Stamp duty receipts reach £15.2bn after threshold changes
Stamp duty receipts totalled £15.2 billion in the 2025 to 2026 tax year, representing a £1.3 billion increase on the previous year, according to analysis of HMRC data by Coventry…
Knight Frank cuts UK house price forecasts on economic headwinds
Knight Frank has downgraded its near-term UK house price forecasts whilst raising longer-term projections, citing current economic uncertainty alongside more optimistic assumptions about future government policy. The estate agency now…
Leasehold reform may create two-tier property market
Leasehold properties could face marketability challenges as the government moves towards commonhold ownership, according to a property lawyer responding to recent consultation proposals. Caroline Wild, Counsel in Forsters’ Real Estate…
Lender provides £2.47m for listed building conversion
District & County Investments (DCI) has provided a £2.47 million development facility for a mixed-use refurbishment project in Stoke Newington, London, after the scheme lost its previous funding due to…
Developer secures £3m multi-tranche bridge for London scheme
Aspen Bridging has provided a £3 million multi-tranche bridging facility to refinance a completed residential conversion in Holloway, North London, whilst providing additional capital for future development projects. The facility…
Aldermore provides £4.75m for Folkestone office conversion
Aldermore has provided £4.75 million in commercial real estate finance to Browns Real Estate for the conversion of a vacant office building on Guildhall Street, Folkestone, into 32 self-contained apartments.…
Hampshire Trust Bank lends £2.4m for Mitcham mixed-use scheme
Hampshire Trust Bank has provided £2.4 million in development finance for a mixed-use scheme in Mitcham, South West London, delivering eight residential units and two commercial units on a high…
Octopus Capital funds 136-bed care home development
Octopus Capital has secured a forward funding agreement to develop two care homes in Staffordshire and Norfolk, totalling 136 beds across the two facilities. The transaction was completed through the…
Specialist lender completes £5m portfolio refinance
CHL Mortgages has completed a £5m portfolio refinance covering 10 buy-to-let properties in Lambeth, southwest London, for a Chelsea-based landlord seeking to repay an expiring bridging loan. The transaction, introduced…
Labour’s 1.5m homes target faces delivery shortfall
The UK government has delivered just over 300,000 new homes in the first 18 months of the current parliament, falling nearly a third short of the pace required to meet…