UK house price growth slows to lowest rate in over a year June 3, 2015 UK house price growth slowed in May, with the annual growth rate slowing to an annual rate of 4.6 per cent in May – down from 5.2 per cent in April and the lowest rate since August 2013. The figures The average cost of a house in the UK now stands at £195,166 – the [...]
House building up despite fall in the capital June 25, 2015 HOUSE building in London slowed in the run up to May’s General Election, despite an increase across the UK as a whole. The number of new homes registered in Greater London dropped to 7,045 in the three months ending 31 May, according to the figures released today by the National House Building Council. It marks [...]
House supply shortage lifts prices in June July 8, 2015 HOUSE prices climbed faster than incomes last month as demand outstripped supply. The average stock of houses per housing surveyor has fallen to its lowest since 1978, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) said today. The decline in homes per survey reflects a lack of supply coming to the market. Surveyors’ price growth expectations [...]
Government procrastination must end: Give the green light to Heathrow expansion now September 8, 2015 As ministers return to their desks this week from their summer holidays, the government will be faced with the pressing issue of whether to back the expansion of airport capacity in London and the South East. This follows the clear recommendation of the Airports Commission in July to build a new runway at Heathrow. [...]
UK national rail strike: Threat averted as Network Rail and unions reach pay deal June 24, 2015 The threat of a strike that would have brought Britain's entire train network grinding to a standstill has been averted after a pay deal was reached. Network Rail and the unions have agreed a two-year deal that includes a two per cent pay rise for staff this year and a pay rise in line with [...]
Singapore-style maths lessons could add £200 a year to students’ salaries June 18, 2015 A maths programme used in Singaporean schools could add hundreds of pounds a year to British students' salaries once they hit the workforce, according to research by the UCL Institute of Education and the University of Cambridge. The “Maths Mastery” programme focuses on fewer topics but goes into more depth than the programmes used [...]
Men should freeze their sperm now if they plan to have children later in life, says scientist June 25, 2015 Men ought to freeze their sperm as young as 18 if they want to ensure having healthy children, according to a British bioethicist. Writing in the Journal of Medical Ethics, Dr Kevin Smith from Abertay University in Dundee said although men are able to have children well into old age, leaving it too late [...]
London house prices soaring above the rest of the UK with average cost now £498,000 May 19, 2015 House prices in the capital continue to outpace prices in the rest of the UK, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). London house prices were up 11.2 per cent in the year to March 2015, compared to a nationwide average of 9.6 per cent, according to the ONS house price [...]
Tech London Advocates’ Russ Shaw: Why transparency on pay will help, not hinder, London’s tech sector July 15, 2015 The Prime Minister's plans to force firms to publish average salaries of male and female employees has been met with reluctance from many within the private sector but it has kept the spotlight firmly on diversity and talent within British business. Within the technology sector, this continued focus from government and business leaders is [...]
UK house prices drop in May: Tug of war as high price-to-earnings ratios and a lack of supply affect market June 4, 2015 UK house prices dropped for the first time in three months this May, according to data from Halifax. The market is feeling the effects of a tug of war as a lack of supply drives prices higher, stretching finances and affecting sentiment. The figures On a monthly basis – the most volatile measure – house [...]