Nationwide reported 1.6% annual house price growth in August 2026, with stock up 5% year-on-year but buyers taking longer to commit. The combination stretches sales cycles and compresses margins for a
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Leasing Scheme Wales, which guaranteed landlords up to 20 years of income at Local Housing Allowance rates in exchange for leasing properties to local authorities, closed to new properties in December
PBI’s first New-Build Affordability Index compares 305 local authorities using official prices, earnings and sales evidence, with confidence thresholds to prevent thin markets driving the headlines.
Real estate companies accounted for 16.9% of UK members’ voluntary liquidation resolutions in the five working days before the November 2025 Budget, compared with a usual share of 10.3%. The timing is striking, but the data cannot establish why individual shareholders acted.
Guarantor usage in accepted rental applications more than doubled from 9% to 18.4% between January 2025 and July 2026, according to HomeLet data. The shift coincides with Renters' Rights Act provision
Allowable property expenses claimed by UK unincorporated landlords reached £34.75 billion in 2024/25, an 11% year-on-year increase, while declared rental income remained virtually flat at £58.99 billi
Spicerhaart has invested £1.7 million over five years co-developing a bespoke property management platform with Australian provider Rex, rejecting off-the-shelf solutions in favour of a system built a
Sir James Cleverly resigned as Shadow Housing Secretary on 25 September 2026 to pursue the Conservative candidacy for the 2028 London Mayoral election. His departure leaves the opposition housing brie
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