London average hits £440k: First-time buyers in for a shock as house prices for newcomers rise £24 per day May 18, 2022 While celebrities can often be seen splashing millions of pounds on their first homes, the average first-time buyer (FTB) is spending £223,751 on their first property. In fact, the average FTB needs to find £43,623 more than they did in 2016 to secure their first own property, a 24 per cent increase, according to data [...]
UK house prices climb higher to £278,436 as market heat awaits ‘cooling’ May 18, 2022 The average price of a home has continued to climb higher, though its non-stop steamroll is still showing signs of slowing, according to the latest figures. House prices have increased 9.8 per cent to £278,436 in the year to March, down slightly from the 11.3 per cent in annual growth recorded in February of this [...]
British Land earnings soar as competition heats up for work campuses May 18, 2022 British Land, one of the UK’s largest property developers, has secured a £251m underlying profit for the last 12 months, as its earnings per share nearly doubles. The FTSE 100 builder’s profit jumped 25 per cent in the period, the equivalent of £50m. Meanwhile, earnings per share have soared from 18.8p to 27.4p over the [...]
Back in the black: London landlord Landsec posts record office leasing in capital May 17, 2022 Property giant Landsec has delivered record office leasing in London as the company returned to profit after five years. Pre-tax profit rose to £875m in the year to the end of March, a turnaround from a £1.39bn loss the previous year. Landsec, which is the landlord for big names in the capital including Deutsche Bank, [...]
The Elizabeth line effect: House prices along Crossrail skyrocket by as much as 215 per cent May 17, 2022 With the initial launch of Crossrail imminent, it has emerged that postcodes with stations due to benefit from Crossrail (CR) have seen house prices increase by up to 215 per cent since the project was first announced, carrying a 14 per cent premium versus the wider areas. Postcodes home to a Crossrail station have seen [...]
New London office for Monday.com as 100 additional UK staff hired to conquer Europe May 17, 2022 New York-listed work operating system monday.com has opened a new, larger office in the capital as it continues to expand in the UK and globally.
London is back: Influx of new residents picks up as 1 in 3 homes are let to tenants from outside the capital May 16, 2022 It has been revealed that nearly three in every 10 homes let in London so far this year have gone to people who were previously living outside the capital. Some 30 per cent of these properties have gone to tenants who were previously living elsewhere, according to research from sales and letting agent Hamptons, shared [...]
Hammersmith: Picton snaps up office and retail space for £13.7m as it bets on Olympia redevelopment May 16, 2022 Real estate investment trust Picton has completed a freehold takeover of a mixed-use space in Hammersmith for £13.7m. Charlotte Terrace, on Hammersmith Road, includes four adjoining buildings, with a total of 28,500 sq ft of office space and 4,400q ft of retail space. The office space was redeveloped in 1990 behind a Grade II listed [...]
Half of all £1m+ UK property sales are in London with not Chelsea but Wandsworth leading the pack May 15, 2022 Despite a more lethargic pandemic property market performance, London remains by far the most prestigious pocket of the property market across England and Wales, accounting for almost half of all homes sold at £1m or above. With an average sold price of £1.4m and a total of £17.6bn worth of property sold at or above [...]
Grainger: UK’s largest listed landlord sets aside £9.2m for fire safety remediation May 12, 2022 The UK’s largest listed residential landlord has taken a £9.2m provision to fix historic fire safety defects. The build-to-rent developer was not asked by the government to sign up to the building safety pledge, however reviewed its estate in a similar fashion. Speaking to CityA.M., CEO Helen Gordon said the company had “mirrored” housebuilders and [...]