The Market
Bridging loan activity surges 68% amidst mortgage market uncertainty
Increase in short-term property lending has been driven by demand from residential homeowners.
‘This unusual age of massive rises of house prices may be nearing an end’, says top economist
Key drivers including WFH and higher interest rates will likely lead to weaker house price growth over the coming decades, according to the OBR's David Miles.
The world’s billionaire headcount fell 5% in 2022
Knight Frank expects the global UHNW population to expand by 28
Is Prime London’s red-hot rental market cooling off?
Supply & demand are still well out of kilter, but discounts and price reductions are increasing.
Fundamental reform of residential tenancies: How this could work in practice for Estates & Private Clients
As the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill makes its way through Parliament, lawyer Kevin Kennedy talks us through what possible the end of the section 21 process could mean for property owners.
Property Industry Reactions: Rental Reform Bill promises ‘a once-in-a-generation overhaul of housing laws’
Wide-ranging updates to rental rules include the long-promised abolition of Section 21 'no fault' evictions.
Prime London’s spring bounce falls flat as buyers ‘play a waiting game’
'Sellers are referencing prices of yesteryear, while buyers are looking to a future in which they expect prices to fall'
UK property market back to business as usual – OnTheMarket
The new normal looks a lot like the old one, reports portal, after surveying 80k active buyers & sellers.
Interest rates may be topping out but ‘two-thirds of Britain’s mortgage-rising pain is still to come’
Think tank warns that higher interest rates have yet to affect the majority of mortgaged households, and this year will be 'particularly bruising' for many homeowners.
Taking the long view: Why the right property is more important than the right timing
Prime property consultancy Middleton Advisors has teamed up with real estate researcher Yolande Barnes to consider a dilemma facing some current buyers: Is now a good time to buy? Should I wait for prices…
Could these turn out to be Labour’s housing policies?
Draft policy handbook might form the basis of the party's general election manifesto.
Average rent outside London tops £1k PCM for the first time
'Affordability constraints will likely hit the brakes on rental growth at some point this year,' says Hamptons - but the estate agency warns 'it’s unlikely to slow considerably due to the number of landlords l…