Look inside Manchester’s £300m new rental project using tech to match up young professionals March 1, 2024 Take a look inside the UK’s first rent-by-the-room apartment building which has just opened in Manchester.
Why the ‘mood music’ surrounding the housing market outside London has changed February 27, 2024 An influx of new residents into Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol, Edinburgh and Glasgow helped the housing market remain resilient during 2023, according to a new report.
Regulator finds ‘fundamental concerns’ in housebuilding market after year-long investigation February 26, 2024 The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its final report on the housebuilding market in Great Britain today, and it makes for daming reading for the sector.
Property lender Together toasts £50m profits as hopeful house-buyers told to stay positive as rates fall February 22, 2024 High interest rates on mortgages helped property lender Together post profits of almost £50m during the final three months of 2023, according to new figures.
Vistry: Housebuilder defends doubled pay packet for chief February 21, 2024 Housebuilder Vistry Group's boardroom remuneration committee has not bowed to shareholder pressure over its chief executive’s hefty salary and bonus package.
Prime London house prices back at 2014 levels as buyers shun South Kensington and Chelsea February 17, 2024 House prices in prime London were 2.5 per cent below their pre-pandemic level and down by 7.1 per cent annually.
UK and London house prices drop again but ‘affordability still a huge barrier’ February 14, 2024 House prices fell in December with the average price of a property now costing £285k – but it’s still hard to afford a home for lots of Britons. The figure, according to a new government release, is down £4,000 when compared to the exact same period the year before, but up from 2.3 per cent [...]
UK housing market: Borrowers weigh up taking the plunge, or waiting for rates to fall further February 7, 2024 After a torrid year, the outlook for the UK’s property market is poised to improve. A number of reports have suggested that house prices will continue to drop, which will hopefully help more would-be-buyers finally get on the housing ladder, even if this negatively impacts those who already have property, and want to see its [...]
London house prices: Best time to buy since 2016, experts say, but it won’t last January 29, 2024 House prices in London are more affordable but the capital has been warned not to “get carried away” amid a frenzy of mortgage rates cuts.
Let’s be honest, demonising landlords won’t solve Britain’s housing crisis January 25, 2024 Landlords are an easy target for our housing grievances, but fewer of them won't help renters, writes Matthew Lesh.