UK house prices rise 10% in a year, says Halifax
Date: 03.11.2015
House prices have risen 10 percent in the past year but the pace of growth will moderate during the rest of the decade, banking chain Halifax said on Thursday.
Foreign buyers undeterred by London sell-offs
Date: 08.10.2015
When Chinese insurer Anbang bid a reported £750m for the Square Mile’s Heron Tower this summer, it set a pricing record — despite the fact that some of its fellow foreign investors had already begun to sell out of the London property market.
Chart that tells a story — Rental growth
Date: 11.09.2015
New data from the Office for National Statistics show that the cost of renting in the capital has risen by 3.8 percent in the 12 months to June, the highest increase in the country. This reflects the longer-term trend of rising rents across all areas of Britain.
UK property rents rise at fastest rate in 2 years
Date: 01.08.2015
The cost of renting a home is rising at the fastest rate for more than two years as Britain’s chronic housebuilding shortage pushes living costs up.
Housebuilding does not drive down prices, research says
Date: 07.07.2015
Building new housing does not push down the price of nearby properties, according to research that runs counter to the widely held belief that the best way to make housing more affordable is to increase supply.
Lack of properties drives house prices up across the UK
Date: 03.06.2015
House prices are rising in every part of the UK for the first time since last summer as a lack of property coming on to the market drives prices upwards.
Crossrail project passes Canary Wharf station milestone
Date: 09.05.2015
Three years before the trains arrive, London’s new Crossrail railway line celebrates a milestone on Friday when the flagship Canary Wharf station building and roof gardens open to the public.
UK house prices increase at fastest rate since June 2014
Date: 05.04.2015
UK house prices will only rise in a “sustained” way once housebuilding accelerates, according to Nationwide, as its latest data showed prices rose 1 percent in April, the fastest monthly rate since June.
