Monthly Archives: July 2017

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UK Property Market Steadies

July 5th, 2017|UK Property Market Update|

UK Property Market Steadies UK Property Market Steadies. 5 of the UK’s largest property services companies are dropping the Brexit clauses from valuation reports. Therefore, this is a good indicator that the UK property market is beginning to steady after the impact referendum vote to exit from the European Union. Valuation reports included 'Brexit clauses' [...]

UK Property Prices Rise in December

July 5th, 2017|UK House Prices, UK Property News|

UK Property Prices Rise in December UK Property Prices Rise in December. The latest figures from the Halifax reveal that the UK house price average rose by 1.7% in December; adding nearly £4,000 to the average house value. The rise takes 2016 increase to 6.5%. Therefore, pushing ratio of prices to earnings to just shy [...]

UK House Prices Set To Rise For The Next 50 Years

July 5th, 2017|UK House Prices, UK Property News|

UK House prices set to rise for the next 50 years, continuing to outstrip incomes, warns ex-Bank of England economist UK House Prices Set To Rise For The Next 50 Years; continuing to outstrip the average income which won't keep pace with the escalating cost of housing. Therefore, the continued property price rise will put [...]

UK House Prices Expected to Rise

July 4th, 2017|UK House Prices|

UK House Prices Expected to Rise UK House Prices Expected to Rise by a projected £40,000 in the next 5 years’ time. This is despite the uncertainty and "tremors" caused by the result of the EU referendum, according to forecasts from one think-tank. The Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) said that even though [...]

Stamp Duty Reform 2016 Budget

July 4th, 2017|UK Property News|

Stamp Duty Reform 2016 Budget What changes for property investors? Stamp Duty Reform 2016 Budget what changes for property investors? Now the chancellor George Osborne has delivered the budget for 2016. Labelling “Financial markets” as “turbulent” and insisting “Britain will be stronger safer and better off inside a reformed EU”. Osborne discussed a range of [...]

Monthly Property Sales Transactions Reaches 10 Year High

July 3rd, 2017|Commentary, UK Property News|

Monthly Property Sales Transactions Reaches 10 Year High New data reveals that Monthly property sales transactions reaches 10 year high in February of this year. Proving that Brexit is having little impact on sentiment in the UK property market. However, sales to first time buyers fell, according to the latest figures. The data from the [...]

UK Continues to Attract Foreign Investment

July 3rd, 2017|Commentary|

UK continues to attract foreign investment, as Qatari government declares it will invest “£5bn in the UK” over next 5 years. The UK continues to attract foreign Investment; Qatar's Finance Minister pledging 5 billion pounds ($6.3 billion) of investment in Britain over the next three to fiver years. Therefore signalling a significant show of support [...]

Manchester has the fastest rising property prices in the UK

July 3rd, 2017|Commentary|

Manchester has the fastest rising property prices in the UK Manchester has the fastest rising property prices in the UK recording a growth rate of 8.8 per cent. London slipped to tenth place with 5.6 per cent. Manchester had an 8.8 per cent annual price growth on the back of a more than 40 per [...]

Currency Update: Pressure on the Pound Continues

July 3rd, 2017|Commentary|

Currency Update: Pressure on the Pound Continues Currency Update: Pressure on the Pound Continues. On the 20th March, the government has confirmed that Theresa May intends to trigger Article 50 next Wednesday, March 29th, which will be the beginning of the end of the UK's EU membership. With the triggering of article 50 now confirmed [...]

U.K. Property Lures Middle-East Buyers on Pound Brexit Slump

July 3rd, 2017|Uncategorised|

U.K. Property Lures Middle-East Buyers on Pound Brexit Slump U.K. Property Lures Middle-East Buyers on Pound Brexit Slump - By Jack Sidders / Bloomberg | February 7, 2017 9:24 AM MYT Middle East investors, benefiting from a weak pound and rising oil prices, increased their spending in U.K. commercial property even as Brexit prompted buyers [...]