Renters’ Rights Bill raises ‘significant questions’ for tenants, industry leaders warn April 21, 2025 Industry leaders have expressed concerns about the knock-on effects of the Renters’ Rights Bill, which entered the committee stage on 21 April. The bill, which aims to give renters greater security and stability, will abolish Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions, as well as ban landlords accepting offers above the advertised rent and prohibit pre-tenancy rent payments. [...]
Mortgage completions surged 50 per cent in March amid race to swerve stamp duty April 21, 2025 Mortgage completions have risen to their highest level since September as buyers rushed to avoid higher property taxes. Completions in March jumped 70 per cent compared to February for first-time buyers, according to Barclays, ahead of a change to stamp duty rates in April. “We experienced a blockbuster month for completions in March, as buyers [...]
Trump’s tariff madness is based on anti-capitalist zero-sum thinking April 18, 2025 What is the real reason behind Trump’s punitive tariffs? Two beliefs that have frequently wreaked havoc in the past, writes Rainer Zitelmann.
Workspace: Lettings activity surges but CEO warns on economic uncertainty April 17, 2025 Workspace lettings activity in Q4 was up around 15 per cent of the same quarter in the previous year, as the group competed for over £10m worth of new rentals
Can Mario rescue Nintendo from Switch 2 pricing backlash? April 17, 2025 Forget Princess Peach, it's Nintendo that might need rescuing as it battles tariffs, inflation and its Switch 2 pricing backlash.
UK asset managers brace for challenging quarterly results amid market crash April 16, 2025 UK asset managers are bracing for their quarterly results as the fund houses suffer double-digit drops in their share prices since Trump’s tariff regime caused markets to dive. While most UK asset managers have suffered a persistent trend of investors pulling money in favour of low-cost index funds, the firms have been able to rely [...]
House prices flat but ‘only a matter of time’ before market acceleration April 16, 2025 House prices were unchanged in February, but market experts have said prices will rise later in the year as mortgage rates fall. The average UK house price remained at £268,000 in February, flat month on month but up 5.4 per cent year on year, according to the ONS. Growth was driven by higher prices in [...]
Can tech help the state of the UK property market? April 16, 2025 Despite its vast size, the UK property industry lags much of the rest of the economy on technology adoption, with highly fragmented and deeply traditional ways of doing business. Many of these businesses still rely on outdated practices rooted in manual labour and legacy systems. While consumer expectations have shifted towards seamless, tech-enhanced experiences, the [...]
Demand for London offices hits post-financial crisis high April 14, 2025 Demand for office space in Greater London and the South East rose to its highest first-quarter level since the financial crisis in 2025, according to new data. Around 1.2m sq ft of space was let in London during the first quarter of 2025, up 39 per cent on the final quarter of 2024, according to [...]
RSA set to rebrand as Intact Insurance April 14, 2025 Four years after its acquisition, the long-established insurer RSA is set to rebrand to match its Canadian owner by the end of this year