Queen’s Speech: Planning reforms are badly needed but must also deliver for London’s hopeful homeowners May 11, 2021 The Queen’s Speech will include the biggest overhaul of England’s planning system in seventy years. The country will be split into “growth” and “protection” zones – with a potential third “regeneration” designation. Growth areas will have limited restrictions on development while building in protection areas will be restricted. The zones are to be designated by [...]
London house prices could rise by a further £21,000 this year May 8, 2021 The house price boom caused by the introduction of the stamp duty holiday could see the average house price across England climb by another £23,000 before the end of the year, should current market trends continue. House prices are increasing at an average of 0.84 per cent a month across England, according to research by [...]
UK house prices grow at fastest pace in more than 15 years in April April 30, 2021 UK house prices grew at the fastest pace in more than 15 years this month, according to the latest research. The average house price was up 2.1 per cent month-on-month, the biggest monthly rise since February 2014. Annual house price growth rebounded to 7.1 per cent in April compared to 5.7 per cent in March, [...]
How can investors access the UK’s industrial recovery? March 17, 2021 The UK has barely begun to edge out of its third Covid-19 lockdown but economic activity in some sectors is already racing ahead. While consumer-facing services businesses still await a return to “normal”, the industrial manufacturing and construction parts of the economy are recovering strongly. We can see signs of this in the CIPS/Markit manufacturing [...]
London rental enquiries boom after roadmap out of lockdown restrictions revealed March 2, 2021 London rental enquiries boom after roadmap out of lockdown restrictions revealed
Tired of the same four walls? Consider this Portuguese property January 27, 2021 We’re all dreaming of sunny getaways right now – holidays in Provence, weekends in Vienna, day trips to Margate. If the thought of being trapped in the grim darkness of another British winter is just too much to bear, then perhaps now would be a good time to consider buying a property abroad. The newly completed [...]
UK house prices: What will happen to property values in 2021? January 16, 2021 The UK residential property market boomed in 2020, with house prices ending the year at a record high, despite the shutdown of the sector during the first coronavirus lockdown. Government measures such as the stamp duty holiday helped revitalise the market, while the lifting of lockdown restrictions prompted a surge in demand. Lockdown also inspired [...]
Topps Tiles warns of sales hit from new lockdown January 6, 2021 Topps Tiles this morning warned that it would take a sales hit from the new lockdown, which has forced the firm to close its aisles to customers. The warning came as the London-listed firm said that sales had increased 20 per cent on a like-for-like basis for the first three months of the new financial [...]
Majority of Londoners plan to stay in capital despite pandemic fallout October 21, 2020 Londoners have remained loyal to their city throughout the coronavirus crisis, with the bulk of people in the capital pledging not to leave the city despite fresh Tier 2 restrictions and work from home orders, according to new research. Just seven per cent of Londoners plan to pack up and flee the capital in the [...]
UK housing market continues strong recovery as prices surge September 30, 2020 UK house prices rose by five per cent in September compared with a year previous according to the latest data from Nationwide. The building society said the annual rate of growth was at its highest in four years as the post-lockdown recovery continued. Its lending data revealed that there had been a 0.9 per cent [...]