Housing market expectations for 2024 are improving. Here’s why.
Temperatures may be falling outside but the housing market appears to be warming up. Annabel Dixon lifts the lid on...
UK Property
Want a dream home abroad? Here’s what you could actually afford
A shoebox in Mayfair, a castle in Scotland or an island in the Pacific – browsing property websites to see...
Norwich: Family of four found dead in house
By Neve Gordon-Farleigh & Alex PopeBBC News, Norfolk19 January 2024, 12:38 GMTUpdated 2 hours agoImage source, John Fairhall/BBCImage caption, A...
UK Government plans to crack down on corruption in the property sector
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023 and has made provision...
Building societies set for major shake-up to help first-time buyers onto property ladder
The Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill aims to modernise societies by expanding their lending capacity For sale signs outside...
Planners shouldn’t be getting abused – but neither should the people who oppose them
Andrew’s frustration with the planning system is palpable, and understandable.Members of the public are at the receiving end of bad...
Global investors could spark UK housebuilding boom
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...
Bodies of FOUR people ‘known to one another’ are found at house in Norfolk village after police forced entry to home
Police called to Allan Bedford Crescent in Queen's Hills, Costessey at 7amFour bodies found inside a property; police working to...
New Data Offers Hope for the 2024 UK Housing Market
In December 2023, monthly house prices rose by 0.2%, bringing them to a level last observed in February 2022. The...
Savills: Scottish prime property market outshines UK counterparts
Savills latest analysis of UK residential market performance during 2023 has shown that while mortgage affordability has impacted the wider...
