Why are rents so high and will they keep going up?
The median monthly rent in England between October 2022 and September 2023 was £825 – higher than at any other...
UK Property
UK property sales and demand well up on a year ago, survey finds | Housing market
Property sales and demand across the UK were almost a fifth higher in the final weeks of 2023 than a...
30,000 register as overseas property owners
Some 30,000 foreign property owners have registered with Companies House, in what marks a world first. The Register of Overseas Entities came into force in the UK on 1 August 2022 and requires anonymous foreign owners of UK property to reveal their real identities. Companies House said it is continuing to work with overseas company registries and UK land registries to identify entities which have failed to comply with the rules. Martin Swain, director of intelligence and law enforcement liaison at Companies House, said: “Reaching 30,000 registrations is a significant...
Will Low Inflation Improve UK Property Market in 2024?
While it is too early to say whether lower inflation rates will improve the UK property market in the near...
The war on landlords has backfired – and Britons are paying the price
A year ago, former first minister Nicola Sturgeon capped rents on existing tenancies at 3pc and placed a pause on...
Sales recovering but houses still too expensi…
The final weeks of 2023 have recorded above average levels of new sales with a 17% increase compared to the...
city-wide dip sends home-buying activity soaring in December
(PA)It's the gift many beleaguered sellers have been begging Santa for — London house-hunters are almost a third more active...
Buyers shun flats ahead of Michael Gove’s leasehold reforms
These increases are eating into mortgage affordability, as well as buyer appetite. Last month, The Telegraph revealed that banks including...
UK Overseas Property Register Hits 30,000 Milestone
A world-first register launched to shed light on overseas property ownership in the UK now has more than 30,000 registrations.The...
Overseas property ownership register tops 30,000 registrations
A world-first register launched to shed light on overseas property ownership in the UK now has more than 30,000 registrations. ...
