Economics
BoE keeps interest rates at 0.1%
The latest from the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee highlights the brutal impact of the Coronavirus on the UK's economy.
The ‘marching morons’ of the residential property market
Neurotic lenders are acting as a chicane on the markets, vents Trevor Abrahmsohn
Global billionaire wealth bounces back to new heights
A V-shaped recovery in equity markets has been a boon for the richest people on the planet, report UBS and PwC, as global billionaire wealth surged by more than a quarter between April and July this year…
UK super-rich hit hardest by Covid-19, as combined UHNWI wealth slumps by a fifth
The richest people on earth seem to be weathering the Coronavirus storm rather well, according to the latest World Wealth Report from Wealth-X.
One in five people now less likely to buy a property due to Covid-19 – PWC
Around a third people who previously - in February - thought their next move would be to a city centre home now want to live in the suburbs or towns and villages.
Buyers can save 10% off a central London property with good timing, says top agency
Upcoming political crunch dates could serve up big opportunities for those in tune with the currency markets, notes Knight Frank...
Johnson vows to turn ‘generation rent into generation buy’ in ‘the biggest expansion of home ownership since the 1980s’
Prime Minister pitches fixed-rate mortgages of up to 95% loan-to-value for first time buyers.
‘British house price boom to fizzle out next year’ – Reuters poll
A poll of property pundits a 2% rise for UK property prices this year, before a "flatline" in 2021.
Sustainable Gains: On the future of green buildings
Developers, policymakers and investors are coming round to the idea that green development makes economic sense, says Jojo Romarx Salas...
Savills drastically raises mainstream property price & transaction forecasts
"Previous UK recessions have been associated with house price falls, but 2020 looks set to be the exception," says Savills as it "significantly upgrades" is forecasts for both property prices and transaction…
‘The economic consequences from the Covid-19-induced recession will pull the housing market from its long-term growth trajectory’ – Hamptons
2021 will be "challenging", but estate agency brand Hamptons International expects the national average property price to end this year higher than it started it, despite Covid-19 and Brexit, and to climb…
Spotting Opportunities: Six drivers of this strange & nuanced prime property market
Fund manager-turned-buying agent Fraser Slater examines the key drivers of activity in the current market, while pinpointing a few areas of opportunity - including some of London & Surrey’s most prestigious…