by Rodney Townson | Apr 2, 2024 | Tax & Other Financial
According to Nationwide, house prices rose by 1.6% in March year-on-year, the fastest increase since December 2022. However, this was below analysts’ expectations, and the month-on-month figure saw property prices decline by 0.2% swinging from a gain of 0.7% in...
by Rodney Townson | Mar 25, 2024 | Industry News
The UK’s “expensive, cramped and ageing” housing stock fares poorly compared with other advanced countries, analysis by a thinktank suggests. Households are paying more than other countries - but getting less in return, the Resolution Foundation said. - Guardian...
by Rodney Townson | Mar 19, 2024 | Tax & Other Financial
In their accounts for the year to 3 December 2023, Mortgage Advice Bureau provided the following market review: Market review The fall in new mortgage approval volumes in the aftermath of the September 2022 mini-budget continued throughout 2023, as the rising costs of...
by Rodney Townson | Mar 18, 2024 | Green issues
12/3/24 Rishi Sunak risks further criticism from green campaigners after throwing his weight behind the building of new gas-fired power stations, saying he will “not gamble with our energy security”. The government will on Tuesday announce a plan to increase gas power...
by Rodney Townson | Mar 14, 2024 | Industry News
According to the latest UK Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the net balance for house prices was -10 last month. A net balance is the proportion of respondents reporting a rise in prices minus those reporting a fall....
