The Government must have a ‘laser focus’ if it is going to succeed with its housebuilding target, leading industry figures have warned. They have called on ministers to create the right conditions to build large numbers of new homes. The Government has pledged to build 1.5 million homes before the end of this Parliament. However,…
Dwelly is not like the clutch property industry giants who regularly hoover up lettings agencies, even though unusually for a tech firm, it’s competing with them. For starters its boss is a former Uber senior and his company, which has created a software for the lettings sector, is taking a unique approach to growth. Rather…
The UK’s Private Rented Sector (PRS) is undergoing a comprehensive transformation. Historically lightly regulated, the PRS stands in contrast to the more structured Social Housing Sector. Now, a wave of reforms is set to professionalise the PRS, reshaping the relationship between landlords and tenants. While these reforms are ambitious, the real story lies in how…
Bank lending to small and medium-sized property firms has fallen 14% in the last five years, new data reveals. The overall loans total fell to £186billion in March, down from £216billion in March 2021, according to new research from Karis Capital, a specialist real estate debt and insurance advisory firm. Less willing Nicholas Christofi, CEO…
Looking at the property market data by country from this time last year, at ‘country level’ things are much more positive than they were by the end of the second half of 2024. We’ve moved from barely any price growth in England and Wales to steady increases year on year which are exceeding long term…
The revaluations required to implement Labour’s Mansion Tax would involve a complex and resource-intensive process that risks costing more than the tax it raises, according to Chris Husson-Martin (pictured), who worked on the last major council tax revaluation in 1991. Husson-Martin, who is now Head of Sales at Hamptons’ Salisbury branch, says the Government has…
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