Where did UK house prices rise fastest in 2024? Property Nationwide's house price index showed that house prices rose 4.7 per cent over the year-to-December. Across 2023 house prices fell 1.8 per cent, according to the building society.
Slump in housebuilding casts doubt on government’s new homes pledge Economics Tim Moore, economics director at S&P Global Market Intelligence, said housebuilding was suffering from a "sustained downturn".
House prices rise at fastest rate in two years – Nationwide Property New figures from Nationwide show that house prices rose by 3.7 per cent year-on-year last month, up from 2.4 per cent the month before.
UK property market surges but warnings of Budget’s impact linger November 29, 2024 Transactions in the UK residential property hit over 100,000 in October but expects warn the full impact of the Budget has yet to be filtered in
Property prices hit record high as analysts warn rise will continue November 7, 2024 House prices have hit a record high as analysts suggest higher demand has come up against a continued shortage in the housing supply. The cost of the average UK home reached £293,999 in October, the highest ever recorded, outstripping the £293,507 reached in June 2022, according to Halifax. The 0.2 per cent rise is the [...]
Persimmon on track to deliver 10,500 homes as house prices hold firm November 6, 2024 Persimmon's performance has been propped up by improved customer sentiment as interest rates began to reduce and affordability improved.
First-time buyers could see huge tax hit under rumored Budget change October 28, 2024 First-time buyers could see huge tax hit under changes rumored to be included in the Autumn budget. It has been rumoured that Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will rule out any changes to stamp duty land tax in the Budget. Stamp duty land tax currently applies to homes costing over £250,000, but in March [...]
Not ‘much to be optimistic about’ in London rental market October 3, 2024 Pressure on the rental market continues to build this autumn despite a cooling market earlier in spring, with more landlords selling up and more tenants looking for short-term homes, according to fresh data. More than three-quarters of agents have seen an increase in the number of tenants searching for properties, while more than half of [...]
Galliford Try hikes dividend as profit surges October 3, 2024 Galliford Try has reported a more than tripling in annual profit and hiked its dividend as the housebuilder's earnings surpassed analysts' expectations.
Pension giants ink £1bn build-to-rent deal September 23, 2024 “We can see there’s a critical shortage of housing supply, coupled with increasing demand for high-quality rental homes,” said Elizabeth Fernando, chief investment officer at the workplace pension fund said.