The ‘golden era’ or the ‘roaring twenties’ is an unparalleled time in history, infamous for its dramatic uplift in consumer spending. The hedonistic pursuit of an outrageously lavish lifestyle was not merely a passing trend but rather a mass reaction to a period of societal oppression. Though there have been countless historical studies on this period, popular opinion denotes that...

Along with the rest of the elections, London chooses a new Mayor today. Ahead of the results, new research by Enness Global Mortgages looks at how house prices have performed under the last three to hold the position. The firm analysed house price growth from the start and end of each term running back over the last five terms and...

The last year has been tumultuous for the whole economy, and the property market has been no different. With numerous changes being implemented in response to the pandemic, including Stamp Duty Holidays, Land and Buildings Transaction Tax and Land Transaction Tax, taken together with the fact that many now have different property preferences, the residential property sector has gathered momentum...

Biodiversity should be considered at the earliest stages of planning new home developments to encourage wildlife and help reverse habitat decline, according to a new report from the NHBC Foundation, with the support of the RSPB and Barratt Developments. Climate change and the decline of wildlife are the great challenges of our time which, combined with Government demands for greatly...

Landlord groups and housing charities have united to denounce the recent local housing allowance (LHA) freeze. The benefit was frozen despite widespread rising rents, which will leave tenants in some parts of the country facing a shortfall of more than £100 a month, says Shelter. Chief executive Polly Neate believes housing benefit should be there as a safety net to...

Warren Buffett is seeing inflation among Berkshire Hathaway’s collection of businesses as the economic recovery from the Covid pandemic kicks into high gear. “We are seeing very substantial inflation,” the Berkshire chairman and CEO said at the conglomerate’s annual shareholder meeting Saturday. “It’s very interesting. We are raising prices. People are raising prices to us and it’s being accepted.” “We’ve got nine homebuilders in...

Property prices are a near-constant subject of conversation, not just in the UK but around the world. A great deal of attention is given to average house prices, with equal amounts of speculation available as to whether the market is going to boom or go bust in the near future. The Office for National Statistics (ONS), Rightmove, Zoopla, Nationwide, Halifax...

The UK government has called for views and opinions on its proposed residential developer tax. Predicted to raise £2bn over a decade to help contribute to the cost of cladding remediation work, the tax’s design was announced yesterday. Among the proposals was that the proposed design would only apply once residential developers’ profits went over £25m. Robert Jenrick, the UK’s...

The majority of London homes are not known for their generosity when it comes to outside space. In the current climate, where gardens and even parking spaces are a highly sort after commodity, landing a prime property close to open space may be your best shot. Newly released research by international real estate experts, Astons, has revealed which prime London...

The amount of equity released by customers dipped slightly between Q4 2020 and Q1 2021, according to new statistics put out by the Equity Release Council (ERC). Despite the dip from £1.16bn to £1.14bn, the ERC said in a statement that market and consumer confidence was higher in the UK’s subsequent lockdowns, with market and consumer confidence proving ‘more robust’...