London had the highest number of super-luxury home purchases of any city in the world during 2020, outperforming its traditional rivals of New York and…
View More London’s ‘super-prime’ luxury property market was world leader in 2020Tag: Housing market
UK housing crisis: how did owning a home become unaffordable?
The UK has a housing crisis: in recent decades the cost of buying a home has risen faster than wages, leaving many workers priced out…
View More UK housing crisis: how did owning a home become unaffordable?Taylor Wimpey and Countryside told to remove ‘unacceptable’ leasehold terms
The competition watchdog has ordered the housebuilders Taylor Wimpey and Countryside Properties to remove terms in contracts that have made it impossible for some homeowners…
View More Taylor Wimpey and Countryside told to remove ‘unacceptable’ leasehold termsHouse prices tipped to rise by twice as much in Yorkshire as in London
Property prices in Yorkshire and the north-west could rise by almost 30% over the next five years, more than double the rate of growth in…
View More House prices tipped to rise by twice as much in Yorkshire as in LondonUK house prices rise as end of stamp duty holiday nears
UK house prices bounced back in February despite the imminent end of the stamp duty holiday, fuelled by changing housing preferences in the Covid-19 pandemic,…
View More UK house prices rise as end of stamp duty holiday nearsExtension of stamp duty holiday ‘could help 300,000 sales’
About 300,000 property purchases in England could benefit from a three-month extension in the stamp duty holiday, it has been estimated, as reports suggest the…
View More Extension of stamp duty holiday ‘could help 300,000 sales’Demand for detached houses rose in Covid lockdown, says Halifax
Demand for detached houses in the UK has boomed during the coronavirus pandemic, driving up prices three times faster than for flats as working from…
View More Demand for detached houses rose in Covid lockdown, says HalifaxAverage London house price exceeds £500,000 for first time
The average price of a property in London broke through the £500,000 barrier for the first time, official figures for November show, with pent-up demand…
View More Average London house price exceeds £500,000 for first timeSurveyors draft plan to free homeowners from fire safety limbo
Flatowners who have struggled to sell their homes because of fire safety risks, despite not having any cladding on their building, could soon be able…
View More Surveyors draft plan to free homeowners from fire safety limboUK mortgage approvals at highest level in 13 years
UK mortgage approvals have risen to the highest level in 13 years, driven by the government’s stamp duty holiday and buyers reassessing their living situation…
View More UK mortgage approvals at highest level in 13 years