The Bank of England faces a deft balancing act as it tries to combat inflation while not sending the UK into a deep recession. This interest rate hike is the highest we’ve seen in over three decades and millions of…
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The branded residence sector is proving itself to be a ray of investment sunshine at present in an uncertain wider market, with 640 branded residential developments around the world, delivering nearly 100,000 homes, and the sector expected to double over the next…
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Imagine a world where people live in modern luxury homes perched above the sea. Fleets of “revolutionary living pods” with state-of-the-art technology and drones to deliver essentials will hit the market this year. Ocean Builders, a Panama-based company that specialises…
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For the housing market, the past few weeks did not start too badly, with the chancellor announcing surprise cut in stamp duty in his September 23 mini budget, reports Abode2. But it has, as everybody knows, it’s been downhill all…
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Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget presents a mixed blessing offering, putting a strong new emphasis on economic growth, while whisking up an element of fear amongst us. The new policies – which include a reduction in income tax, reversing plans for tax-rises…
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House prices in London are set to fall by 10% over the next two years after the Chancellor’s mini-Budget sent the mortgage market into meltdown. Higher interest rates and mortgage repayments, tighter lending and the cost-of-living crisis could mean “a year of pain”…
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London is in the midst of a “super-prime rental renaissance,” buoyed by strong demand from both domestic and American tenants, Abode2 confirms. Upper-end rents in the capital are expected to rise by a total 18.3% by the end of 2026. But…
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Foreigners’ infatuation with the “city of love” has pushed demand for homes in Paris to a near-record high. During 2021, a year when residential sales across France as a whole climbed 31% above their 10-year average and prime prices increased…
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According to the latest Hamptons index, rents have risen by an average of 8.3% over the last 12 months, down from +11.5% in late Spring. But that’s still the sixth-strongest annual increase of the last decade, and means rents are 15.7%…
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