D_Property
December 27, 2018
Prices in Edinburgh’s prime property market increased year on year by 10.6% in 2018, the highest level of annual growth for more than a decade, the latest analysis shows. Properties valued above £2 million recorded the strongest price growth in the fourth quarter, with values up 3.5% between October and December, the data from Knight Frank’s Edinburgh City index also shows. Meanwhile, sales volumes above £1 million in the city were 12% higher than at the same point in 2017 and this robust activity is underpinning strong price growth overall. The report also reveals that properties are selling faster, with the average time taken between a property first coming onto the market and it reaching a […]
December 20, 2018
According to new data from NHBC, the number of new homes registered in November totaled 15,155 – the second highest monthly total of 2018 and a 2% increase year-on-year. Of these, 11,135 new homes were registered in the private sector against 11,017 a year ago. In the affordable sector, 4,020 new homes were registered compared to 3,785 in November 2017. During the rolling quarter of September to November, total new home registrations rose 7% to 43,745 new homes against the same period last year, with private registrations during the period lifting 6% to 33,104 and those for the affordable sector rising 10% to 10,641. Nine of 12 UK regions experienced growth in new home registrations year-on-year […]
December 18, 2018
The average rent of a newly let in Britain increased by 1.1% in the 12 months to November to stand at £968 per calendar month, the latest monthly lettings index shows. Every region recorded a rise in average rents with the East of England recording the strongest growth at 2.9% to £958, according to the data from the Hamptons International index. This was followed by Scotland with a rise 2.5% to £663, Wales up by 1.9% to £658, the South West of England up 1.7% to £801, and the North of England up 1.5% to £639, in the Midlands by 1.3% to £685, in the South East of England they were up by 1.2% to £1,034 […]
December 14, 2018
The latest data and analysis from Nationwide has revealed that, on the whole, the housing market appears to be bearing up under the continued economic and political pressure that the UK is experiencing at the moment. According to the figures, annual house price growth in November has edged up to 1.9% – a ‘modest’ 0.3% increase when compared to the previous month. Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s Chief Economist, explains: “While house price growth picked up a little in November, it remained relatively subdued at 1.9%, up from 1.6% the previous month. Looking forward, much will depend on how broader economic conditions evolve. In the near term, the squeeze on household budgets and the uncertain economic outlook is […]
December 11, 2018
Three quarters of first time buyers in England have benefited from the changes to stamp duty thresholds for first home purchases introduced a year ago, according to new research. An analysis of first time buyers activity since the change was introduced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in November 2017 by reallymoving also shows that first time buyers in London and the South East have benefitted the most as prices are higher. Last November the Government scrapped stamp duty for first time buyers on properties up to the value of £300,000, while those spending up to £500,000 now pay no stamp duty on the first £300,000 and 5% on the remaining amount. Following the introduction of […]
December 7, 2018
There was a noticeable increase in tenant demand in the London lettings market in 2018, outstripping supply for much of the year, setting the scene for rent rises next year, according to the latest annual overview. Supply was hit by a growing number of landlords selling their properties, often to owner occupiers. This trend was not only evident across the London private rental market, but nationwide, says the report from letting agents Chestertons. Despite this, there was still plenty of activity with an increase in lets agreed over the summer months due to high demand and the number of agreed lets in the third quarter of 2018 was over 60% higher than in the same quarter […]