Bovis Homes completes £1.1bn Galliford Try acquisition January 3, 2020 UK housebuilder Bovis Homes this morning announced it has completed the £1.1bn purchase of two Galliford Try businesses, in a deal which could reshape the UK housing market. The agreement to buy Linden Homes, as well as Galliford Try’s own partnerships and regeneration business will create a top five housebuilder with the ability to provide [...]
UK house prices end decade on a high with 1.4 per cent growth January 3, 2020 House prices were 1.4 per cent higher year-on-year in December, the first rise of more than one per cent for 12 months. According to research from Nationwide, after seasonal factors had been considered prices rose by 0.1 per cent in December. Read more: Rightmove: Tory election win will boost house prices by 2 per cent [...]
Mortgage approvals jump in November December 30, 2019 Mortgage approvals jumped 6.8 per cent last month, reaching the highest level in almost two years. Remortgage approvals soared 12.7 per cent during the month while gross mortgage lending dipped 3.3 per cent last month compared to the same month last year. Read more: First time buyer mortgage approvals increase in October EY Item Club [...]
House prices 2020: How will the UK property market fare next year? December 26, 2019 It’s been a rocky year for the property market, as protracted political uncertainty and affordability problems left house prices largely stagnant in London and across the UK. But with a resounding victory for Boris Johnson in the General Election earlier this month, and the prospect of an end to the Brexit saga in sight, 2020 [...]
London’s commercial property market bounces back in fourth quarter December 19, 2019 Investment in London’s commercial property market rebounded in the fourth quarter as the capital’s risk profile began to improve, strengthened by Boris Johnson securing a majority in last week’s General Election. Investment jumped 15 per cent compared to the previous quarter, rising to almost £2.8bn, according to preliminary figures. Read more: Fintech boom drives central [...]
Airbnb wins European court battle to dodge property rules ahead of public listing December 19, 2019 Airbnb received another boost today ahead of its public listing next year as Europe’s top court ruled that it is an online platform not an estate agent. The decision by the European court of justice will allow the company to dodge regulations faced by property brokers as it continues to expand. The company, which announced [...]
Fintech boom sends central London office take-up soaring December 18, 2019 Central London office take-up surged last month, driven by growth in the capital’s fintech sector. Take-up increased 31 per cent to 900,000 sq ft between October and November, while the year on year jump was five per cent. Read more: The UK’s richest workers don’t live or work in London The banking and finance industry [...]
UK house prices: Growth slows to seven-year low December 18, 2019 UK house price growth slumped to the lowest level in seven years in October driven by a 1.6 per cent price drop in London. UK house prices grew by 0.7 per cent in the year to October – compared to 1.3 per cent the previous month – the slowest rate since September 2012. Between September [...]
Whirlpool apologises after washing machine recall website crashes December 18, 2019 A website Whirlpool created to help customers check if their washing machine is one of 500,000 being recalled over a fire risk is still down a day after the firm sounded the alarm over its products. The company set up washingmachinerecall.whirlpool.co.uk yesterday, a site where customers can check the status of their own machines, but [...]
Funds need to get smart: Why the future is in residential, not retail, assets December 17, 2019 Austrian-born architect Victor Gruen is widely recognised as the father of the modern shopping centre, designing the first purpose-built outside shopping mall called Northland Mall near Detroit in 1954. The post-war economic boom allied to the rapid rise in consumerism saw shopping centres become a global phenomenon. Such was the success of the Austrian-designed, American-born [...]