UK Property News Recap – 29.03.2024
This week the leasehold reform bill was picked at and spat out, MPs and Lords requesting a new serving. Lenders released their March data menu, some offering specials to first-time buyers to gain some free advertising. Transaction volumes increased…marginally….and affordability improved in some regions. Welcome to your weekly UK Property
UK Property News Recap – 22.03.2024
This week the Bank stalled for time, Gove set extra homework for Khan and sellers got over-excited while renters got relieved. Crest Nicholson got told off for submitting bad work and Banksy got excused for using up all the green paint. The cash-strapped board implemented increases to council tax, on
UK Property News Recap – 15.03.2024
This week ground rules were debated, consequences applied to empty homes, and tax incentives awarded to those repurposing land. Surveyors showed optimism, lenders pessimism while others reflected on lending and building with both concluding 2023 was a year best forgotten. Welcome to your weekly UK Property News Recap – 15.03.2024. Empty
UK Property News Recap – 08.03.2024
This week we were back at school. Foxtons and Travis Perkins promised to do better. Lenders, fearing they weren’t taxing enough, increased the difficulty of their papers. Hunt was marked on his fiscal delivery and lack of housing material. Halifax raised its hand but Nationwide interrupted, blurting out news of
UK Property News Recap – 01.03.2024
This week there were a number of takedowns; first Khan took on the Oligarchs, then the CMA crushed eight of the leading housebuilders. Gove tried to make a comeback but was ripped to shreds by leasehold reform lobbyists with his exemptions. Post-2023 analytics showed the losses caused by high inflation