Property Down Valuations Soar – With Some Over £1m
Property experts have warned about a surge in “atrocious” down valuations as valuers become “overly cautious with the values that they are putting their names to” in a stagnant property…
Asking Prices Fall 1.2% in July: Buyers are Driving Hard Bargains, Sellers are Blinking First
Asking prices by new sellers dropped sharply in July, according to Rightmove, down by 1.2%, to £373,709, as “sellers blink first”. While there’s usually a seasonal dip in prices in…
House Prices Up, Rents Down – but “Property market remains incredibly busy”
HOUSE prices increased by 3.9%, to £269,000, in the 12 months to May 2025, up from 3.6% in the 12 months to April 2025, according to official data published this…
Dubai’s New First Time Buyer Scheme is Clever and Could Attract Brits
Brits locked out of the UK housing market are being targeted by a new Dubai scheme offering flexible payment plans, early access to off-plan properties and a currency-driven discount of…
England’s Most (and Least) Expensive Streets Revealed Over the Last 5 Years
Gathering five years’ worth of sold house price data across the England postcodes, Panorama Road, Old Avenue and Cavendish Road have some of the highest-valued homes across the region. Some…
A Third of Britons Aspire to Own Buy-to-Let Properties, New Study Finds
Nationally representative survey of 2,000 UK adults reveals: A third of UK adults aspire to own a buy-to-let (BTL) property, despite regular suggestions that the market is on the decline,…
Key Strategies to Help Landlords and Councils Fill Empty Shops and Revitalise UK High Streets
According to a recent retail monitor report* the overall UK retail vacancy rate stands at 14.0%, reflecting ongoing challenges for high streets. While retail parks have shown improvement, with vacancy…
Manchester and Salford Present Draft Proposals for Major Regeneration
Manchester City Council (MCC) and Salford City Council (SCC) are working in collaboration on the ambitious long-term regeneration proposals for the Strangeways and Cambridge areas ahead of public consultation. The…
Financial Pressures Causing UK Workers to Relocate to Affordable Regions
The latest UK budget has placed increasing financial pressure on individuals and businesses, forcing many to reconsider their living and working situations. Rising taxes, higher employer costs, and stagnant wages…