D_Property
April 9, 2020
Colliers International says the recovery of investment into global real estate is expected to be sharper and faster following the COVID-19 crisis than the period after the GFC. The real estate advisor notes that although a global recession is to be expected “there are glimmers of hope with the latest China Manufacturing PMI data showing stabilisation in March following a fall to record low levels in February”. Oxford Economics data shows that following a contraction in global GDP by 1.8% quarter on quarter in Q1 and a further 0.3% decline predicted in Q2, there should be of around 1.5% and 1.8% in the third and fourth quarters respectively. Tony Horrell, CEO of Colliers International UK and […]
March 24, 2020
With current turbulence in equity markets, some investors who sold out of stocks and currencies last week are looking around for alternatives. UK property, which has been severely depressed due to the uncertainties around Brexit last year, looks like it could be one of them. UK house price growth continued its upward trend in the months immediately succeeding the election – in January UK house prices were up 1.9% year on year. This was the largest increase in 14 months and beat December’s number of 1.4%. At London estate agent Benham & Reeves, there is notable new interest in the market. It reports a higher total number of transactions so far in Q1 than in the […]
February 11, 2020
LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices rose at the fastest annual rate since February 2018 last month, increasing by 4.1% after a 4.0% rise in December, figures from mortgage lender Halifax showed on Friday. House prices increased by 0.4% on the month in January, above economists’ forecasts in a Reuters poll for them to stay unchanged after an unusually big 1.8% jump in December. Halifax was cautious about the outlook for the rest of 2020. “It’s too early to say if a corner has been turned. The recent positive figures may actually represent activity that would ordinarily have been expected to take place last year, but was delayed by economic uncertainty,” Halifax managing director Russell Galley […]
January 8, 2020
Some 43% of construction businesses are confident about business growth after Brexit, negotiation and communication firm Huthwaite has revealed. Surprisingly 27% think the process of exiting the EU is currently having a positive impact on their business, with 22% thinking it hasn’t had any impact. Tony Hughes, chief executive at Huthwaite International said: “The UK is packed with ambitious and prosperous companies that in theory should flourish regardless of economic uncertainty, however the importance of obtaining the core skillsets to flourish shouldn’t be underestimated. “One of the few certainties the UK faces is that, for selling organisations, things are getting tougher. “As buying organisations entrench, delaying or even cancelling purchasing decisions, sales teams across all sectors […]
December 26, 2019
The majority (84%) of letting agents think rent prices will rise next year, up from two thirds (65%) last year, ARLA Propertymark has predicted. More than three fifths (61%) think demand will continue to increase, but almost seven in 10 (68%) reckon the number of landlords operating in the private rented sector will decline next year, as they are driven out by rising costs. Indeed, two thirds (68%) expect landlords’ taxes to rise again. David Cox, chief executive, ARLA Propertymark, said: “For far too long, successive governments of all political persuasions have passed significant amounts of complex legislation for landlords. “As a result, much of this year has dampened landlords’ appetites to invest and expand their […]
November 13, 2019
Average house prices in the UK were 0.9% higher in October 2019 than a year earlier, according to the latest House Price Index from Halifax. The average price of UK house currently stands at £232,249. There was a slight dip of 0.1% in prices between September and October, but prices rose 0.2% quarter-on-quarter. Seasonally adjusted residential transactions in September 2019 stood at 101,740 – up by 5% from August and the highest level since August 2017. “Average house prices continued to slow in October, with a modest rise of 0.9% over the past year,” said Russell Galley, managing director at Halifax. “A number of underlying factors such as mortgage affordability and wage growth continue to support […]