As the farming industry gets ready to protest changes to agricultural property relief (APR), they can count on construction to understand their concerns. Richard Beresford, chief executive of the National Federation of Builders (NFB), said: “Construction companies are also generational businesses operating on tight margins, uncertain cashflow and aging workforces. We therefore stand behind farmers […]
New research from epIMS, the EPC and energy efficiency platform developed for landlords, reveals that private landlords in England are facing a total upgrade bill of close to £20bn if they are to ensure that all privately rented properties meet the government’s minimum proposed EPC C rating by 2030. epIMS has analysed all private rental dwellings in […]
The latest analysis from Inventory Base, the UK’s market leading property inventory software, reveals that UK landlords are choosing to grow and diversify their portfolios by purchasing a larger number of lower value properties instead of relying on a smaller number of high value properties in order to combat the various economic and government policy pressures […]
The Commercial Property Network (The CPN), a network of privately-owned commercial property advisory firms spanning the UK, has today launched its independent auctions platform. CPN Auctions will create a national auction collective, providing a unique mix of property for sale with wide coverage and access to an unrivalled client database. The first, online auction is […]
Following the launch of its development finance pricing from 9.35% p.a., Assetz Capital, a leading funder in SME property finance, announces the launch of a series of lower priced products – all under 10% p.a. These are designed to support the residential refurbishment market as well as property developers involved in town regeneration schemes. The […]
Investors focused on the industrial and logistics sector are expected to hone in on core and core-plus opportunities in 2025, as more favourable market conditions prevail. Last month more than 400 attendees tuned into Colliers UK’s annual webinar titled Creating Value in a Transforming Market which featured a market presentation by UK head of Industrial & […]
According to the 2024 European Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) Investment Barometer*, conducted by The Class Foundation and Savills, involving investors and operators with portfolios totalling over 132,000 beds across Europe, with an asset value of c.€25.3bn, respondents expect to increase the number of beds they have by 70% over the next 2-5 years. This would […]
Confidence abounds in the northern regions while the green shoots of recovery are increasingly evident in the south, according to Home.co.uk’s November Asking Price Index. The property website has found that overall, the UK property sales market is in good shape, with current growth driven mainly by the northern powerhouse regions and the latest rate […]
Gatehouse Bank has today reinstated refinancing for buy-to-let applications from UK Residents, UK Expats and International Residents as well as for Home Purchase Plan* (HPP) products for International Residents. This means that the Bank will now accept refinance applications on all buy-to-let and HPP products, with a finance-to-value** (FTV) of up to 80%, including the […]
Average house prices are set to increase by £84,000 over the next five years, according to the latest house price forecast from property adviser, Savills. With inflation returning to the 2% target and the prospect that interest rates will continue to fall over the next two years, house prices are expected to return to consistent […]
