Sunak plan to end UK stamp duty holiday boosted by housing boom data
New data showing a boom in house prices and transactions during the coronavirus crisis has strengthened chancellor Rishi Sunak’s hand…
Housing transactions hit 13-year high
More homes changed hands in the last three months of 2020 than in any quarter in the past 13 years,…
UK housing is booming, but Ibstock offers a risky bet
Brits love bricks. Four-fifths of new houses in the UK are brick clad, versus about a quarter in Germany and…
UK property prices rise at fastest rate since 2016
Average UK house price growth reached a four-year high in November, according to official statistics that show lockdown lifestyle shifts…
IWG to close more offices as virus resurges
IWG is setting aside a further £160m to cover the cost of ditching millions of square feet of office space,…
Hammerson collects less than half its rent from retailers
Hammerson has collected less than half the rent it is owed this quarter, adding to pressure on the shopping centre…
Evergrande shares soar as early bond repayment eases debt worries
Shares in China Evergrande surged nearly 17 per cent after the company’s early repayment of a $2bn bond helped ease…
Pandemic shipping costs, Navalny jailed, Brookfield on real estate
The cost of shipping goods from China to Europe has more than tripled in the past eight weeks as the…
UK warehouse investment hits record high as shoppers shift online
The flow of money into the UK’s retail logistics sector hit a record high last year, as investors sought to…
Why house prices may dip but won’t crash
I didn’t expect a house price boom in 2020. I didn’t expect it in January when we were all fretting…