Fake News! Sajid Javid has crushed speculation of plans to transfer Stamp Duty from buyers to sellers. The statement came after TheTimes reported potential plans to change Stamp Duty to sellers so that first time buyers were saved from paying it. The piece was published on Saturday 17th August 2019 and made the claim amid […]

According to the latest Hometrack report, Bristol prices soared by 11.2 per cent last year, meaning the average property price has risen to £238,200. This is a bigger increase than even Oxford or Cambridge, and not far off London’s 13.3 per cent growth. This is despite the ongoing uncertainty caused by Brexit. Buy To Let […]

Property worth at least £56bn is currently ‘secretly owned’ in the UK, according to Land Registry data, and likely worth more than £100bn when inflation is taken into consideration. This is according to new analysis carried out by anti-corruption organisation Global Witness. More than 87,000 properties are owned by anonymous companies registered in tax havens, […]

The housing market continues to face challenges from affordability constraints These include a lack of homes for sale, economic uncertainty and concerns about forthcoming interest rate rises. Figures come from the September monthly report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Why RICS? Unlike other house price indices, who generally rely on empirical data, […]

Two Yorkshire factories try to tackle the housing crisis with modular two and three bedroom homes. Ready-made homes by Ilke Homes can be constructed in just 36 hours and delivered around the country in a bid to tackle the country’s housing crisis. Their factory in Yorkshire, will eventually create eight fully-fitted houses each day. The […]