Shoreditch Works is a development the whole of London should seek to replicate Opinion Plans for Shoreditch Works show it is possible to build beautiful places that people actually want. The rest of London, take note.
Brits spent 31,000 years on Rightmove in 2024 Property Property-obsessed Brits spent 16.4bn minutes searching on Rightmove last year, which the platform has used to underpin a financial performance in a “class of its own”. Rightmove swallowed up 80 per cent of all consumer time spent on UK property portals in 2024, with almost 9,400 property views every minute. The UK’s enduring fascination with [...]
London house prices rise by just £600 as worst borough revealed Property The London borough where more houses fell in value than almost any other area in the UK in 2024 has been revealed. According to new data released by Zoopla, the value of 72 per cent of houses in Kensington and Chelsea fell by at least one per cent last year. A total of 73,200 homes [...]
Autumn Budget 2024: Stamp duty for second homes upped to support first-time buyers October 30, 2024 Chancellor Rachel Reeves has increased the amount of tax Brits will pay when buying their second home to provide support for first-time buyers and those moving home. Second-time buyers previously paid three per cent stamp duty on homes worth up to £250,000. From tomorrow, they will pay five per cent tax. The increase will also [...]
Grainger: Higher rents and acquisitions support double-digit growth October 7, 2024 Residential property giant Grainger has reported double digit rental income growth due to high demand in the rental market and continued price increases. Rental growth for the year was 6.3 per cent, down from 7.7 per cent in 2023. The property giant noted that rents had been supported by a tight housing market, with “rapidly [...]