A third of London investors think property is no longer a good investment July 3, 2018 More than a third of London investors now believe property is no longer a good investment, according to new research. In the latest indication of a slump in London’s property market, the figures also showed that only 17 per cent of high net worth investors who own buy-to-let properties planned to increase their portfolio in [...]
Sluggish house price growth in London while Manchester and Edinburgh soar June 29, 2018 London house price growth has fallen to a nine-year low, according to new figures out today. Growth in the capital’s flagging property market fell to a year-on-year low of 0.4 per cent in May, while Edinburgh and Manchester house prices soared to 7.1 per cent and 7.0 per cent respectively. The latest data from property [...]
UK house price growth slips to five-year low of two per cent with London the weakest performing region June 27, 2018 Annual house price growth slowed to a five-year low in June, a closely-watched index revealed this morning. The Nationwide house price index reported that UK annual house price growth had softened to two per cent, compared to the 2.4 per cent posted in May, with prices edging up 0.5 per cent during June after taking [...]
UK house price growth slips to five-year low of two per cent with London the weakest performing region June 27, 2018 Annual house price growth slowed to a five-year low in June, a closely-watched index revealed this morning. The Nationwide house price index reported that UK annual house price growth had softened to two per cent, compared to the 2.4 per cent posted in May, with prices edging up 0.5 per cent during June after taking [...]
Focus On Tufnell Park: This often overlooked north London spot is attracting more professional and upsizers from Hampstead June 22, 2018 Tufnell Park is a small, quiet, in-between sort of place. Sandwiched in between the leafy village life of Hampstead, with its heath and its cafe culture, and the edgier, up-and-coming Holloway, Tufnell Park is the place for keen observers – close enough to all the action without the need to get involved. “The area was [...]
Interiors: We see what’s on offer at London’s Japan House, a new restaurant, shop and exhibition space in Kensington June 22, 2018 Since the jet age, tourism to Japan has grown slowly and steadily, but recently it has shot up, doubling in the past four years. The government can see that tourism is a big earner, the language is no longer a stumbling block, and, as hosts to the Rugby Wold Cup 2019 and the Tokyo 2020 [...]
New homes: Our pick of the new builds going on sale in London this weekend June 22, 2018 New developments on the market this week Aurora Point, Surrey Quays From £126,000 for a 30 per cent share of a one bed apartment Get onto the property ladder with 18 homes that are on the market to part-buy, part-rent through Shared Ownership. One, two and three bedroom apartments and duplexes are on offer, most [...]
Berkeley boss Tony Pidgley has made an ominous call about the future of London’s housing market June 21, 2018 Legendary housebuilder Tony Pidgley is primarily known for three things. Firstly, he was a Barnardo’s baby, subsequently adopted by a family of gypsies. Secondly, from such humble beginnings he rose to become one of the UK’s highest-paid business chiefs. And thirdly, he is credited with calling the house price crash at the end of the [...]
Shares tumble in retirement housebuilding firm McCarthy & Stone June 19, 2018 Shares in the UK’s largest builder of homes for retirees plunged 17 per cent this morning as the firm forecasted a fall in profit after a period of disappointing spring sales. McCarthy & Stone blamed economic uncertainty and weaker property prices for the projected dip in profit, in which the firm expects to see operating [...]
Asian investors pour record amounts of cash into City skyscrapers June 18, 2018 Asian investors poured record amounts of money into London skyscrapers in the first six months of this year, with a whopping 68 per cent of City office purchases coming from Asia. According to research from real estate firm Savills, which looks at offices in the City over 20 floors, Asian buyers invested £3.1bn in the [...]