-
For some time now the Scottish housing market has been under pressure amid concerns about a possible second independence referendum and the worsening relationship with Westminster....
-
It is fair to say that the media can manipulate many areas of everyday life and business. They play a significant role in politics, as seen by the Brexit debacle, and they play a s...
-
UK housebuilding giant Persimmon is centre stage at the moment after two executives resigned amid concerns that a £500 million plus directors long-term incentive scheme benefited ...
-
The UK housing market is set for a mixed performance in 2018 according to the Rightmove house price index. Analysts are expecting the emergence of a “two tier” housing market i...
-
There has been much talk about introducing an array of new property taxes such as a tax on undeveloped land. The idea is that not only will this provide additional tax income for g...
-
A report by the Halifax has cast a very interesting light on the UK housing market suggesting that total UK housing stock is now worth around £6 trillion. This represents a jump f...
-
The UK government has been waxing lyrical about plans to increase the number of new households per annum to 300,000. The idea is to increase the number of new build houses, make th...
-
It is no life being the Chancellor of the Exchequer on budget day because in many ways you are damned if you do and damned if you don’t. Even though much of Philip Hammond’s UK...
-
In the run-up to the next government budget there has been much speculation and comments regarding the UK housing market. Despite the fact that details of the highly confidential b...
-
Historically when we talk about a North-South divide in the UK housing market it tends to be prices in the South going up and prices in the North trailing in relative and often rea...
-
In the aftermath of last week’s increase in the UK base rate the Bank of England has come under intense scrutiny. There are concerns that the interest rate cycle upturn has come ...
-
Over the last few years the Scottish property market has been under intense scrutiny with the ruling SNP party intent on taking Scotland independent. This has caused significant fr...
-
We recently covered a report by estate agent Savills which suggested that London house prices on the whole will not start to rise until 2020. They are expected to dip in 2017 and t...
-
Estate agent Savills have released forecast for the UK housing market as a whole and regional variations over the next five years. While it is difficult to predict property prices ...
-
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted by a majority of 7 to 2 for the first increase in the UK base rate for a decade. In all honesty this move was<...
-
Figures from the Nationwide show that UK house prices increased by 0.2% in the month of October. The annual increase from 2.3% in September up to 2.5% in October is a three month h...
-
A study by the Bank of Scotland has opened a very interesting topic of discussion. The report highlights the potential to save money on the cost of housing if you are willing to co...
-
The subject of foreign investment in UK commercial real estate will likely rear its head as we approach the next budget. We know that a large percentage of UK commercial property i...
-
As stately homes go, Doughty House on Richmond Hill, Richmond, London, must be one of the most sought-after having originally been built in the 18th century only to be damaged by t...
-
The Halifax Housing Market Confidence Tracker has shown a 14 point reduction indicating that investors are concerned about the state of the UK housing market. The index fell from 4...