Less than half of UK homebuyers are confident that Labour will deliver on its pledge to deliver more homes, according to new research from Market Financial Solutions. The London-based specialist lender commissioned an independent survey of 2,000 UK adults, 916 of whom have recently bought, are in the process of buying, or plan to buy […]
Brickflow, the UK’s first digital marketplace for specialist property finance, has announced a new partnership with BloomSmith, the leading provider of unsecured VAT bridging loans for commercial property and land. This collaboration introduces VAT bridging finance to the Brickflow platform, giving brokers, debt advisors and their borrowers a fast, cost-effective way to manage VAT payments […]
New research from specialist property finance experts Rangewell has uncovered a thriving “parallel market” of professional small and medium-sized developers delivering 6–25 unit build-to-rent schemes. These projects, often absent from commercial portals, are quietly transforming rental supply in areas that large developers overlook, while filling the gap left by the mass exodus of amateur single-property landlords. […]
New data has revealed increased usage of offices and flexible workspaces by the sea, as workers take advantage of hybrid working to cut long, costly commutes. Footfall analysis of more than 300 UK locations by International Workplace Group (IWG), the world’s largest office and flexible workspace provider, found that coastal locations including Cardiff (50%), Fareham […]
$380bn was invested in global real estate in H1 2025, largely consistent with the same levels seen in H1 2024 ($376bn), says Savills in its latest ‘Takes Stock’ Global Capital Markets reports. The international real estate advisor says that while global markets are in some respects treading water, several preconditions for a recovery in real […]
London continues to lead the UK in overall startup and small business activity, according to fresh data from GoDaddy’s Small Business Research Lab. However, rising housing costs in established hotspots like Hackney are prompting more founders to set up shop further east – reshaping the city’s entrepreneurial map. GoDaddy’s research reveals that Tower Hamlets, Barking […]
The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has welcomed the findings of independent research published this week by TPXimpact, which highlights the critical role of open data standards in transforming the UK property market. The report, commissioned by the Digital Property Market Steering Group (DPMSG), provides an evidence-based case for the adoption of shared data standards […]
The South East market is showing strong signs of more national – as well as independent – retailers coming back to the market, according to SHW’s Q3 2025 Retail Focus. Richard Pyne, partner and head of retail agency at SHW, says: “Although the high street is still challenging, we are seeing more activity amongst national […]
Ongoing planning delays, plus a raft of additional information needed to obtain a planning consent, together with debt finance costs have impacted prices being paid for sites across the South East, but there is still a development market according to SHW’s Q3 2025 Development Focus. Tim Hardwicke, SHW’s Partner and head of agency, comments: “Despite […]
Tenant demand remains robust in most parts of the country but has eased over the past year, according to landlord research from mortgage market specialist Pegasus Insight. Its latest Landlord Trends report for Q2 2025 shows that 71% of landlords rate tenant demand in the areas where they are letting properties as ‘strong’ – with […]
