Comings & Goings

There were 95,980 residential transactions in the UK in September, which is 1% higher than it was in September 2024 (seasonally adjusted), but there is no evidence of an autumn bounce, and much of the activity is a reflection of deals agreed earlier in the year rather than fresh demand. HMRC property transaction data also…

The post When the Pipeline Tightens appeared first on Think Realty. Most private lenders are not credit funds. They are conduits — originators bolted onto someone else’s securitization machine. As institutional buy boxes narrow and BDC liquidity gates slam shut, the lenders that survive will be the ones who never needed Wall Street’s pipeline in…

The John Lewis Partnership is closing its housebuilding business and scrapping plans for around 1,000 rental homes, five years after launching a push into build-to-rent as part of a wider diversification strategy. The employee-owned retailer said it would withdraw from residential development and property management after existing contracts covering four buildings come to an end,…

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from speaking to hundreds of estate agents this year, it’s that nobody is waiting around for the market to steady itself. Agents are pragmatic by nature. They’re adapting, solving problems and working out how to make 2026 a stronger year than the last, even with regulatory turbulence and economic…

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Reform’s only London councillor, Mark Shooter (pictured), is facing calls to resign after being accused by The Londoner magazine of being a “rogue landlord” whose company ran an unlicensed HMO property and demanded tenants to pay rent in cash. The allegations come after Reform politicians heavily criticised Labour ministers Rushanara Ali and Angela Rayner and…