What next indeed, for house prices? I’ve been glass-half-empty on this for some time, oversupply...
UK housing market
“First time buyers: The end of the bank of mum and dad?”
Those who can get on ‘the housing ladder’ without significant parental help are few and far...
“What will happen next to the property market?”
The stock market has plummeted, rebounded (a bit) and will bounce around for a while longer. But...
“House of cards to crumble? Recession in the UK property market ‘likely well underway'”
Property funds were among the first financial corona victims and virtually all have now been...
“Labour and Tories launch rival house-building plans”
Yes, hundreds of thousands of homes are being built, i a field near everyone. Are they solving...
“Revealed: Brexit impact on house prices in every London borough”
Property prices fell last month, apart from, bizarrely, in N Ireland and Scotland. London’s worst,...
“‘Mortgage prisoners’ given help by City regulator”
The pendulum always swings too far in one direction or another and rarely settles in the middle....
“Persimmon faces loss of Help to Buy homes contract”
Government attempts to tinker around with markets have, over the years, been as spectacularly...
‘New home building at highest level for 31 years’
Although my glass is more often half-full than empty, I have recently been a doom-prophet about...
“Housing market outlook worst ‘for 20 years'”
When stockmarkets are bumpy, the frequency with which I’m asked ’should we invest in property...
“Mortgage time bomb fears as loans hit six times salary”
So here’s the thing. Parents worry that their kids will never get on the housing ladder, unless:...
“Millennials must fight for their right to housing”
For once in my life I can claim to be an Inbetweener, neither a Snowflake nor a BabyBoomer....
Crisis? What crisis?
Every week, around every town, I see yet another ‘Land acquired for a stylish development of 2, 3...
“Nationwide house price index: Annual rate of house price growth has picked up in 2018”
If you buy a property to let as an investment for, say, £300,000, a reasonable average around...