UK Property News Recap – 31.05.2024
This week the house prices indices competed for column inches. Unable to agree, they jostled for space with data for April and May 2024. Discontent with just this, Rightmove and Nationwide tried to settle pre-election slowdown nerves by showing past elections have had little to no effect on enquiries. Rightmove
UK Property News Recap – 24.05.2024
This week sellers flocked to market only to find buyers browsing. Confused by persistent base rate cut speculation that yo-yoed from June to August, and beyond, after inflation slowed but not at the rate hoped, buyers are taking their time to assess the stock on offer. The IMF provided
UK Property News Recap – 17.05.2024
This week played out like a game of Top Trumps, be it who was going to pay their mortgage for longer, who would do more for tenants, which country put up their interest rates the most, or who had the best legal advice when avoiding property tax. Welcome to another
UK Property News Recap – 10.05.2024
This week was centred around the impact the base rate is having. Housing targets have fallen short as developers stall delivery until borrowing is cheaper for both them and potential buyers. Hopes for an early base rate cut in May came and went, replacing new year optimism with scepticism as
UK Property News Recap – 03.05.2024
Topping and tailing this week, Zoopla and Nationwide released their house price indices. Rotten tomatoes voted Nottingham council as ‘rotten’ and Torridge ‘fresh’. Flats outshone houses, nimbys tried to stop the show, making it more costly for others to gain entry, and the lights failed due to the lack of