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  • Millennials and Gen Z cling to property dream as house prices soar

    Property

    Millennials and Gen Z are refusing to give up on their dream of owning a home despite the steep challenges of getting on the property ladder, fresh research has found. Over 35 per cent of Gen Z and 40 per cent of Millennials think that owning a property is the most effective way to grow [...]

    According to Nationwide, the average price of a residential property in the UK was £271,079 in August.
  • One in ten London homes would be hit by ‘mansion tax’

    Property

    A tenth of houses in London would be hit by a ‘mansion tax’ on the sale of houses above £1.5m, according to new data. In London, 10.9 per cent of houses are worth over £1.9m, according to Rightmove, compared to just 1.6 per cent of houses outside the capital, with prices ballooning in the last [...]

    Capital gains tax is not currently charged on primary residences. (Credit Beauchamp Estates)
  • Shoreditch Works is a development the whole of London should seek to replicate

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    Plans for Shoreditch Works show it is possible to build beautiful places that people actually want. The rest of London, take note.

    Shoreditch Works is a new proposed development awaiting approval
  • Brits spent 31,000 years on Rightmove in 2024

    February 28, 2025

    Property-obsessed Brits spent 16.4bn minutes searching on Rightmove last year, which the platform has used to underpin a financial performance in a “class of its own”. Rightmove swallowed up 80 per cent of all consumer time spent on UK property portals in 2024, with almost 9,400 property views every minute. The UK’s enduring fascination with [...]

  • London house prices rise by just £600 as worst borough revealed

    January 14, 2025

    The London borough where more houses fell in value than almost any other area in the UK in 2024 has been revealed. According to new data released by Zoopla, the value of 72 per cent of houses in Kensington and Chelsea fell by at least one per cent last year. A total of 73,200 homes [...]

  • Autumn Budget 2024: Stamp duty for second homes upped to support first-time buyers

    October 30, 2024

    Chancellor Rachel Reeves has increased the amount of tax Brits will pay when buying their second home to provide support for first-time buyers and those moving home. Second-time buyers previously paid three per cent stamp duty on homes worth up to £250,000. From tomorrow, they will pay five per cent tax. The increase will also [...]

  • Grainger: Higher rents and acquisitions support double-digit growth

    October 7, 2024

    Residential property giant Grainger has reported double digit rental income growth due to high demand in the rental market and continued price increases. Rental growth for the year was 6.3 per cent, down from 7.7 per cent in 2023. The property giant noted that rents had been supported by a tight housing market, with “rapidly [...]

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