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Office completions in key European cities set to grow this year and in 2019
Office completions across 17 European top cities are set to reach approximately 3.2 million square meters by the end of 2018, before increasing by 28% to 4.1 million square meters in 2019. However, there is little risk of oversupply as more than... Read more
More people in Britain are in favour of new homes in their own back yard
People in Britain have switched from being anti-housing to being in favour of more new homes being built in their area, a new study has found. The survey of 2,036 adults confirmed the shift detected by the British Social Attitudes Survey over the... Read more
Sales and prices fall in London’s prime property markets due to Brexit uncertainty
Sales volumes in the prime central London housing fell by 9% in the 12 months to August compared to the previous 12 months, the latest index data shows. After strengthening earlier this year, the dip in the market highlights how uncertainty... Read more
New research reveals how planning restrictions have created a crisis for first time buyers
The number of young people aged 25 to 34 in England able to buy a home in the area where they live has fallen substantially with first time buyers in London particularly badly hit by barriers to ownership, new research shows. In 1996, as long as... Read more
Mortgage tracker index indicates where buy to let landlords can make savings
Landlords in Britain on standard variable buy to let mortgage rates are paying typically £27 more per month for their loans than at the start of the year, according to new research. Switching to a fixed rate mortgage could save between £218 and... Read more
Property prices fall across Australia, down 2.7% since peak in September 2017
Property values across Australia are down 2.7% since peaking in September last year to $550,610, the latest residential index shows. They also fell by 1.4% quarter on quarter and 0.5% month on month as capital cities and regional markets have... Read more
House price growth in the UK is steady, data from latest lender index suggests
House prices in the UK were 1.8% higher in the third quarter of 2018 than in the previous three months and 2.5% higher than the same period in 2017, the latest lender property index shows. The data from the Halifax also shows that the annual... Read more
New figures show that planning in England is not increasing despite need for new homes
New homes are much needed in England but the latest official figures show that planning applications are falling, even although the Government has pledged to boost new home building. Between April and June 2018, district level planning... Read more
Prime country house prices in Scotland rise at strongest rate since 2014
Prime country house price growth picked up in Scotland in the third quarter of 2018, but buyers remain cautious amid political uncertainty, according to the latest index to be published. Overall, prices rose by 0.7% between July and September... Read more
Villars in Switzerland leads annual price growth in the Alps
The Swiss resort of Villars recorded the strongest annual price growth in the Alps at 6% in the 12 months to June 2018, the latest ski index shows. Having invested strongly in its ski infrastructure and being home to three international schools... Read more