House price growth falls to its lowest since October 2015 as stamp duty changes take their toll June 1, 2016 Have George Osborne's changes to house prices had their desired effect? House price growth fell in May, to its lowest since October last year – suggesting things could be about to look up for those struggling to move up the property ladder. Nationwide's House Price Index showed prices rose 1.3 per cent to £204,368 in the [...]
Buy to let backlash: rent supply falls year-on-year and renters are set to pay the price May 31, 2016 The supply of rental properties is fell year-on-year in April, down by five per cent, as letting agents predict that the stamp duty hike on buy to let properties will end up hitting renters in the coming months. The average number of properties managed per branch decreased from 193 to 183 year-on-year, according to data from the [...]
EU referendum: A Brexit doesn’t necessarily spell doom and gloom for London’s property market – fortune will favour the brave May 31, 2016 While a vote to leave the EU on 23 June looks less likely by the day, landlords, letting agents and corporate relocation specialists shouldn’t worry too much about a Brexit. Whether we wake up on the 24 June ‘in’ or ‘out’ of Europe, it will be several months before the true consequences of either outcome become clear. [...]
M&G Real Estate move in on the east London housing market with development in Bow May 31, 2016 More tower blocks are set to pop-up in east London as property investors M&G Real Estate has signed a deal with Telford Homes to build new private rental homes in Bow. The £69.3m development will comprise two five-storey buildings and one 22-storey tower near the Langdon Park DLR station. Telford Homes is the developer and contractor of the scheme, which [...]
Looking for your first home? Find a partner first; nearly two out of three first-time buyers are couples May 31, 2016 If you're looking to buy your first home in the UK, think about looking for love first; new research out today shows most people aren't trying to go it alone in the current housing market. First-time buyers are on the up, but almost two out of three of them are buying as part of a couple, underscoring [...]
The City Property Association has come out against Brexit after members backed staying in the EU May 31, 2016 The City Property Association (CPA) has come out in favour of the UK remaining in the European Union after two polls showed its members were "overwhelming" against Brexit. An online poll of its members last week found 75 per cent in favour of the Remain campaign. The CPA, which represents 170 companies operating in Central London, said [...]
Number of buy-to-let investors breaks through 1.75m barrier, though fears of a slowdown in the second half of the year persist May 30, 2016 The number of buy-to-let investors in the UK has broken through the 1.75m barrier for the first time, up by seven per cent over the last year. Not only are numbers of investors up but they're making more money as well. The net income – rental income minus all costs – of these investors increased by eight [...]
Rents are up 2.6 per cent in the year to April – and the market could be heating up a lot more this summer May 27, 2016 Private rents in Great Britain were up 2.6 per cent in the year to April, according to data released today by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) – and the rental market could get a lot more heating over the summer months. Unsurprisingly, London was burdened with the largest rent inflation, with rents rising at a [...]
It’ll take young Londoners more than a decade to save for one of David Cameron’s starter homes May 27, 2016 The government's new starter homes initiative has come in for a lot of flack – but this may be its most damning criticism yet. Yep: new figures by property services giant JLL show if the average young couple in the capital started saving now, they wouldn't get their hands on a starter home until 2028. That's more than [...]
House prices are growing faster in Cambridge than in London May 27, 2016 If you've ever worried about getting on the housing ladder in London, spare a thought for the people of Cambridge. House prices in Britain's 20 biggest cities are showing double-digit growth in April – and prices in the commuter city of Cambridge are growing faster than in London. A report from Hometrack says that London house [...]