Gazumping and you: How to avoid being gazumped on your dream home property market Moving house is rated as one of the top three stressful events in life, alongside death and divorce, heaven forbid. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, along trundles the devilish duo of gazumping and gazundering. Derived from the Yiddish word “gazumph” (to overcharge or cheat) these twin horsemen of the property apocalypse [...]
Horizon 22: Europe’s highest free viewing gallery opens doors next week City Horizon 22, London's newest and highly anticipated viewing gallery, will open its doors to "welcome and wow" guests next week.
UK house prices rise 0.6 per cent in July but London continues pullback Property UK house prices increased by 0.6 per cent on average in the 12 months to July 2023, down from a revised 1.9 per cent in June 2023.
Galliford Try raises outlook following bumper year September 20, 2023 Construction firm Galliford Try reported a 12.6 per cent surge in revenues rising up to £1.3bn in its full year results, as the company raises its outlook for the year ahead. The London-listed firm, which builds everything from flats to roads, said statutory profit before tax also rose 87.7 per cent to £10.1m during the [...]
London house prices are falling – these are the boroughs where prices are down the most September 19, 2023 London’s housing market is gearing up for “key selling season” with a reduction in prices, before an uptick in activity is anticipated during the autumn months. Fresh data in Rightmove’s House Price Index shows there has been an overall monthly seller asking price rise by 0.4 per cent this month, which is 0.2 percent lower [...]
House prices: Third of asking prices knocked down by £20,000 September 18, 2023 House prices are still being battered by high mortgage rates, with a third of properties knocked down in price by an average of £22,000
London Design District launches flagship building in welcomed boost for capital’s creative sector September 18, 2023 London’s Design District has launched a spectacular new space for smaller businesses at the heart of its Greenwich hub
Rents rise by £110 a month over last year in latest blow for UK tenants September 14, 2023 The cost of renting a property has risen by £110 a month over the last 12 months, according to the latest damning report about the health of the UK’s housing sector, as shrinking supply in the market continues to pile on misery for tenants. Rent supply has shrunk 30 per cent below the average for [...]
Landlords in wealthy London boroughs feel the pinch as Chinese students ditch UK September 13, 2023 Landlords in wealthy London boroughs are feeling the pinch from international students choosing to study outside the UK, as rents in premium postcodes showed signs of slowing. The average rental value growth in prime central London (PCL) – which includes the likes of Chelsea and Kensington – fell to 12.4 per in the year to [...]
Redrow: Another housebuilder warns on ‘standstill’ market as mortgage rates bite September 13, 2023 Redrow has become the latest housebuilder to be battered by a cratering market as it posts a four per cent slide in profit before tax to £395m in its full year results.