Challenger firm aims to overhaul conveyancing
Founder to tackle growing ‘crisis’ in sectorA new conveyancing firm has been launched with the aim of overhauling the process to speed up the typical 19-week delay buyers currently face…
Inner London flats lead capital’s property price decline
London only place to see average prices fall, down 3.6% YOYInner London boroughs and flats are accounting for much of London’s house price weakness, according to the latest e.surv House…
Cyprus emerges as new Med property investment hotspot
Enquiries rise 327% as Middle East investors looks for alternativesThe conflict in the Middle East and the closure of EU rivals’ residency programmes mean that global property investors are increasingly…
Zombie Home Foreclosures Rise in 38 U.S. States in Q2
Email Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter U.S. housing vacancies held steady in the second quarter of 2026 even as "zombie" foreclosures ticked higher in several regions, signaling a…
Record Memorial Day Travel Surge Collides with Highest Gas Prices Since 2022
Email Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter A record 45 million Americans are expected to travel over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, underscoring the resilience of consumer leisure spending…
Secure Trust Bank backs Bruckland’s West London housing development
Bruckland Developments has secured a £7.5m loan from Secure Trust Bank (STB) Real Estate Finance to build nine four-bedroom homes in Hanwell, West London, marking the fourth deal between the…
Home building registrations fall in Q1 as rising costs threaten Q2
Construction pipeline weakens amid affordability squeezeThe number of new homes registered to be built has fallen in the first quarter of 2026, down 6% on the same period last year,…
Treating homes like commodities caused housing crisis, says Burnham
The ‘King of the North’ calls for more PRS legislationThe Mayor of Great Manchester and frontrunner in the not-yet-announced Labour leadership race, Andy Burnham, called for a Housing First philosophy…
£1.4m bridge unlocks lease extension strategy in St John’s Wood
A property investor has secured a £1,462,500 bridging finance facility from SDKA to purchase a luxury three-bedroom apartment in St John's Wood, with the loan term being used to pursue…
Nine-unit Wimbledon scheme refinanced with £3m exit loan
Shawbrook has provided a £2.98m development exit loan to refinance a partially sold residential scheme in Wimbledon, completing the deal in two and a half weeks from application. The scheme…