London house prices suffer steepest fall since financial crisis October 10, 2019 London house prices fell at their fastest rate since the financial crisis in the third quarter, according to Halifax. Homes in the capital saw their values sink 1.7 per cent year on year, their worst performance since autumn 2009. Meanwhile south east house prices dropped 1.3 per cent. Read more: Brexit uncertainty takes a bite [...]
London house prices dip amid Brexit uncertainty October 10, 2019 London house prices dipped last month as both sellers and buyers drag their feet until clarity emerges over the UK leaving the EU. In total 36 per cent of estate agents in the capital reported a fall in agreed sales and 30 per cent saw a drop in homes coming on to the market last [...]
New home demand falls as buyers wait for clarity on Brexit October 9, 2019 The demand for new homes has slumped to a six-year low as consumers delay buying property until a Brexit plan becomes clear. New research shows that consumer demand for new homes has fallen eight per cent over the last year. Read more: Housebuilder stocks facing a Brexit wrecking ball? Small house building firms said current [...]
Sadiq Khan: Here’s my plan to build housing Londoners can actually afford October 8, 2019 I know the difference that having a council home can make because it’s a big part of the story of my life. My parents were fortunate enough to be able to raise me and my siblings in a fantastic family-sized council home, building up close relationships in the community over the years. Read more: Rory [...]
UK property investors fear Brexit will push away foreign buyers October 7, 2019 The majority of UK property investors are concerned Brexit will deter overseas buyers from snapping up real estate in Britain, a new survey has revealed. Read more: Housing market uncertainty persists as property transactions remain flat More than half of investors said they were concerned about a decline in transactions from foreign buyers, which in [...]
UK house prices grow at slowest rate for six years October 7, 2019 UK house prices grew at their slowest annual rate in six years in September, a closely-watched gauge has revealed, as Brexit uncertainty continues to smother activity in the sector. Read more: UK house prices: Brexit holds back September growth House prices grew by just 1.1 per cent over the last year, undershooting economists’ expectations of [...]
This is the most affordable place to buy a home on the Victoria Line October 5, 2019 With 36 trains an hour running from Brixton to Walthamstow and boasting a major travel hub, the Victoria Line is one of the best Tube lines to live on if you work in London. But steep house prices make that almost impossible, with the average house price on the Victoria Line costing £807,783. Read more: [...]
‘Retro-futurist’ interiors bring brutalist Balfron Tower up to date October 4, 2019 Since it opened in 1967, the 26-storey Balfron Tower in Poplar has gone full-circle. The concrete behemoth was initially considered the masterpiece of modernist architect Erno Goldfinger, who even took a flat there himself. By the 1980s, it had become a symbol of urban deprivation, featuring in films such as the post-apocalyptic thriller 28 Days [...]
Focus on Primrose Hill: This prime enclave offers Victorian homes and a village vibe October 4, 2019 The term ‘London village’ is thrown around a lot these days, not least by those trying to sell you a property. By some standards, anywhere with an independent bakery and a few planters on the high street seems to qualify. But Primrose Hill, nestled between Regent’s Park and Camden, is one of the originals – [...]
New RIBA exhibition reveals Britain’s Bauhaus heyday October 4, 2019 As schools of architecture go, the Bauhaus is surely one of the most famous. Founded in 1919 in Weimar, Germany and operational until political unrest forced it to close its doors in 1933, the school aligned itself closely with modernism and espoused a whole ideology based around unfussy, functional design with a social purpose. A [...]