Buy to Let, Should It Be Banned?
Rented homes have become a major part of the UK property market in recent decades – there are now around 4.6 million households in the PRS. But there are some…
Can You Buy Or Sell Property Using Cryptocurrency?
Chances are you’ve read stories about how cryptocurrencies are set to take over from conventional money. Or about those who claim to have made a fortune from investing in cryptocurrencies.…
UK’s Housing Target: Likely to Remain a Miss
By the end of 2024, the UK will most likely be headed to the polls. Housing planning reform is high on the political agenda. While Britain’s two main political parties…
Shift From Short Term to Long Term Lets Predicted
Property experts Watsons Property Group predicts more property owners will move away from short-term lets following news that tax incentives for landlords with holiday lettings will be scrapped. As part…
Opinion: The Future Homes and Buildings Standards: Seven areas where the guidance needs more clarity
The recently published Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation serves as the built environment’s roadmap to a greener future. It envisages a world where new constructions align seamlessly with net-zero…
The Housing Crisis: Can It Ever Be Solved?
It’s frequently said that we have a housing crisis in the UK. Here I’ll look at what the housing crisis is, and at how it could be solved. What exactly…
Autumn Statement – Underwhelming for the Construction Industry says BCIS
BCIS chief economist, Dr David Crosthwaite, said: “In light of the OBR’s central forecast being downgraded, the Autumn Statement was really quite underwhelming for the construction industry, which has been…
The Enduring Allure of a Mews
Behind the grandeur of the four- and five- storey, large, Victorian homes in prime central London, lie quaint, quiet cobbled streets lined with Mews houses. Originally built in the 18th…
The Best and Worst Areas to Rent a Home in Greater Manchester
Brits cite rent, or mortgage expenses, as the fourth most common reason for the ongoing cost of living crisis in the UK, according to a study by the Office of…