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Mortgage cost rises to test UK housing market
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (195+ words) LONDON: The housing market in United Kingdom faces “significant” tests from higher borrowing costs and fears of tax rises in next month’s budget, agents warn. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said its index of house prices improved slightly…...
Rent caps are good for growth claims Renters’ Reform Coalition
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (481+ words) A tenants’ group is calling for rent caps to be introduced, claiming they are “good for growth”. Writing in LabourList, Renters’ Reform Coalition director Clara Collingwood claimed that “out-of-control” rents were pushing up the cost of Local Housing Allowance and…...
Short-term rental curbs fail to ease housing crunch, industry group says
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (210+ words) Tighter restrictions on short-term rentals have failed to significantly increase housing availability or reduce rents in European cities where they have been imposed, an industry group said Thursday, warning against further curbs as the European Union considers measures to tackle…...
UK 10Y Bond Yield Hits 19-year High
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (54+ words) TradingView UK 10Y Bond Yield Hits 19-year High UK 10 Year Government Bond Yield increased to 5.29%, the highest since August 2007. Over the past 4 weeks, United Kingdom 10Y Bond Yield gained 31.67 basis points, and in the last 12 months, it increased 68.00 basis points....
Buyer demand surges in back-to-school bounce, Rightmove data shows
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (524+ words) Buyer demand rose 5% in September's first week, far outpacing the five-year seasonal average The UK’s largest property platform Rightmove recorded a stronger than usual back-to-school return this September. Buyer activity rebounded as home-movers resumed their searches after the summer break....
City housing crisis deepens as EU targets affordability, second homes, vacant sites
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (669+ words) The European Commission has proposed new EU-wide rules intended to give local and national authorities clearer grounds to intervene in housing markets where affordability and availability are under the greatest strain. The draft law, called the Affordable Housing Act, would…...
UK retail sales growth slows to 0.7% as shoppers cut back
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (290+ words) UK retail sales growth slowed to just 0.7 per cent in August as mounting household costs prompted consumers to rein in discretionary spending. Total sales edged up 0.7 per cent year on year during the four weeks to 29 August, according to the…...
Back-to-school bounce drives sharpest September buyer demand rise in five years: Rightmove
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (500+ words) Rightmove's real-time analysis shows buyer demand climbed 5% in the opening week of September, comfortably outstripping the 0.4% average rise recorded over the same period in each of the last five years. Buyer demand climbed 5% during the first week of September, well…...
John Lewis sales slide as rising costs and investment weigh on first-half results
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (719+ words) The John Lewis Partnership has reported a 2% increase in sales to £6.3 billion, as growth at Waitrose offset weaker demand at John Lewis. Loss before tax and exceptional items widened by £55 million to £89 million in the 26 weeks to 1 August 2026, as investment…...
Britain’s housing crisis won’t be solved by big developers alone
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (229+ words) Estates Gazette You may also like… Britain’s housing crisis won’t be solved by big developers alone COMMENT The government’s ambition to deliver 1.5m homes this parliament is necessary and welcome. But meeting it will require more than relying on a small…...