UK Property

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.UK residential property has proved a far better investment bet than shops and offices over the past decade or so. Institutional investors are taking notice. Commercial property continues to be disrupted by sweeping structural trends. But the low volatility and strong underlying fundamentals of UK housing means it is showing up in more global portfolios.This could mark a significant shift in ownership. Although the UK has about 5mn rental homes, most are...

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.UK lenders’ expectations for mortgage demand rose sharply at the end of last year, according to official data published on Thursday, as falling borrowing rates fuel a rebound in the property sector.The index for expected mortgage demand for house purchases rose to 21.9 per cent in the final three months of last year from minus 28.4 per cent in the third quarter, according to the Bank of England’s quarterly survey of banks...