Iwona Hovenko, Senior Real Estate Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, comments on the finding of BI's latest Housing Pulse report that UK housing activity may climb as chunky declines in mortgage rates follow the first Bank of England policy cut.
Stacey Lucas, President of the Building Controls Industry Association, explains why building management systems are essential for compliance with the UK's Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations for private rented property in England and Wales which are expected to come int
A new day, a new UK government - but will business be 'as usual'? Leading voices from across the property and built environment spectrum share their perspectives with FM Magazine.
David Hannah, Group Chairman of Cornerstone Group, explains what's needed for UK renters to get onto the property ladder as research by The Adam Smith Institute finds that for a majority, the first 125 days worked in 2024 will go towards paying their landlords' bills.
Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, comments on the UK's Nationwide House Price Index for April 2024. Buyers and sellers are starting to accept the new reality of the housing market in the face of current interest rate levels, and it is encouraging to see that house prices are increa
David Hannah, Group Chairman of Cornerstone Tax, comments on the current state of the rental market in the United Kingdom and what can be done to encourage young people to get on the property ladder.
Iwona Hovenko, real estate analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, comments on updates from some of the UK's leading homebuilders and building-materials distributors.
David Hannah, Group Chairman of Cornerstone Tax, explains why the UK's Buy-to-Let mortgage market isn't working for tenants or landlords. According to the latest data from Cornerstone Tax, 15 per cent of landlords are considering selling up due to rising costs associated wit
Despite some positive reaction to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Autumn Statement, the consensus view of business leaders contacted by FM Magazine points to t
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has announced a 0.25 percentage point increase in interest rates, bringing the benchmark rate to 5.25%. This marks the fourteenth consecutive rise in an effort to control stubbornly high inflation, which currently stands at 7.9% - four tim
Iwona Hovenko, real estate analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, comments on the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Survey of the UK housing market.
Two leading commentators give their perspective on a recent analysis showing a fall in the number of residential mortgage products available in the United Kingdom.
Iain Cox, Chair of the Business Sprinkler Alliance (BSA) revisits a fire in a commercial laundry facility in the United Kingdom to argue building operators must look beyond current safety regulations.