Hold the champagne, the housing market upturn is meaningless without rental reform August 21, 2024 The recovery in the UK housing market recovery is redundant while the rental sector remains in pieces, writes Purplebricks CEO Sam Mitchell.
House price growth accelerates ahead of potential interest rate cut August 1, 2024 UK house price growth has accelerated in the past month as buyer confidence picked up and mortgage rates fell ahead of a potential interest rate cut by the Bank of England. UK house prices rose by 0.3 per cent month on month in July, Nationwide reported in their monthly house price index. The annual growth [...]
Soho House: Waiting list for Kendall Jenner favourite reaches record high ahead of Manchester, Sao Paolo and US openings May 10, 2024 Soho House's memberships jumped 10 per cent to 261,571 in the fourth quarter ahead of openings in Manchester, Sao Paolo and the US.
Record sales for Flight Club Darts and Electric Shuffle as global expansion targeted February 26, 2024 Sales surged to record levels at the group behind Flight Club Darts and Electric Shuffle in 2023 as it prepares to open new venues in the UK, US and Australia.
US private equity giant Blackstone snaps up 1,700 homes from Vistry as it drives to become major UK landlord June 4, 2024 Blackstone and Regis Group have inked a deal to buy 1,700 homes from developer Vistry. The private equity firm and its joint venture partner Regis will shell out £580m for the portfolio of new build homes across the South East of England.
Richard Mille: Luxury watch brand hands out huge pay day as sales success eyed August 5, 2024 Luxury Swiss watch brand Richard Mille has issued a huge dividend and hinted that 2024 will be another year of sales success.
London sellers failing to acknowledge the property market has ‘begun rebalancing’ November 28, 2023 Desperate London home sellers have been accepting average discounts of as much as £25k on asking prices as the property market has seized up.
London renters need 209,000 new homes as government told it has ‘huge task on hands’ January 22, 2024 Some 209,000 new rental homes will be needed in London by 2031 to help deal with the capital’s shrinking pool of housing.
Valentino: Clothes swap campaign leads to UK sales success for luxury brand August 21, 2024 A campaign by global luxury fashion brand Valentino for shoppers to trade in their clothes in exchange for vouchers helped sales jump at its UK arm during 2023, it has been revealed. Valentino’s UK arm has reported a turnover of £38.9m for the year, up from £34.3m, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The [...]
Persimmon: New home completions down a third as UK housebuilding woes continue January 10, 2024 High inflation and cost of raw materials has made it more expensive to build houses, while higher interest rates have suppressed demand for buyers.