“The lack of clarity around how key parts of the Government’s housing and planning bill are likely to survive the journey through parliament is impacting confidence in the house building sector especially key details around the starter home policy. “Furthermore,... View Article

According to exclusive research from Knight Frank’s Retirement Housing report, by 2039, one in 12 people will be aged 80 or over. Therefore, the need for a dramatic increase in new housing for the ageing population across the UK is... View Article

Sadiq Khan’s welcome focus on construction skills risks being overshadowed by an unrealistic affordable housing policy, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned ahead of the London mayoral elections. Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, said: “Khan is... View Article

Responding to the Public Accounts Committee’s report on extending Right to Buy, Cllr Sharon Taylor, Vice Chair of the Local Government Association, said: “Our projections show extending the Right to Buy scheme to housing association tenants could cost £6 billion... View Article

eMoov Founder and property expert, Russell Quirk, comments on the latest Nationwide House Price Index. “The growth rate of UK house prices was always going to slow from the stamp duty fuelled acceleration witnessed last month.” There was a new... View Article

“April’s increase in the stamp duty on second homes fired demand substantially in March. With the deadline past, price rises in April are returning to more normal levels. And as uncertainty over the EU referendum continues, we may see this... View Article

Edo Mapelli Mozzi, CEO of Banda Property, comments on the upcoming London Mayoral Election: “It’s indisputable that the London property market has become a bank vault for investors in the UK and overseas, while Londoners who live, work and send... View Article

The Vinden Partnership reacts to the RICS UK Construction Market Survey. Peter Vinden, Managing Director of The Vinden Partnership – a leading multi-disciplinary consultant company to the built environment – said: “Anybody following the recent surveys and analysis of the... View Article

Leading online estate agent, eMoov.co.uk, warns that should Tata’s Port Talbot steel works close its doors, the economic impact to the Port Talbot property market could be a 10% drop in the average house price over the next 12 months.... View Article

Prime country house prices have been rising for 13 consecutive quarters, ahead of the upcoming stamp duty changes. Additional findings: Prime country house prices rose by 0.3% in Q1 2016 Annual growth has eased to 2.4%, down from a high... View Article

Brian Murphy, Head of Lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), comments on the Halifax House Price Index (March 2016): “As the financial year came to a close, house prices rocketed in the biggest annual rise seen since July 2014. This... View Article

Founder and CEO of eMoov.co.uk, Russell Quirk, commented on the latest Halifax House Price Index: “Despite the drop in prices reported last month UK house prices seem to be finding their feet again for 2016 and the result of this... View Article

Commenting on the latest Markit UK Construction PMI data, Chris Temple, PwC’s UK engineering and construction leader, said: “The UK construction industry enjoyed a relatively strong period of growth from early 2013 through to mid-2015, helped partly by a bounce... View Article

Leading UK law firm Addleshaw Goddard has claimed a target of 40,000 new homes by 2025 in London’s Central Activities Zone (CAZ) is unrealistic without radical public sector intervention. The law firm claims that to reach these figures the Mayor... View Article

· Households in all UK regions perceive that the value of their home rose in March · Londoners perceived the strongest rate of price growth over the course of the month, followed by those in the South East · Households... View Article

Commenting on the Budget 2016, Peter Vinden, Managing Director of The Vinden Partnership – a leading multi-disciplinary consultant company to the built environment – said: “The Chancellor has talked of uncertain economic times ahead and it would seem that with... View Article