London ‘clearly in depths of a rent crisis’ as 77 per cent of properties see price rise November 3, 2023 The ONS said prices had risen by 10 per cent or more for around one in five properties across England and Wales, but London was by far the worst hit.
House prices: Shock month on month rise suggests property market beginning to stabilise November 1, 2023 House prices in October were 0.9 per cent higher than in September, figures from lender Nationwide showed before the Bank makes its interest rate call tomorrow. . Compared with October last year, prices were down 3.3 per cent, a less sharp fall than September’s 5.3 per cent drop, Nationwide said. This comes after the Bank [...]
Earls Court regeneration scheme gets £6bn climate tech boost November 1, 2023 The former Earls Court exhibition site is set to receive a whopping £6bn investment to build a host of new offices and development space centred around the climate tech sector. Some 2.5 million square feet of workspace and lab-enabled offices are set to be built on the derelict exhibition centre, with the first slew of [...]
West End office rents forecast to double as financiers vie for top addresses October 30, 2023 Property expert predicts £300 per sq ft within a year as demand soars
Evergrande: Poster child of China debt crisis has winding-up hearing adjourned as it seeks new deal October 30, 2023 Evergrande, which has more than $300 billion of liabilities, became the poster child of a debt crisis that has since engulfed China's property sector.
House sales set to slide by 23 per cent this year October 30, 2023 Zoopla said that UK house prices will fall two per cent over 2024 with hopes that rising incomes will “steadily repair housing affordability".
Foxtons: House revenues dip as estate agent pins hopes on autumn rebound October 26, 2023 Foxtons said it expects revenues of home sales to lower than the prior year as it moves into the fourth quarter.
Fierce mortgage competition to weigh on banks’ margins, warn brokers October 25, 2023 Mortgage profitability is a key focus for investors as lenders have significantly reduced rates in recent months.
Two more years of misery for London housing market, analysts suggest October 25, 2023 A recent report suggests house prices, including those in London, to decline in the coming months, but the decline will "not likely be sufficient".
Historic London estate agent Chestertons snapped up by French real estate group October 23, 2023 London estate agent Chestertons has been bought by a French real estate and technology group, in the latest sign that deal making in the property sector is heating up. The near 200 year-old estate agent was bought by Emeria, which is owned by Swiss private equity and property group Partners Group. The firm is understood [...]