Generation rent: Most Brits believe housing crisis will not be resolved in their lifetime December 2, 2021 Less than one in six UK adults believe the housing crisis will be resolved in their lifetime, with confidence in the Government equally low, while more than half of all Brits see the housing crisis as one of the country’s most pressing societal issues at present, according to new research that was exclusively shared with [...]
Government’s green homes grant dubbed ‘slam dunk fail’ December 1, 2021 The government’s green homes grant voucher scheme has been slammed as a failure after upgrading only 7.9 per cent of homes envisaged. The scheme, which offers to cover up to two-thirds of the cost of home improvements with a government contribution cap of £5,000, upgraded just 47,500 homes. It had envisioned upgrades to 600,000 homes. [...]
London lags behind country on house price growth December 1, 2021 London is still playing catch up to the rest of the country on house price growth, Rightmove data revealed today. The national average price of property is set to rise 5 per cent next year, thanks to the ongoing trends of fierce buyer demand and low stock levels. However, the London market will grow at [...]
West End landlord Shaftesbury posts smaller annual loss thanks to retail rebound November 30, 2021 West End commercial landlord Shaftesbury posted a smaller annual loss thanks to its hospitality and retail firm tenants rebounding after lockdown. “There has been great progress on Shaftesbury’s road to recovery in recent months,” chief executive officer Brian Bickell said in a statement yesterday. However, he cautioned that there was “still further to travel before [...]
Hammerson reveals it hopes to pocket more than £140m from sale of Silverburn shopping centre November 29, 2021 Retail property giant Hammerson is in talks over the sale of the Silverburn shopping centre near Glasgow for around £140m. Shares in the company moved higher on Monday after it confirmed talks over the disposal of the site, which is a 50-50 joint venture Hammerson holds with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). Silverburn, [...]
Mortgage approvals drop dramatically as market hits ‘tipping point’ after stamp duty holiday November 29, 2021 Mortgage approvals for house purchase dropped sharply after the end of the stamp duty holiday, the Bank of England said. Mortgage approvals for house purchase dropped down to 67,200 in October from 71,900 in September, close to the 12-month average up to February 2020 of 66,700. However, approvals in October remained above the pre-Covid averages [...]
Busiest housing market since 2007 anticipated with households to make moving decisions over Christmas November 29, 2021 The UK is readying itself to record the busiest housing market since 2007 as the pandemic has made homeowners reconsider their living situations. Keen interest from buyers has sent house prices soaring, with the average value of a home now £240k, according to Zoopla’s House Price Index. The pandemic has compelled many to reconsider where [...]
Throwing shapes: How geometric lines could transform your home November 28, 2021 Want to create a more exciting space but feel that garish colours and hours of painting might not be for you? Then this painting trend may be just the ticket. Social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram have been awash with geometric shapes painted directly onto walls. Whether above a bed to accentuate the [...]
First-time buyers in London now need to stump up nine times their annual earnings to get on property ladder November 25, 2021 A new report published this morning shows that first-time buyers now have to cough up five-and-a-half times their typical annual earnings to get on the property ladder. In London that is even nine times. As house prices have surged, the average first-time buyer house price-to-gross earnings ratio in the third quarter of this year was [...]
Waltham Forest house prices see sharpest jump since 2002 November 25, 2021 The London boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster and the City of London have marked the largest jump in house prices in London since 2002. Unsurprisingly, prices in leafy Kensington and Chelsea shot up by £863k in two decades. This was an increase of 223 per cent. Westminster prices saw a £600k jump. However, the [...]