Manchester to Review Approach to Bringing Empty Homes Back Into Use
The City Council has started a public consultation on a new draft Empty Homes Strategy to gather feedback about the best way to bring empty homes into use and help…
Budgerty Launches Property Deal Calculator for UK Investors Who Need Professional Sensitivity Analysis
Budgerty’s advanced calculator has just launched, allowing investors to compare multiple property investment strategies side by side, model costs and profits for years to come, and add project-specific expenses for…
Christmas Comes Early With Base Rate Cut
A reduction in base rate to 3.75% will stimulate market activity and drive growth into 2026, says national property auctioneer Auction House. After a disappointing hold in the base rate…
Autumn Budget Fallout: Impact on UK Housing and Mortgage Market
The UK government presented its 2025 Autumn Budget (the Budget) to Parliament on 26 November 2025 with a clear intention to plug a large hole in public finances. The Budget…
Cash House Sales Drop 45% Over 5 Years Across England and Wales
Property Solvers’ analysis of HM Land Registry data has recently revealed that the number of cash house sales in England and Wales has fallen by 45% over the past five…
Lord Bailey AM: London Must Get Radical to Get Building
City Hall Conservatives Assembly Member and former Mayoral candidate Lord Bailey of Paddington AM has today launched a new report, Get London Building, which examines the causes of the London…
Investment and the Future of BTR and PBSA
Commentary on investment and future of BTR/PBSA Willie Roberston, Contracts Manager at HiiLIFE “If anything, 2025 has highlighted the resilience of the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) market. Investment has already…
Residential Property Transactions Up 4% in July Following “Lender innovation around affordability”
Lender innovation has kept the property market busy, experts have said, as the number of UK residential property transactions in July 2025 was up 4% on July last year and…
Experts Warn New NI Levy Will Send Rents Soaring
Landlords could be hit with a new National Insurance (NI) levy on rental income in the Autumn Budget, in a move the government is apparently considering to plug the black…