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  • Persimmon’s first-half profit slumps before market rebound

    August 18, 2020

    Housebuilder Persimmon’s pre-tax profit tumbled 42 per cent in the first half of the year, but the company said it had had an “excellent start” to the second half as market sentiment improved. The figures Persimmon’s profit before tax fell 42 per cent to £292.4m in the six months ending 30 June, down from £509.3m [...]

  • James Bond penthouse in former MI6 headquarters on sale for £5.5m

    August 17, 2020

    A penthouse apartment in the former MI6 headquarters that was once home to the real-life inspiration for James Bond’s boss M has gone on the market for £5.5m. The bombproof flat, located in Whitehall Court in the heart of Westminster, is part of the original London base of the Secret Intelligence Service. It also served [...]

  • UK housing market surges in busiest month in 10 years

    August 17, 2020

    Brits have turned to home-buying to fill the summer holiday void post-lockdown as the UK housing market’s “mini-boom” accelerated in August.  Rightmove’s latest house price index released today reveals the highest number of monthly sales in more than 10 years in August. It is up by 20 per cent on the previous high, and with [...]

  • UK tradespeople remain optimistic despite pandemic uncertainty

    August 17, 2020

    Tradespeople in the UK continue to remain optimistic for near-term workloads despite the economic havoc triggered by the pandemic.  A survey of over 1,300 tradespeople conducted by builders’ merchant Travis Perkins, found half of the respondents believe their workloads will increase and will have to buy new materials over the next two months.  The first [...]

  • UK house prices move out of negative territory for first time since March

    August 13, 2020

    UK house prices gained momentum last month, moving out of negative territory for the first time since lockdown began as the government’s stamp duty holiday motivated buyers. However the bounce is not expected to last long, as government support schemes wind down in the winter. UK house prices firm up Across the UK in aggregate, [...]

  • London house prices fall despite market’s coronavirus recovery

    August 13, 2020

    London house prices continued to fall in July, new data revealed today, despite an increase in demand from new buyers. Respondents to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) UK Residential Survey also do not expect this demand to continue, as wider government support measures begin to be phased out later in the year. Buyers [...]

  • More than 3m older people can’t downsize due to lack of suitable housing

    August 13, 2020

    More than 3m people in the UK over the age of 65 want to downsize to a smaller home but can’t due to a lack of suitable housing and a competitive market. Ahead of the Autumn Budget, a report by Homes for Later Living called for ministers to set a goal of building 30,000 retirement [...]

  • Bellway shares dip on low July house sales

    August 11, 2020

    Shares in Bellway fell this afternoon as the housebuilder revealed that sales were down in July despite the easing of lockdown restrictions Private customer reservations were 140 per week last month, down from 162 a week in July 2019.  The developer’s share price fell 4.17 per cent as it said it completed the sale of [...]

  • Derwent London hikes dividend as landlord expects resilient office demand

    August 11, 2020

    Property firm Derwent London this morning said it expects demand for office space to be resilient despite the coronavirus pandemic, saying there is “no substitute” for face-to-face collaboration. The landlord hiked its dividend for the first half of the year as it said it is confident about the future of the role of the office, [...]

  • Government urged to pay £5bn of retailers’ rents after lockdown

    August 10, 2020

    Retail, hospitality and leisure firms have urged the government to pay up to £5bn to cover a proportion of rents for struggling businesses to avoid further high street job losses. Trade bodies, including the British Property Federation (BPF), British Retail Consortium (BRC) and UK Hospitality, have called on the government to launch a Property Bounceback [...]

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