The average price for a house in the UK has risen to £265k; however, the current cost of living crisis may slow growth to some extent in the near future. New research carried out by the real estate sector has shown that average UK house prices hit a record high of £265,312 in March this year. Nevertheless, slowing demand may be on...

Buy To Let property (BTL) investments in the UK remain strong- even as the sector braces for further interest rate rises. The government faced calls to launch a fresh package of emergency financial support for households after The Bank of England issued warnings that Britain’s economy could plunge into recession before the end of the year. Interest rates were recently...

The price of bitcoin lost 10.2% of its value over the weekend. This was after experiencing four days of tumbling prices and deepening losses. The cryptocurrency was changing hands for around $36,000 on May 6. This fall in value puts the largest crypto at its lowest level since July 2021. The price crash actually wasn’t just experienced by the crypto...

The UK Government borrowed more in the last year than at almost any point since records began, even though the amount of tax money it collected rose. Public sector borrowing rose to £151.8 billion in the year to March, the third-highest since 1947, but less than half the £317.6 billion borrowed in the previous 12 months, according to the Office...

A recently published analysis by The British Property Federation (BPF) shows the Build-to-Rent (BTR) sector continues its rapid expansion. The data reveals that the number of completed homes has increased by a fifth over the past year. The analysis, conducted at the end of the first quarter, revealed that 72,668 BTR homes have now been constructed in the UK. The...

According to The National Association Of Property Buyers (NAPB), many homes will be sold “off-plan” by the end of the year. The association predicts that the number of properties available for purchase before they have been constructed will soar to historically high levels. Data collected by the NAPB revealed that 37% of new homes sold in England and Wales were...

Rental growth in the UK industrial & logistics sector is forecast to continue to outpace both the office and retail sectors over the next five years, according to the latest research from global real estate advisor Knight Frank. The company’s UK Logistics Market Outlook Report revealed that industrial rents are expected to rise an average of 4.2% per annum over the...

The FTSE has maintained its steady rise over the past few weeks despite UK borrowing being higher than expected. The FTSE 100 index today (March 22) lifted another 41.55 points to 7483.94 and is now back close to where it was prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which started almost a month ago. UK government borrowing rose more than expected...

Lenders and borrowers in the commercial property sector are remaining positive for the year ahead, according to industry analysts. The impact of Covid on the property market altered the needs of borrowers, which are different now as the green shoots of the UK’s economic recovery help the sector regain lost ground. Investors are looking for quick and stable returns. With...

Rising interest rates and property investing have made the financial media headlines many times in the last few weeks. Average home prices in the UK and many other buoyant economies hit new record highs almost every month with some economists suggesting that the housing market is overheated.   On the other hand, central banks such as the Bank of England (BoE)...