What to expect from the housebuilding sector in 2026

Rumble with the Agents will return to London on Thursday 11 June 2026, bringing property professionals together for another evening of white-collar boxing and fundraising in support of North London Hospice. Now in its 11th year in the Capital, Paul Shamplina’s charity event has become a sell-out fixture in the property industry calendar and has…

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It has been claimed that Rightmove may face another takeover challenge in the next few weeks following similar moves late last year. A report by The Sunday Times reveals that activist investor Bill Ackman (main image) has bought stock in Rightmove worth hundreds of millions of pounds via his huge US hedge fund Pershing Square…

It feels a little like a ‘waiting game’ for the UK housing market at the moment, where inflation was expected to rise and cause bank base rates and mortgage rates to increase, but so far inflation has remained below 3% and mortgage rates are currently falling. However, as utility bills will start to rise by…

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Interest rates will have to rise to ‘keep a lid’ on rising inflation, experts have warned. Inflation rose to 3.1%, up from 2.9%, the Office for National Statistics has revealed. More increases are expected amid rising crude oil and petrol prices. Mark Harris, chief executive of mortgage broker SPF Private Clients, (pictured), says: “With the…