UK house prices surge as cooling inflation gives rise to lower borrowing costs October 16, 2024 House prices in the UK rose by 2.8 per cent against the backdrop of the lowest inflation for three years and prospect of interest rates coming down further. The UK average according to the Office for National Statistics sat at £293,000 in the year to August 2024, though London prices are typically higher. This marked [...]
UK house prices rise for third straight month ahead of Budget October 7, 2024 House prices rose for the third consecutive month in September, taking the average price of a property to the highest level in more than two years. House prices increased by 0.3 per cent month on month in September, and 4.7 per cent year on year. The average property now costs £293,399 – compared to £292,540 [...]
House prices rise at fastest pace in two years September 30, 2024 House prices have risen at their fastest pace in two years as easing mortgage rates shift the UK’s property market back into gear, new figures reveal. House prices across Britain rose by 3.2 per cent year on year in September and 0.7 per cent month on month, according to Nationwide’s house price index. “Mortgage rates [...]
REA raises Rightmove bid to £6.1bn as it slams ‘lack of engagement’ September 23, 2024 Australian property group REA has upped its takeover bid for Rightmove to £6.1bn, saying it is “genuinely disappointed” with the lack of engagement from the company so far. Earlier this month, Rightmove snubbed a £5.6bn offer from Rupert Murdoch-owned REA, saying it was “wholly opportunistic” and undervalued the British property portal. On Friday, the Rupert [...]
Rightmove: Average price tag on a home jumped by almost £3,000 in September September 16, 2024 The average price tag on a home jumped by nearly £3,000 in September, according to a property website. Across Britain, the typical price being asked for a home coming onto the market increased by 0.8 per cent or £2,974 to reach £370,759. September usually sees a month-on-month price jump, but this year’s increase of 0.8 [...]
Property market turns positive for first time in two years September 12, 2024 House prices significantly outperformed analyst expectations after the Bank of England cut its base interest rate, data from a closely watched survey from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) showed. The survey found that the UK house price balance, which measures the difference between the percentage of survey respondents reporting rising house prices and [...]
Rightmove formally rejects £5.6bn takeover proposal from Rupert Murdoch-backed REA September 11, 2024 This morning, Rightmove announced that it had formally rejected a £5.6bn takeover bid from Rupert Murdoch-owned property company REA group on 2 September. The property portal confirmed it had received an “unsolicited, non-binding and highly conditional proposal” from REA at 698p, which represented a a premium of 26 per cent to Rightmove’s share price on [...]
UK house prices: ‘Only the Autumn Budget could derail this train’ September 6, 2024 UK house prices grew at their fastest annual rate since November 2022, although analysts have already started to warn about the effects of a potentially bruising Autumn budget. Prices rose by 4.3 per cent year on year and 0.3 per cent month on month, taking the price of the average property in the UK to £292,505, [...]
UK property equity surges to new record as house prices recover with falling rates September 4, 2024 The value of the UK’s property equity is higher than ever before having surged to almost £6 trillion, new research has revealed. The study by the Equity Release Council calculated that recovering house prices helped to increase the figure to an “unprecedented” £5.7 trillion in the three months ending June 30, 2024. This was up [...]
How Rightmove became London’s (and the FTSE 100’s) most profitable company September 3, 2024 From an unknown tech start-up to the undisputed king of the UK’s online property sector, Rightmove is a shining example of how to turn a simple idea into a whole lot of profit. In its most recent full-year results, the London-listed property portal astounded investors by revealing it had achieved a record 71 per cent operating profit margin – [...]