From dodgy landlords to crowdsourcing to the mansion tax,it’s been an eventful year in the marketAnother busy year for Britain’s property market is ending, but some things haven’t changed. The housing shortage remained at the top of government’s agenda, or while prices continued to rise,with latest predictions that they could shoot up by as much as 8% in 2016.
However, the year saw another raft of initiatives launched, and from the befriend to Buy Isa to alternative ways to grab a slice of the property market through crowdfunding sites. Meanwhile,rogue landlords did their worst to grasp advantage of generation rent. Here’s a round-up of an eventful year for property.
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Source: theguardian.com