Falling mortgage rates to provide support for house prices in 2024 December 21, 2023 Interest rates are expected to fall in the first half of next year after new figures showed that inflation dropped to 3.9 per cent in November, down sharply from 4.6 per cent the month before.
Michael Gove: ‘I love Sadiq Khan and am here to help’, but London mayor may lose planning powers December 19, 2023 Michael Gove has said “I love Sadiq Khan” and told the mayor he is “here to help” as he warned City Hall risked losing planning powers for London.
Row over London housebuilding rates ahead of Michael Gove planning speech December 19, 2023 A row has broken out over housebuilding rates in London ahead of a key speech by Michael Gove on planning reform.
London house prices: Property boss on where he’d be buying in the capital December 15, 2023 MANY regions across the UK can expect to see house price rises in 2024, a leading property association has predicted, with one London spot on their top 10 list
Housing market to improve over next two years as borrowing costs stabilise say surveyors December 14, 2023 As stability returned to the mortgage market over the past few weeks, the housing market has started to show signs of improvement, a new survey conducted by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has said. A net balance of 11 per cent of property professionals reported sales falling rather than rising, narrowing from a [...]
Billionaire vaccine maker buys London’s most expensive property of the year December 12, 2023 A billionaire who made his wealth from vaccines has just made the most expensive purchase on a home in London this year, snapping up a Mayfair mansion for £138m.
House prices fall below December average as market waves goodbye to miserable year December 11, 2023 The price of a home fell by 1.9 per cent in December, according to the latest reading from property portal Rightmove.
Is 2024 time to buy as house prices stabilise? The latest data says… maybe December 8, 2023 House prices are expected to fall by two per cent next year, according to the latest reading from Zoopla, as the hangover from high mortgages appears to be dragging into next year. While slipping house prices can often be an indicator of poor economic health, house prices still remain around £40k above pre-pandemic levels. The [...]
House prices rise again – but London properties still down on last year December 7, 2023 House prices rose by 0.5 per cent in November, following a rise of 1.2 per cent the prior month, according to Halifax.
Cash-rich Ukrainians and Chinese swap Mayfair for St Johns Wood – as wealthy crave more space December 4, 2023 Rich tenants are ditching their traditional stomping grounds of Belgravia and heading to the leafier surroundings of St Johns Wood.