Skipton chief: It’s ‘dangerous’ to wait for the government to help build more houses February 29, 2024 Skipton chief Stuart Haire tells City A.M. how he plans to make the country sit up and take note of the building society.
Answer to Britain’s housing crisis? Labour announces plan to build on ‘grey belt’ land April 19, 2024 Labour have set out plans for a housebuilding drive on so-called ‘grey belt’ land in an effort to address the housing crisis.
Election 2024: Houses, ULEZ and tax – what we learned from the Tory manifesto June 11, 2024 With just over three weeks to go ahead of polling day, here are the top five things we learned from Rishi Sunak at the Conservatives’ manifesto launch.
One Day’s Emma and Dexter would never get together today February 27, 2024 The Netflix hit drama about a couple who meet at university in the 90s is resonating with a new generation, writes Eliza Filby
Shack up or ship out – why London’s rental market is no place for singles May 23, 2023 London’s notoriously cut-throat rental market has long lured couples into cohabitation in desperate efforts to save costs as opposed to it being the next natural step in the relationship. However, over the past 12 months a cocktail of shrinking supply and rising rents has made trying to find a home or even a room in [...]
Housing market a ‘ticking time bomb’ as prices slow amid mortgage mayhem June 21, 2023 The housing market has slowed amid the mortgage crisis, with experts warning it is like a “ticking time bomb” before it crashes. This morning’s House Price Index from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show average UK house prices increased 3.5 per cent in the 12 months to April 2023, but this was down from [...]
The housing crisis is trapping adults in perpetual adolescence July 16, 2024 Older generations don’t understand the emotional toll lack of housing is taking on young people who are having to postpone adult milestones, says Emma Revell In an ironic turn of events, I may have become one of the first home-owners of the Starmer era. On 5th July, having been awake for well over 24 hours [...]
‘Can’t come soon enough’: Will Sunak follow through on 2p tax cut reports? June 4, 2023 Rishi Sunak’s mooted plans to reduce the tax burden from a seven-decade high with a 2p cut in income tax ahead of the next election have been welcomed by Tory campaigners. Reports surfaced in the Sunday Telegraph that the PM – an ex-City banker – is keen to cut charges in order to incentivise work [...]
Rents likely to continue rising sharply despite cost of living crisis August 10, 2023 Rents are likely to continue rising sharply despite the cost of living crisis, surveyors are warning. Property professionals’ expectations that rents will rise in the next few months are at the strongest levels seen so far this century, the findings from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) indicate. A net balance of 63 per [...]
Average UK house prices soar to record £276,000 February 7, 2022 The average UK house buyer forked out 9.7 per cent more in January 2022 than they would have done a year ago.