London office property deals abandoned as sellers pin hopes on price recovery April 20, 2024 Abandoned property deals have driven investment volumes in the London office market down in the first quarter of the year, but green shoots are starting to emerge.
Answer to Britain’s housing crisis? Labour announces plan to build on ‘grey belt’ land April 19, 2024 Labour have set out plans for a housebuilding drive on so-called ‘grey belt’ land in an effort to address the housing crisis.
Mortgages are up but don’t get too excited April 19, 2024 What should we read into recent signs of a gradual recovery in the mortgage market? The answer is, it depends. Taking into account distortions caused by the work-from-home exodus from London and the cost of living and it looks like we may simply be returning to precedented times, says Steven MacDonald When it was announced [...]
House prices fall as rents skyrocket by 9.2 per cent and outstrip wages April 17, 2024 UK house prices fell by the least in eight months when the figure edged down by 0.2 per cent on an annual basis in February, against a 1.3 per cent decline in the previous month, the latest reading from the ONS has found.
Falling mortgage rates drive sentiment in property market to a two-year high April 11, 2024 Recovery in the UK housing market is speeding up, according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
What makes a Nimby a Nimby when it comes to housing? April 11, 2024 We can predict how people will vote, so why not analyse the data on what makes an area more or less likely to welcome new development? Perhaps unsurprisingly, the biggest indicator is house prices, but some of the other results are unexpected…. Kieran Kumaria explains Everyone involved in planning has seen this movie before. Councillors [...]
Are house prices going to fall? Is this the end of buy-to-let? What’s going on in the housing market? April 7, 2024 The UK property market confounded expectations last year, only falling by two per cent. With rate cults looking likely, will it rally again?
House prices: March only slowing property growth, not reversing it April 5, 2024 The price of a home grew by just 0.3 per cent in March, slowing down from a 1.6 per cent rise when compared to the previous month.
House prices fall in March as market continues rates-driven seesaw April 2, 2024 The annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6 per cent in March, from 1.2 per cent in February.
London house prices: Desperate sellers knock £20k off asking prices March 28, 2024 London home sellers are shaving £19,500 pounds off the asking price to achieve a sale, according to the latest report from Zoopla.