by peter littlewood | Oct 7, 2024 | public
UK house price growth picked up to a near two-year high last month, according to mortgage lender Halifax. Halifax’s September report showed UK house prices rose 0.3% from August and 4.7% year-on-year. In August, house prices rose 0.3% from July and 4.3% on-year....
by peter littlewood | Sep 30, 2024 | Industry News
The UK government's next Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) is anticipated to be unveiled in spring 2025, following the Spring Spending Review. This delay has left housing providers, especially in the social housing sector, awaiting details on Labour’s revamped grant...
by peter littlewood | Sep 30, 2024 | Green issues
Louisa Sedgwick, Managing Director for Mortgages at Paragon Bank has written an article for LandlordToday, which can be seen here In it, she says that the proposal for minimum Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) for rental properties has resurfaced, with Labour...
by peter littlewood | Sep 30, 2024 | Industry News
The latest data tables on housing supply: indicators of new supply has just been released, and can be seen here. ... To access this content, you must have a valid iHowz Membership. If you already have a membership, please login first. If you haven't...
by peter littlewood | Sep 30, 2024 | Industry News
In an interview in the Standard, Phil Spencer, the well-known property expert, believes London's housing market is stuck in a vicious cycle of unaffordability, bureaucratic red tape, and a lack of movement. He argues that bold, controversial tax changes in the...