Main image: Activity in the construction sector (source: ONS)
Resi construction value leaps 88% in a year
Resi construction credit crunch “far from over” as lending shrinks 10% in five months
Lending for residential property construction has dropped by 42% over the last three years, and by 10% since Help to Buy launched in April, according to law firm EMW.
Construction skills shortage worsens as resi workloads rise
Severe shortage of bricklayers and carpenters is "now seeping into other key trades"
House prices to rise by 8% next year as new instructions “close to stagnating” – RICS
An "acute imbalance between burgeoning buyer demand and sluggish supply" will drive house prices up by 8% in 2014, according to the RICS, as new instructions to estate agents are "close to stagnating".
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House Collective's trio of £10mn-plus deals featured some rare large-scale family houses in the popular NW London enclave.
Belgravia sees super-prime deal surge as ‘new generation of global buyer’ moves in
International HNWIs have been honing in on the prestigious PCL district in 2024, reports Savills.
A fifth of estate agents plan to work through Christmas
Agency boss warns of 'burnout' as survey reveals no seasonal break for many brokers.
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'There have been surges of interest from Americans in the past but in 20 years of doing this job, I can’t recall quite so many buying as now'.
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