Economics
Forget Super Thursday, the Bank of England can only offer Mildly Useful Thursday
Today's interest rate cut by the Bank of England isn't the big economic solution we need, argues the University of Cambridge's Michael Kitson...
Reactions: Bank of England cuts interest rates for first time in seven years
In a universally-expected move, the Bank of England has halved the Base Rate to an historic low of just 0.25% and renewed some quantitative easing. The BoE's interest rate had been at an already low 0
Where in the UK has the level of home ownership dropped the most?
There rise of renting at the expense of home ownership in London is pretty well documented, but a new report indicates that it's not just a problem for the capital..
London house prices to drop 5.6% next year as safe haven status ‘is under threat’
The housing market across the UK "will slow but not plummet" over the next 18 months, predicts the Centre for Economics & Business Research, but London is in for a more harsh adjustment next year; "the…
Bank of England flirts with online dating to understand housing data
'Strong case' for analysts using algorithms more commonly used by dating websites to look at trends and sort through the big data
What effect will Brexit have on residential property development?
Everyone knows that there are choppy times ahead for the British economy, as uncertainty over just what Brexit means continues until terms sheets are drawn up with the rest of Europe and the world
‘Marked drop’ in homeowner sentiment post-Brexit
The first survey of household sentiment on property prices since the EU referendum is out, and it's shown the biggest month-to-month loss of momentum for seven-and-a-half years.
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French bank forecasts ‘severe downturn’ for post-Brexit PCL
French bank Société Générale has included one of the bleakest post-Brexit predictions we've seen so far in a note to its clients.
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What impact will Brexit really have on the UK’s prime resi markets?
Savills has done a sterling job of summing up where we're at and identifying the "key drivers" at play in the post-Brexit arena.
Government ‘must up housing target by 50% and build 300,000 homes a year’ says Lords’ report
The Government must lift its target by a full 50% and build 300,000 homes each year to tackle the housing crisis, according to the cross-party House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee.
Why property fears after Brexit vote are a sign of wider UK housing problems
While post-referendum market catastrophising has brought problems into sharper relief, recent troubles for listed property companies and real estate investment funds are symptoms of a deeper malaise in …
Ranked: The world’s most transparent real estate markets
A new report has ranked 109 of the world's real estate markets according to their transparency