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The Unite Group plc has confirmed a possible cash and share offer for Empiric Student Property plc, valuing the business at 107 pence per share—representing a modest 1.8% discount to Empiric’s last reported NAV of 121p but a 10% premium to the latest closing share...

Latest forecasts from Savills suggest the UK is on track to deliver just 840,000 new homes by 2029 — significantly short of the government’s 1.5 million target. A combination of lower demand from first-time buyers, reduced activity from housing associations, and a...

Writing in Landlord Today, Andy Jones, Group Director, Corporate (Investment Sales, Lettings and BTR) at LRG has outlined the impact of the Renters Rights Bill on corporate landlords. It can be read here, and says Opinion: The Renters' Rights Bill Will Reshape the...

David Alexander, chief executive of DJ Alexander, Scotland’s largest lettings agency, has issued a direct warning to Chancellor Rachel Reeves: further taxation on landlords will harm tenants, not just investors. Writing in The Scotsman, Alexander cautions that as...

The government appears to be delaying progress on the Renters Rights Bill, with no time allocated for its next stage in the House of Lords this week — nearly four weeks after it completed its committee stage on 15 May. Under parliamentary procedure, the Bill should...

The House of Commons Library has published its regular report, that can be seen here. In summary: Household Debt Trends Peak levels: Household debt peaked in Q3 2008 at 156.4% of disposable income. Current levels: By Q4 2024, the ratio had declined to 118.1%,...

The UK government has refused to release the Justice Impact Test for Angela Rayner’s Renters’ Rights Bill, a key document assessing the legislation’s potential effect on courts and tribunals. The move has drawn criticism from stakeholders, who warn it limits informed...

Professor Joe Nellis, co-creator of the Halifax House Price Index and economic adviser at MHA, has issued a stark warning about the potential impact of Angela Rayner’s Renters Rights Bill on the UK housing market. Speaking in the wake of the latest Halifax data —...

The UK Supreme Court ruled last week that a lender had a duty to investigate whether a woman was under the undue influence of her partner when she took out a mortgage that would be used partly to pay off her partner’s debts. The Supreme Court held unanimously that One...

The latest Halifax Price index has been released.  It can be seen here, and in summary: Headline Findings (May 2025): Monthly Change:House prices fell by 0.4% in May, reversing April’s 0.3% increase. Annual Growth:Slowed to 2.5%, down from 3.2% in April. Average UK...