Labour promises to grant first-time buyers exclusive rights to new-builds September 24, 2021 Labour has promised to give first-time buyers “first dibs” on new-builds for six months. The party said it would prevent properties being sold off-plan to developers before locals can buy them, under plans to be set out at its annual conference. It will also state a government led by Keir Starmer would cap the amount [...]
House sellers in London less willing to drop asking prices September 23, 2021 House sellers in the capital are feeling increasingly confident as the number of sellers willing to drop their asking prices fell last month. There was a 51 per cent decrease in the number of home-sellers being prepared to drop their asking prices in August, compared to July. Estate agency Chestertons said a return of seller [...]
Debt payment by Evergrande eases market jitters over messy default September 22, 2021 Evergrande said today it will make a payment due on a domestic bond, easing jitters over a messy default, for a little while at least. Watch the full report.
Exclusive: Growing group of British landlords that live abroad admit tax evasion September 21, 2021 UK expats who own a buy-to-let property in the UK increasingly approach HMRC to admit they have evaded tax, according to new data shared with City A.M. this morning. 248 overseas investors in UK buy-to-let properties came forward to admit tax evasion in the year up to 31 March, according to data shared by accountancy firm UHY [...]
Property transactions rose almost a third in August September 21, 2021 Property transactions in August rose almost one third on the previous month, according to official estimates. The provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of residential transactions in August was 98,300, 32 per cent higher than July, HMRC data published on Tuesday revealed. The number of transactions was also 20.8 per cent higher than August 2020. It comes [...]
Making homes greener could create up to 138,000 new jobs and unlock £9.8bn for the economy September 21, 2021 Making homes more energy efficient could create up to 138,000 new jobs in the UK, while also injecting £9.8bn into the economy by 2030, a new report has found. The report, by Cambridge Econometrics for Greenpeace UK, found that a country-wide project to insulate homes and swap gas boilers for heat pumps, could also unlock [...]
London property: First-time buyers make a comeback September 20, 2021 Nearly three in every ten home sales went to first-time buyers last month, the highest proportion in over a year, according to new data from various large estate agents. It marks the highest percentage since June 2020, when 29 per cent sales went to people getting on the property ladder, according to estate agents’ body [...]
Buyers face hot competition as average house price hits all-time high September 20, 2021 The national average price of property coming to market has hit an all-time high after rising 0.3 per cent this month, to £338,462. This new record high is only £15 higher than the previous record set in July, suggesting a stabilising prices, according to Rightmove’s house price index. Buyers are facing fierce competition to buy [...]
Exclusive: King’s Cross development strikes £126m green finance deal with HSBC September 20, 2021 Property developer Argent has secured a £126m loan facility on behalf of the King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership (KCCLP) from HSBC UK and Helaba to support the development of a mixed-use scheme combining commercial and residential space, the company has told City A.M. The funding will be used to deliver an office and professional community [...]
China’s Evergrande should not bet on a government bailout, says state-backed editor-in-chief September 17, 2021 China’s Evergrande, which is battling $300bn in liabilities, should not bet on a government bailout on the basis that it is ‘too big to fail’, the editor-in-chief of a local newspaper has said. The comments from Hu Xijin, from state-backed Global Times, come as Evergrande’s shares nosedive for a fifth consecutive day amid fears of [...]