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Headline

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 market, according to the latest index... Read more

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%,...

UK 15th July 2019

UK market sees first monthly fall in asking prices this year

Asking prices in the UK fell by 0.2% in the 12 months to July 2019 and also by 0.2% month on month, the first monthly fall so far in 2019, the latest ...

UK 15th July 2019

Housing health and safety standards in the PRS being modernised

The Housing Health Safety Rating System (HHSRS) used to assess health and safety in residential properties it to be reformed to make it more accessibl...

UK 15th July 2019

Property prices in Wales up 4.1% year on year in second quarter of 2019

Residential property prices in Wales increased by 4.1% on an annual basis in the second quarter of 2019, taking the average house price to £186,360, ...

UK 15th July 2019

Study reveals best areas to move to a bigger home

When moving from a flat to a terraced house, buyers will pay less for the jump up the housing market in the Northern half of the UK, according to new ...

Europe 15th July 2019

Latest official figures reveal substantial slowdown in price growth in Ireland

Residential property prices in Ireland increased by 2.8% in the year to May 2019, well below the annual rise of 12.4% recorded in the same month in 20...

UK 12th July 2019

Rents rising in UK at fastest rate for two years, yields up too

Rents are rising at the fastest rate since 2017, pushing the average yield on residential property to 4.5%, its highest in two years, new research sho...

UK 12th July 2019

Call for new homes in the UK to be more attractive

Housing developments in the UK should give more priority to making homes more attractive with the onus projected onto councils to make sure ugly build...

UK 12th July 2019

More than 200 landlords breach deposit law in Scotland

More than 200 Scottish landlords have been found in breach of deposit protection laws in 18 months, according to new research. SafeDeposits Scotlan...

Opinion

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

Investigation sends hope for owners with toxic leaseholds

Toxic leaseholds are to be investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and it is being claimed that it could be the property world's version of PPI in terms of mis-selling. It is certainly good news. Who could not have felt... Read more

Ray Clancy

Headline

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

UK market sees first monthly fall in asking prices this year

Housing health and safety standards in the PRS being modernised

Property prices in Wales up 4.1% year on year in second quarter of 2019

Study reveals best areas to move to a bigger home

Latest official figures reveal substantial slowdown in price growth in Ireland

Rents rising in UK at fastest rate for two years, yields up too

Call for new homes in the UK to be more attractive

More than 200 landlords breach deposit law in Scotland

Opinion

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

Investigation sends hope for owners with toxic leaseholds

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