English property market rebounds on pent-up demand
A release of demand for property in England, suppressed by the lockdown, pushed the number of sales agreed in early June above pre-coronavirus levels.
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Meet the estate agents turning themselves into superstars
International investors make up a big chunk of Britain’s second home market, especially in London. Many of these investors hail from the Far East, but how is this Asian demand for property holding up during the coronavirus crisis?
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Insight – have Asian investors in the UK property market increased?
International investors make up a big chunk of Britain’s second home market, especially in London. Many of these investors hail from the Far East, but how is this Asian demand for property holding up during the coronavirus crisis?
How to avoid getting into negative equity if house prices fall
Analysts disagree on how much UK house prices will fall due to the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent market freeze, but the consensus is that they will take a hit.
Buy-to-let investors prepare to swoop on housing market downturn
The property market is in limbo: sales are on hold, landlords are struggling, and mortgage searches last month were down 44pc on the previous four-week period, according to the online provider Twenty7Tec.
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Could the stamp duty holiday stimulate recovery of the housing market?
The spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) throughout the country has resulted in an almost complete standstill of the housing market as buying and selling property has effectively been put on ice.
Calls grow louder for full-scale overhaul of UK property tax
Stamp duty has become the UK government’s “fiscal weapon of choice” in the housing market but calls for a full-scale overhaul of the property tax are growing as new surcharges and reliefs spark criticism of an increasingly unwieldy regime.
Property Investor Today
Is coronavirus having an impact on overseas tenant demand and investment?
Coronavirus – also known as Covid-19 – has had a dramatic impact on the world since the first reported cases in China at the backend of last year.
Why London’s imminent property boom is not all that it seems
Typically, after the Christmas break, the housing market in London is “an absolute desert,” says Simon Barry of Harrods Estates. This year is a different story, he says.
Home sales slide in Battersea Nine Elms
Less than 24 hours after the Conservative party victory in December’s general election, interest in south London’s prime property market was already picking up.
How the skies became the last word in super-rich real estate
The sheer drama of driving – let alone parking – in cities, along with a bigger push to be healthy and walk or cycle instead, is seeing super-rich buyers increasingly willing to forego off-street parking spaces with their multi-million pound mansions.
2020: London’s golden year?
Since the UK election, excitement has been palpable. But there are still turbulent times ahead.
