UK house prices fall by £4.5k since October amid ‘sharply’ slowing growth December 1, 2022 House price growth in the UK slowed “sharply” last month, representing the biggest monthly drop in value since June 2020, according to the latest data. The average cost of a home has fallen by 1.4 per cent since October – the equivalent of around £4,500, to £263,788, Nationwide’s house price index has revealed. Across the [...]
Home REIT and short seller trade barbs as share price tumbles November 30, 2022 Social housing investor Home REIT has hit back at short seller Viceroy Research today after the investor launched an attack on the quality of charity tenants in its portfolio.
House prices coming home this World Cup? How Gareth Southgate keeps properties afloat November 30, 2022 Following England’s 3-0 victory against Wales, last night in Qatar, property watchers are getting increasingly excited about the prospect of a good performance by the England squad at the World Cup as a major success could result in a house price boost. That is, if historical market trends are anything to go by. Focussing on [...]
Truss budget fallout will drag on growth, LendInvest warns November 30, 2022 Property fintech LendInvest has warned that the fallout of Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget in September will drag on growth in the second half of the year, as borrowing slows amid sharp interest rate hikes.
Shaftesbury back in the black as West End landlord sees ‘rapid rebound’ in shopping destination November 29, 2022 West End landlord Shaftesbury has swung back to profit as the capital’s retail heartland bounced back from Covid-19 disruption this year. The landlord, which is set to merge with neighbouring property giant Capital and Counties next year, shared a £119.1m profit after tax in full-year results. This was a strong come-back for the Carnaby, Seven [...]
Home REIT shares tumble after last-minute account delays November 28, 2022 Shares in social housing investor Home REIT plunged today after the firm delayed the publication of its accounts following an attack by a short seller last week.
Demand for London offices unphased by remote work and downward economic trends November 28, 2022 Demand for office space in central London has held firm despite the ongoing work-from-home trend and economic downturn risking upending the capital’s market. Uptake of central London offices surged 63 per cent in the first nine months of this year, in comparison with 2021, according to data shared exclusively with Morning Wire today by BNP [...]
Rental market boom may be on the horizon as homebuyers struggle November 26, 2022 As the property market continues to stutter, the nation’s rental market is set for a boom, as historic housing market trends show that a decline in property sales also leads to a boost to private rental market stock, a leading City fund manager told Morning Wire this weekend. Sales and rental markets during the economic [...]
Hybrid jobs: 248 football pitches of office space has simply vanished November 26, 2022 New research out this morning shows that roughly 1.8m square metres of office floorspace was taken out of use in the UK in the past year. The move, equivalent to 248 football pitches, was largely due to changes in working patterns since the pandemic – with the shift to hybrid working, said law firm Boodle [...]
UK rental demand up 23 per cent as scorned first-time buyers turn to lettings November 25, 2022 The UK’s rental demand has increased by 23 per cent in the last year, according to a new Rightmove research. The analysis has revealed that the increase in the UK’s rental demand is also due to many first-time buyers having to put their dreams on hold until mortgage rates go down, the Guardian first reported. [...]