Number of borrowers behind on mortgages jumps to eight-year high June 11, 2024 Households are continuing to feel the strain from the Bank of England's interest rate hikes with the share of mortgages in arrears continuing to creep up.
Election 2024: Houses, ULEZ and tax – what we learned from the Tory manifesto June 11, 2024 With just over three weeks to go ahead of polling day, here are the top five things we learned from Rishi Sunak at the Conservatives’ manifesto launch.
Labour’s ‘everything bagel’ approach to housing leaves a sour taste June 11, 2024 If Labour isn’t offering a serious overhaul of planning regulations to force through new housing it has no business touting images of beautiful townscapes that are illegal to build, says Henry Hill Last week, Labour launched its big offer on housing. As is now becoming the norm, it was accompanied by lots of pretty pictures. [...]
Bellway: Analysts cautious on outlook despite improving market for homebuilders June 10, 2024 Bellway has struggled to return to growth as interest rates have remained relevant.
Rent collection rises at Triple Point as social housing REIT explores £20m portfolio sale June 10, 2024 Rent collection increased to 93.3 per cent at the end of March, up from 90.2 per cent at the end of December.
Housing market on the mend as Bellway reports ‘robust’ spring trade June 7, 2024 "Bellway remains in a strong position to return to growth in financial year 2025," he added.
The Notebook: It may not be popular, but tackling the housing crisis requires helping landlords too June 4, 2024 Tackling the housing crisis is no easy matter, and it requires radical change on all fronts, writes David King in today's Notebook.
General election: Want to boost UK growth? Here’s what top economists would do May 23, 2024 Economists think that the next government should prioritise reforms to the planning regime in order to boost the UK's economic growth, according to a City A.M. poll.
Scale of tax and mortgage bombshell on London and south east “eye-watering” May 22, 2024 The government has been criticised for a so-called “mortgage bombshell” hitting workers in the commuter belt after it emerged households are facing almost £9m in extra payments.
Labour’s new towns plan is not the answer to the housing crisis May 22, 2024 Solving the housing crisis means building near where people want to live, not creating white elephants in the middle of nowhere, says Ben Hopkinson Angela Rayner yesterday announced Labour’s plans for the next generation of new towns. Labour are planning to build these developments with high standards of design, quality, affordability, green spaces and infrastructure. [...]