The raking up of fallen leaves, long walks followed up by huge mugs of hot chocolate, log fires on chilly evenings.
In a period of seismic changes, a new monarch, a new prime minister, the most radical tax cutting budget since 1972 , it’s comforting to remember that some things in life stay the same.
Savvy property hunters may now be able to secure steep discounts on their purchases as chains break down and rising mortgage rates hit prices.
“With buyers and sellers still digesting what is going on, the UK housing market is a mix of those carrying on and those taking time to reflect – and mortgage status is playing a big part in that.”
It was one of the key market trends to emerge during the pandemic, but a top buying agency has declared the “race for space” to be over.
A plunge in the pound this year has brought a rush of American buyers hoping to snap up prime London homes with tens of millions in dollar discounts.
It was the second Paul Newman Daytona that David Silver had sold for £275,000 in less than two weeks that proved decisive.
Radical changes to stamp duty payments “will get the housing market moving”, Kwasi Kwarteng said today amid warnings that his measures could drive house prices higher.
The value of a British pound plunged following Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s tax-cutting fiesta last week, sinking to its lowest-ever level against the US dollar on Monday morning.
There’s a reason that education is always a big feature of the The Sunday Times Best Places to Live guides. Choosing the perfect school may not be a guarantee of future happiness but any parent who finds themselves living in an area with few good options will be all too aware of the stress that can cause.
Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng are tipped to announce some kind of cut to Stamp Duty – a tax on property transactions – on Friday. Details are scant, but two sources told The Times that the “growth plan” has been in the works for the last month.
Fizzy water straight from the tap, a hot tub on the terrace for post-Covid gatherings, an in-house florist on call, and a panic room just in case of emergency; welcome to the very weird but also wonderful world of luxury housing in London post-Covid-19.
Between home working trends and record-busting heatwaves, outside space has never been more important to buyers.
