Blog
27/08/2024
With the confirmation of Labour’s plans to require all rented properties in England to have a minimum EPC rating of C by 2030, we look at what this means for the rental sector.
In the last 12 months, just 56% of property rentals were in homes ... read more »
22/08/2024
After starting the year with a moderation of -1.7%, annual house price growth has recovered to 2.7% in June, bringing the average price of a property to £287,927.
This is the first month since April 2023 that all UK regions are recording posit... read more »
20/08/2024
The government has committed to economic growth as its top political priority and it has placed housing delivery at the heart of its growth strategy.
Economic growth is hard to achieve without significant population growth, particularly in the worki... read more »
16/08/2024
Rental growth has been high in recent years, but the pace is now slowing. Leading indicators are starting to show slowdown in tenant demand and an improvement in supply.
UK annual rental growth is currently at 5.2%, however this has almost halved fr... read more »
08/08/2024
The government announced plans to impose VAT on private school fees to fund improvements in public education.
The current exemption from value-added tax (VAT) will be removed to fund 6,500 new teachers in England. VAT at the standard rate of 20% wil... read more »
The long-awaited cut in the Bank of England base rate finally materialised on August 1st, signalling the Bank's confidence that inflationary pressures are slowly coming under control.
This first cut since 2020 reduces the rate by a quarter of a pe... read more »
