Michael Gove: Current levels of migration placing pressure on housing crisis November 27, 2023 Michael Gove has said current levels of migration were putting pressure on housing, after last week’s figures showed a huge spike in people coming to this country. The veteran Tory politician and secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities who previously ran for leadership positions admitted the government hadn’t built enough homes ‘for [...]
London’s mega wealthy turn to renting amid high interest rates November 24, 2023 London’s ultra wealthy are opting to rent instead of snapping up homes as high interest rates and a tough buyer market have dampened interest.
Why is London’s rental market so crap? November 15, 2023 London’s renting nightmare is not showing any signs of abating. Rents in London jumped at their fastest rate since 2006 in October, rising 6.8 per cent year-on-year up from 6.2 per cent the prior month, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. The price of a bedroom in a home in [...]
London rents see biggest jump on record amid landlord exodus November 15, 2023 Private rental prices in London saw their biggest jump since 2006 in October, rising 6.8 per cent year-on-year up from 6.2 per cent the prior month, according to the latest reading from the ONS. The figure is significantly less than the amount forked out by tenants across the rest of the UK. Rents across the [...]
Over £6,000 wiped off average house price in last four weeks November 13, 2023 The average price of a home coming on the market fell by more than £6,000, month-on-month, in November, according to Rightmove.
House prices: Property market shows signs of life with shock jump in October November 7, 2023 The cost of a home rose 1.1 per cent in October, breaking a run of six consecutive monthly falls, the latest figures from Halifax can reveal. According to the report, the typical UK home now costs £281k, up around £3,000 on the previous month. In the capital house prices remain the most expensive, with the [...]
House prices: Shock month on month rise suggests property market beginning to stabilise November 1, 2023 House prices in October were 0.9 per cent higher than in September, figures from lender Nationwide showed before the Bank makes its interest rate call tomorrow. . Compared with October last year, prices were down 3.3 per cent, a less sharp fall than September’s 5.3 per cent drop, Nationwide said. This comes after the Bank [...]
House sales set to slide by 23 per cent this year October 30, 2023 Zoopla said that UK house prices will fall two per cent over 2024 with hopes that rising incomes will “steadily repair housing affordability".
Two more years of misery for London housing market, analysts suggest October 25, 2023 A recent report suggests house prices, including those in London, to decline in the coming months, but the decline will "not likely be sufficient".
Vistry to cut 200 jobs amid affordable housing shake-up October 23, 2023 Housebuilder Vistry said it will cut 200 jobs and make £40m less profit than expected as part of its shift into being a solely affordable housebuilder. Last month the London-listed firm it would focus solely on building affordable homes via its partnerships business after a volatile housing market eroded demand for building in the private [...]