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New research from Hamptons estate agents reveals that the number of first-time buyers leaving London has dropped below pre-pandemic levels. Does this mean, after years of first-time buyers being forced to purchase property in more affordable areas, London’s first-time buyer market is back? And, if so, what’s driving this trend?  First-time Buyers Leading the Charge...

Purchasing property in London is expensive at the best of times. However, should your dream home happen to be near one of London’s green spaces, things can turn from pricey to eye-watering pretty quickly. Research from Foxtons reveals that, on average, properties adjacent to London’s parks are priced 53% higher than the market as a...

An integral Labour manifesto commitment is to be the party to ‘deliver the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation.’ In an effort to build 1.5 million properties by the end of the parliamentary term, Labour has set out several bold initiatives intending to quicken the pace at which development projects are...

An integral Labour manifesto commitment is to be the party to ‘deliver the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation.’ In an effort to build 1.5 million properties by the end of the parliamentary term, Labour has set out several bold initiatives intending to quicken the pace at which development projects are...

Market performance has picked up over the summer. A combination of a stable economy, greater clarity in government policy, and an uptick in consumer housing demand has spurred growth in the property industry, so much so that Richard Hughes, a commercial property team member at Moore Barlow, has remarked that ‘we could be on the...

The cost of living crisis has truly sunk its teeth into Britain. Since late 2021, the price of almost everything has climbed and climbed. And there’s barely a sector of the economy it hasn’t touched. Whether it’s food shopping, utility bills, or travel, we’ve all seen our buying power dwindle over the last few years....

The ramifications of the 2024 general election have prompted dialogue among investors, potential homebuyers, and financial analysts of the future of the UK housing market, given the seismic realignment in UK politics with the Labour Party achieving a 174-seat majority and ending 14 years of Conservative rule. Chief among the topics discussed during the campaign...

Interest rates continue to be a focal point of discussion for economic analysts and politicians. Given that interest rates have remained frozen at a sixteen-year high of 5.25 per cent since August 2023, there remains considerable speculation concerning the date at which interest rates will be lowered. Fuel was added with the latest comments from Ben...

Back in 2015, the Bank of England, using a set of stress tests to assess the effectiveness of banks in the event of a financial crisis, expressed concern towards the UK buy-to-let market, which informed the decision that year to limit residential mortgages worth more than 4.5 times the holder’s income.  Yet the most recent stress test, published in...