Number of homes new to market 11% higher than a year ago, despite uncertainty over interest rates and stamp duty A record number of new sellers have come on to the UK housing market since Boxing Day, while the average price and the...
Site of the former west London exhibition centre to include nearly 4,000 homes, cultural venues, a park, offices, shops and restaurants On a damp winter’s day, there are few signs of activity on the huge, empty triangle of land in west...
The head of the flexible office company IWG is a big fan of hybrid shifts and says ‘working close to home’ is the way forward Working from home isn’t generally a success for Mark Dixon. “I’m too easily distracted,” he says. “You have to...
Interest has surged since relaxation of planning rules last March, but technical difficulties often loom large On a busy high street in Balham, south London, stands a boxy, beige-fronted building. Built in the 1940s, for decades the...
‘Cautious optimism’ forecast despite end to key stamp duty relief and fears of higher taxes and interest rates Experts have predicted a “buyer’s market” for house hunters in the year ahead, giving them greater negotiating power as the...
Jump of 17.2% in 12 months to September for city, while Huddersfield had largest decline Stoke-on-Trent experienced the biggest annual house price growth in the UK, while Huddersfield had the biggest decline, according to the mortgage...
Birmingham airport and Liverpool Street station are among hubs where visits are up, says office provider After working from home, now comes working on the go. The post-pandemic surge in hybrid working has prompted increasing numbers of...
In a private property market where supply is restricted, increased family wealth can simply drive up the cost of suitable homes Improvements in the education of girls is one of the most positive shifts in the developing world over the...
Members are in limbo as Lupin Lodge is on the market after nearly 90 years – with next buyer likely to require clothes After nearly 90 years as a historic nudist resort, California’s Lupin Lodge is up for sale – and its next owners are...
Daniel Křetínský could be hoping to develop or sell off the company’s portfolio of about 1,800 sites The shadow of the Sphinx looms large over a nondescript urban depot in north London. You could fit two football pitches on to the vast...
Knightsbridge heads list with average home at £21.4m, 60 times the typical UK house price UK house price predictions for 2025? They’ll just keep going up London continues to dominate the UK’s superprime property market, with all 20 of...
Residents of a blighted London block have been trapped in their homes by a swirl of events, as government attempts to reform the law drag on For many of the residents of Mar House, the past year has been spent in perpetual twilight. The...
Oyssey startup allows users to access neighborhood political affiliations and other social data America’s political divide is likely to get even wider thanks to a new real-estate platform that lets potential buyers see the political...
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Terra Firma’s sale of 36,000 properties ends legal fight with government over recent housing reforms Business live – latest updates A property company linked to Guy Hands has agreed to sell 36,000 military homes to the UK’s Ministry of...
Head of Barratt Redrow warns sector faces ‘national crisis’ due to skills shortage, ageing workforce and Brexit Labour’s plan to build 1.5m homes during this parliament is not achievable because of a severe skills shortage, an ageing...
Only richest 10% can afford to buy as figures show average household needs 8.6 times disposable income to meet asking price Only the richest 10% of households can afford to buy an average-priced home in England, according to official...
Cost of housing at all-time high, Halifax reports, as mortgage lengths and borrowing multiples grow Another month, another record for house prices. On Friday, the UK’s largest lender, Halifax, reported that the average cost of a home had...
Property prices increase by 1.3% in November, the fifth consecutive monthly rise The average price of a house in the UK has hit a record high after a fifth successive month of increases in the value of properties, Britain’s biggest...
The sprawling Florida mansion sits in one of the most vulnerable places in the US to climate-driven disasters A sprawling Florida mansion set beside a powdery white sand beach overlooking the azure Gulf of Mexico is currently the most...