PropertyWire - UK & International Property News Service

Headline

England, London in particular, sees house price slowdown, official figures show

Average, house prices increased by 0.1% month on month in May and by 1.2% year on year, which makes the average property in the UK valued at £229,431, the latest official figures show. A... Read more

UK 18th July 2019

New figures reveal large numbers living in homes too big for their needs

More than two thirds of home owners aged over 65 in England have at least two spare bedrooms, but only 2% expect to move in the next six months, the l...

UK 18th July 2019

Equity and value appreciation as main benefit of home ownership, survey finds

Appreciating value and equity build-up are the main benefits for home owners in the UK according to a new survey. Almost half, some 46% overall rat...

UK 17th July 2019

Research reveals almost all top buy to let yields are in areas close to universities

Almost all of the UK’s top 20 best postcodes for buy to let rental yields are located within close proximity to a university campus, new research ha...

UK 17th July 2019

Mortgage market in UK saw stronger annual growth in May

The mortgage market in the UK is seeing stronger activity with the remortgage sector in particular recording strong annual growth in the year to May 2...

UK 17th July 2019

Councils warn that permitted development is a risk to health and wellbeing

Councils across England are warning that homes created using permitted development rights are a potential threat to people’s health and wellbeing, w...

UK 17th July 2019

Sales in the British farm land market slow to lowest activity level since 2001

Activity in the farm land market in the UK is at a low point as Brexit has led to owners outing of releasing land for sale, according to a new analysi...

UK 17th July 2019

Rents increased in four regions in England and Wales in June

Rents increased in four regions in England and Wales in June with the monthly average rising by almost 6% in both Wales and the South West but falling...

UK 16th July 2019

Asking prices fell in England and Wales in the 12 months to July 2019

Asking prices fell by 0.4% in the year to July 2019 in England and Wales but in London and elsewhere there are signs of an improvement in the housing ...

UK 16th July 2019

The public distrust developers and councils, new research finds

There is a significant trust deficit facing UK developers and councils which needs a new approach to house building for the issues to be resolved, it ...

UK 16th July 2019

Japanese knotweed hotspots in the UK revealed

A study has revealed the hotspots in Britain for the nations’s most invasive plant Japanese knotweed which can result in house sales falling through...

UK 16th July 2019

London office rents set to rise in 2020, says new analysis

Providing that there is no hard Brexit, office rents in London, particularly the West End, Midtown and South Bank markets, are set to rise during the ...

North America 16th July 2019

Property sales unchanged in Canada in June 2019

Residential property sales were little changed in June 2019 from the previous month, up just 0.2%, while the number of newly listed home rose by 0.8%,...

Opinion

It is summer but the winter of discontent is just round the corner

It would appear that the summer slowdown is well on its way with asking prices and the number of homes coming to the market falling. But there are signs that it is more than this. On the one hand there are those arguing that the market has been... Read more

Beware of what you wish for in terms of Government housing market policy

Those fed up with current Government policy on housing should not rush to wish for regime change as some of the ideas coming from the opposition do not make brilliant reading. In its latest pronouncements on future housing market policy the... Read more

Let’s not blame fees ban for poorer performing buy to let sectors

The tenant fees ban which came into force in England a month ago could prove to be a headache for landlords for the next two to three years, it is claimed while a new analysis suggests that tenant applications are being rejected. Not good news... Read more

It is not all bad news for London’s property markets

There is a general perception that London has been hard hit in recent years with prices rising too much for many buyers and foreign investors not interested because of Brexit but this is changing. Well it cannot be argued that the market has not... Read more

Never mind Brexit, it is older home owners that hold the market in their hands

There have been quite a few pointers to the fact that the UK economy is not doing badly considering all the political upheaval the country has been facing and the same can be said of the housing market. There are some interesting figures in the... Read more

When it comes to rent it is all about the local market

The rental market in the UK seems up and down at the moment and very much dependant on location with some figures showing rents rising, and others that they are falling. It is all part of the general movements in the market and the question... Read more

Inquiry into how much new housing will be affordable to rent overdue

At last we might get some insight into the kind of homes that are going to be built as construction aims to accelerate to meet the Government's target of 300,000 by the mid 2020s in England. The move is long overdue. It has always seemed like a... Read more

Property market is a bit like the roll of dice

Observing property prices is an interesting game, not least because at the moment they are all over the place. In the UK, for example, so much depends on local demand and supply. So it was fascinating to look at the figures from the latest Knight... Read more

Ray Clancy

Headline

England, London in particular, sees house price slowdown, official figures show

New figures reveal large numbers living in homes too big for their needs

Equity and value appreciation as main benefit of home ownership, survey finds

Research reveals almost all top buy to let yields are in areas close to universities

Mortgage market in UK saw stronger annual growth in May

Councils warn that permitted development is a risk to health and wellbeing

Sales in the British farm land market slow to lowest activity level since 2001

Rents increased in four regions in England and Wales in June

Asking prices fell in England and Wales in the 12 months to July 2019

The public distrust developers and councils, new research finds

Japanese knotweed hotspots in the UK revealed

London office rents set to rise in 2020, says new analysis

Property sales unchanged in Canada in June 2019

Opinion

It is summer but the winter of discontent is just round the corner

Beware of what you wish for in terms of Government housing market policy

Let’s not blame fees ban for poorer performing buy to let sectors

It is not all bad news for London’s property markets

Never mind Brexit, it is older home owners that hold the market in their hands

When it comes to rent it is all about the local market

Inquiry into how much new housing will be affordable to rent overdue

Property market is a bit like the roll of dice

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