Neither party is serious enough about housing June 17, 2024 All major parties have set lofty house building targets in their manifestos, but plans to actually achieve them are light on detail. The fact is, there’s no shortage of ideas about how to tackle the big challenges facing Britain, what’s lacking is the political will, says Sam Bidwell It’s election season and so, like Regency [...]
CMA launches investigation into £2.5bn Barratt-Redrow merger June 14, 2024 The competition watchdog has launched a formal investigation into the £2.5bn tie-up between Barratt and rival housebuilder Redrow.
House prices ‘static’ with interest rate cuts on the horizon June 7, 2024 London remained ahead of the country, with the median price of a house nationally at £288,688, compared to London which was £536,821, 0.2 per cent up on what it was last year.
Could Manchester eclipse London as the UK’s skyscraper capital? June 5, 2024 For years London has stood alone as the preeminent home to the largest and most visually-striking skyscrapers in the UK - but could that be about to change?
House prices “resilient” for now – but will the election throw them off course? May 31, 2024 UK house prices are standing up to the challenge of expected ‘higher for longer’ interest rates and political uncertainty, according to the latest data. Nationwide’s closely watched house price index showed a 0.4 per cent month on month jump in property prices in May, signalling a 1.3 per cent annual growth rate. Whilst still lagging [...]
Vistry lifts profit outlook and build target on demand for affordable homes May 16, 2024 British housebuilder Vistry is on track to build close to 2,000 more homes than what it built last year.
UK construction activity recovers despite housebuilding struggles May 7, 2024 Of all the sub-sectors, activity in the commercial sector increased at the fastest pace with a score of 53.9.
Londoners are working 197 days a year just to pay the rent May 7, 2024 It will take the average Londoner until 16th June to earn enough before tax to cover their annual rent bill. The only way to bring prices down is to build more houses, says Sam Bidwell On average, for the first 125 days of 2024, English renters worked solely to pay their landlord. That’s according to [...]
UK house prices drop due to ‘affordability pressures’ and soaring mortgage costs May 1, 2024 Nationwide's latest House Price Index showed that while the cost of property fell month-on-month, the annual rate of change slowed too.
Sadiq Khan threatens to use compulsory purchase powers to force ‘Tory town halls’ to build more homes April 30, 2024 Sadiq Khan has accused “Tory town halls” of blocking new homes from being built in London and pledged to crackdown on the issue if re-elected.