2026 to start strong after record-breaking December
Estate agency group Strutt & Parker is predicting a strong 2026 after recording a surge in activity after the Autumn Budget was delivered on November 26. In the seven days…
Construction activity finally improving – PropertyWire
The number of construction projects starting increased by 14% in the three months to November compared to the previous three months. This has driven by a 161% increase in office…
Industry welcomes introduction of NPPF
The revised National Planning Policy Framework has been given a largely positive reception. New plans include giving planned homes a ‘default yes’ around rail stations. Properties built upwards in towns…
Rightmove: Paying a mortgage could become cheaper than renting next year
If first-time buyers get a deposit together it’s likely their mortgages could end up being cheaper than paying rent next year, Rightmove has predicted. This process could be exacerbated by…
Bank of England cuts base rate to 3.75%
The base rate has been cut from 4% to 3.75% after a 5-4 vote from the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee. The reduction comes after inflation slowed from 3.6%…
Homes built near rail stations to get ‘default yes’, says government
New homes will get a ‘default yes’ when they are built around rail stations, the government announced in its National Planning Policy Framework published today. Homes built upwards in towns…
Buy-to-let lending to rise in 2026 and 2027 – but small landlords could be pushed out
A mortgage lender trade body is predicting steady increases in buy-to-let lending in the next two years, though the market is set to be professionalised thanks to the impact of…
United Trust Bank vows to make 2026 ‘transformative’ with new director
United Trust Bank plans to increase its presence in the unregulated bridging market as part of ‘transformative’ plans for 2026. The lender also envisages driving growth in transferring refurbishment loans…
Estate agent predicts post-Christmas surge
An Oxfordshire estate agent is expecting the property market to reignite after Boxing Day. Brendan Kay (pictured), managing director of Parkers Properties in West Oxfordshire, said the “market is coiling…
Property owned by overseas companies doubles in a decade
In the past 10 years the number of companies registered overseas has almost doubled, outlining how investors have been pushed towards that route by the current tax landscape. There are…