will make it compulsory for certain property details to be included when introducing a property to market. The […]

Propp, the UK’s first specialist comparison site is inviting talented and driven individuals who want to get into the specialist property finance industry to kick off their career with them. The Propp platform has taken off and has grown its team by 70% in 12 months and has launched its Academy to meet the demands […]