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This week saw Andrew Bailey replace Mark Carney as Governor of the Bank of England as we enter a new dawn for the UK central bank. There is already intense speculation that his fir...
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The last few weeks have been nothing short of hectic with the rumours, counter rumours, truths and untruths regarding the coronavirus. While many private landlords are still in the...
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Normally the UK property sector is one of the main focuses when it comes to the UK budget, but not this year. While we get the traditional high hopes ahead of the budget, the vast<...
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Ahead of the next government budget the rumours are that Boris Johnson has been considering the introduction of a mansion tax. The idea is simple; tax those with large houses to fu...
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A report by the Nationwide will make encouraging reading for homeowners and buy to let investors across the UK. The figures confirm that UK house prices posted annual growth of 2.3...
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A recent report by the BBC has cast a very interesting light on the UK housing market and the huge shortage of homes. Politicians continue to talk the talk but very often they fail...
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Land Registry figures to the end of December 2019 show an annualised increase in UK house prices of 2.2%. While this figure is encouraging the most important element from the repor...
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As the fallout from Sajid Javid’s decision to quit as Chancellor of the Exchequer continues, incoming Chancellor Rishi Sunak is already under pressure to reform. Lobby groups and...
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As the Conservative government announced its 10th housing minister in 10 years, Christopher Pincher, what does the future hold for the controversial character? Back in 2017 he was ...
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There is no doubt that technology is having an impact on every area of both private lives and business lives. From the news to e-commerce, research to buying real estate and beyond...
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Backtrack just a couple of years and the doom and gloom surrounding the London financial markets was having a serious impact on London property prices. There was talk of large fina...
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The last three years have been something of a nightmare for politicians, businesses and investment markets. The uncertainty and a lack of political willingness to push through the ...
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This week’s decision to maintain UK interest rates at their current level has caused concern and confusion amongst investors. Just a matter of days ago the Bank of England “gav...
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Over the last 10 years there have been some extreme challenges for the property market in Scotland and in reality these challenges are far from over. We have the run-up to the 2014...
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Many people will be surprised to learn that UK base rates are expected to fall in the short term. The Bank of England is apparently on the verge of announcing a further reduction w...
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The long-term key to a prosperous UK property market is partly down to growth in the UK population. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently released a number of projectio...
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Leading estate agent Savills has announced what the company believes to be a major turning point in the London property market. As yet unpublished data for the final three months o...
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This time last week the UK was on a knife edge with rumours that Labour party support was increasing, the Conservative party was under pressure and we were likely moving towards a ...
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We wake up this morning with the news that Boris Johnson has secured a very healthy majority in the House of Commons. This result has been welcomed by property investors and privat...
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Slowly but surely high streets across the UK are being decimated by the online retail sector. Once buoyant busy streets are now desolate, many shops empty and unlikely to find new ...
