Inside the L&Q Homes Shared Ownership properties at Barking Riverside September 26, 2025 Aisha, 25, moved to Barking Riverside with L&Q Homes in 2025“I’d love to think that more and more Gen Zs are looking to step onto the property ladder but I am fully aware that without schemes like Shared Ownership, it’s just not possible. It’s getting even harder in the current climate, where it feels like [...]
Inside Hyde New Homes Shared Ownership properties September 26, 2025 Kingsley, 34, is buying this year with Hyde New Homes“I’ve been living with my dad and saving hard. I put money into a Lifetime ISA and was able to build up a deposit. Buying a home outright down here just isn’t realistic unless you’re earning a lot more than I am right now but Shared [...]
‘It was a dream come true to buy a Shared Ownership home with So Resi’ September 26, 2025 Iryna and Anthony got onto the housing ladder in 2023 with a 10% share with SO Resi in Cambourne “After almost a decade of being treated poorly by the rental system, it was a dream come true to be able to have a place to call our own at SO Resi Cambourne. We moved back [...]
Huge losses revealed at Purplebricks after takeover September 25, 2025 Online estate agency Purplebricks racked up huge losses in the year it was taken over by Strike, it has been revealed. New accounts filed nine months after the Companies House deadline show the firm’s pre-tax losses went from £19.4m to £37.8m in the year to 31 March 2024. Over the same period, its turnover rose [...]
NHG Homes answer your burning questions about Shared Ownership September 24, 2025 Is shared ownership making it easier to buy homes in central London?Government-backed schemes like Shared Ownership are certainly making home ownership much more accessible for many Londoners. With mortgage rates trending downwards, the market is more accessible for many, and Shared Ownership amplifies this further to support that first step onto the property ladder. As [...]
Starmer’s new towns plans blasted for ‘lacking vision’ September 20, 2025 The Lords’ Built Environment Committee has criticised the government’s current vision for new towns, calling for a clearer and more community-focused strategy. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer plans to build up to 12 new towns across the UK, with each settlement having the potential for at least 10,000 homes. Work on the towns is expected [...]
Stanhope and Cheyne buy ‘landmark’ South Bank office development September 17, 2025 Asset manager Stanhope and fund manager Cheyne have bought a ‘landmark’ office development on London’s South Bank with a gross development value of £450m. Construction on the already-demolished Row One site, which totals 250,000sq ft, is expected to start as soon as next year and be completed in 2028. Joe Binns, head of investment at Stanhope, called the acquisition [...]
Titanic Quarter sinks further into the red as losses mount September 17, 2025 Losses at a string of companies related to the landmark Titanic Quarter development in Belfast have widened during their latest financial years, new documents show. The companies, which are controlled by businessmen Dermot Desmond and Pat Doherty, are all involved in the development of the 161.5-acre site. Belfast’s Titanic Quarter is home to more than 100 companies with [...]
Brits risk financial future as they fail to save for retirement September 15, 2025 UK savers are failing to put enough money away to fund retirement, despite growing calls from industry figures for people to get to grips with their pension savings. According to the latest report from Lloyds subsidiary Scottish Widows, nearly a quarter of working age people aren’t currently saving for retirement. Meanwhile, over a third are [...]
Being a landlord in central London is no longer very profitable September 11, 2025 London’s most exclusive boroughs are among the UK’s worst places to invest in 2025 as yields continue to dry up, according to new data. Property in Kensington and Chelsea gives landlords the lowest return in the country, according to Archimedia Accounts, with yields of just 1.77 per cent. Westminster fares little better, with a flat costing [...]