UK Property News Recap – 23.05.2025
This week rates wobbled as inflation rose and the threat of Trump’s tariffs subsided. Huw Pill spoke out against cutting at speed and lenders responded, some increasing rates while others further decreased, leaving borrowers further conflicted on their next move. Welcome to another UK Property News Recap - 23.05.2025 Prices reach
UK Property Recap – 16.05.2025
This week, PM Keir Starmer’s London home came under attack. London and the south of England continued their run of limited price and construction growth while the North “yielded” more positive results. Meanwhile, new build registrations are on the rise but delivery lags, while construction output largely remains stagnant. Falling
UK Property Recap – 09.05.2025
This week, developers took a leaf out of Trump's book and attempted to negotiate with the government for increased leniency and financial support for buyers to ensure Labour hit their self-imposed housing target. Meanwhile the UK property market was reported to have slumped, post holiday, but with further rate cuts
UK Property News Recap – 02.05.2025
Growth proved sluggish this week for both prices and new home starts. The last month of the stamp duty holiday, March, may have been exuberant but the hangover is now being felt, leaving behind a sticky market. The upside to this is lenders are getting desperate and new deals are
UK Property News Recap – 25.04.2025
This week felt sluggish, challenging and occasionally despairing and that was just the news. As the kids were eagerly ushered back into the classroom, the UK property industry reflected on the past quarter. It transpired that first time buyers and billionaires have something in common, both were on the move
UK Property News Recap 18.04.2025
This week sellers got overconfident, listing at higher prices, hoping buyers would spring into action. However the Bank of England was at odds with this, anticipating lending to plateau after a buoyant Q1. That said, rates shed a few pounds off the back of slower than expected inflation data which
UK Property News Recap – 11.04.2025
This week, Trump played the hokey pokey with tariffs, causing economies across the globe to fall down. For the UK, this has traders increasing their bets on a rate cut in May, bringing some light relief to homeowners and buyers before inflation potentially rises again. Welcome to another UK Property
UK Property News Recap – 04.04.2025
This week was all about the stamp duty deadline, who made it, who didn’t, and how the market would react post holiday. First-time buyers, buy-to-let investors, and second-home owners had their solicitors on speed dial, to ensure they were at the forefront of their mind, prioritising their deal to get
UK Property News Recap – 28.03.2025
This week oscillated around the spring budget and the small issue of funding, be it for more affordable housing, replenishing local authorities’ depleted coffers or training and recruiting construction workers. The government’s mission to boost growth through building is clearly paramount to them winning the next election. Their self-imposed new
UK Property News Recap – 21.03.2025
This week, the base rate held steady, but the strain of higher interest rates rippled through the UK property market. Tax pressures turned landlords into limited companies, developers pushed back on cladding levies, and construction sites ground to a halt under relentless rain. Meanwhile, local councils warned of impending tax