Farmland values in England and Wales have dipped marginally but are still 10% above the level they achieved five years ago, the latest sector figures show. Arable land averaged £8,564 per acre, but this was a fall of 1.2% quarter on quarter and down 4.7% over the last 12 months, according to the index from […]
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As I sit at my laptop writing this I can look out of my window and see the removal men busily carrying boxes and furniture as my neighbours on one side are moving today. On the other side the For Sale sign indicates that they will be doing so soon. It is a sign that […]
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Rents in major European cities are continuing to level out, even in Barcelona, Berlin and Brussels which have recorded the steepest climb in rental prices year on year, the latest data shows. This trend is across most European cities, but Amsterdam and Munich are bucking the trend with rents rising fast, according to the international […]
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Asking prices in the UK recorded their lowest monthly rise since October 2008, up just 0.6% in October to £306,712 and are 0.2% below a year ago, the latest index shows. There was a smaller than usual Autumn price bounce and the number of sellers coming to market was down by 13.5% compared to this […]
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The average person over 50 in Britain is sitting on the equivalent of £56,574 worth of extra space in their home which is not being used, according to new research. The study of 2,000 UK adults over 50, found the typical house size to be 165.6 square metres and with the average house price coming […]
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The Custom and Self Build homes sector has the potential to help the Government reach its targets of creating 300,000 new homes per year in England by the middle of the 2020s, it is suggested. The suggestion from the National Custom and Self Build Association (NaCSBA) comes after the 2019 House Builders’ Survey from the […]
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Help to Buy has not pushed up first time buyer prices with the average cost to a first time home owner up by 32.8% across Britain since it was launched in 2013, almost on par with the regular market, new research show. The largest increase was in Barking and Dagenham at 70.8%, taking the average […]
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Inventory in the United States housing market continued to fall in September after a mild recovery earlier this year and is now down 6.4% year on year, the latest real estate data shows. There are 102,112 fewer homes on the market in the US than there were last year at a time when buyer demand […]
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Residential mortgages approvals in September 2019 reached 65,997, up 0.7% month on month and 0.6% year on year with rates remaining low and tempting more buyers, the latest finance monitor report suggests. Swap rates, used by banks to help decide how to price their loans, have been at historically low levels in recent months and […]
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Developers in London continued to operate in an uncertain environment during the second half of 2019, with Brexit still unresolved, a new Prime Minister, and a challenging planning environment, says a new analysis. Despite this, developers of all types have continued to seek opportunities, and a lack of sites available to purchase has halted the […]
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