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More will pay rent than own a mortgage by 2025: The number of people renting homes will overtake those with a mortgage in the next decade as the rise in Owner-occupation since the Second World War goes into reverse.
UK public sector net borrowing reported a surplus in June In the UK, the public sector net borrowing (excluding temporary effects of financial interventions) reported a surplus £9.40 billion in June, from a revised surplus of £9.10 billion in the previous month. UK public sector net borrowing recorded a surplus in June In the UK, in June, the public sector net borrowing reported a surplus £8.60 billion, from a revised surplus of £8.40 billion in the previous month. Markets were expecting public sector net borrowing to post a surplus of £8.70 billion.
London’s housing market hits consumer confidence: London’s housing market is weighing on the minds of consumers, driving the steepest decline in consumer confidence for any major region of the U.K. last quarter, a poll shows.
Britain on the move as sellers stir the market: Homeowners are starting to put their properties on the market, with an increase in new listings in the past month in a large number of towns and cities, according to a study.
More than 270 business leaders urge David Cameron to give go-ahead to third runway at Heathrow - as recommended by Airports Commission: More than 270 business leaders have urged David Cameron to give the go-ahead to a third runway at Heathrow – as recommended by the Airports Commission
Housing prices reverse trend with rise in north-east and fall in London: House prices are rising rapidly in the north east of England and falling fast in Kensington and Chelsea, according to property website Rightmove, in a remarkable reversal of the trend over the past decade.
UK Rightmove house price index advanced in July In July, on a monthly basis, the Rightmove house price index advanced 0.10% in the UK. The Rightmove house price index had recorded a rise of 3.00% in the previous month.
MORTGAGE LENDING SURGES IN JUNE Mortgage lending reached a high in June not seen since the financial crash in 2008, as house buyers shook off pre-election jitters to flood back onto the market. But don't assume that means all is well in the housing market. The underlying picture is one of "modest recovery", experts warn, and high houses prices will rein in further growth.
Homebuyers return to market after election lull: Mortgage lending to Britain’s homebuyers bounced back in June after the pre-election slowdown to hit its highest level since the credit crunch struck seven years ago.
Interest rate hike around the end of this year, hinted BOE’s Carney The Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney opined that the BOE’s rate hike decision would come into sharper focus around the end of this year, providing a strong hint about the timing of the BOE's next move. Further, he opined that constraints to economic growth and inflation still persist and that gathering inflation pressures would become more apparent towards the year end as the effect of declining oil prices drop out of the annual inflation rate.
Singapore firm builds Galliard with £50 million stake: Singaporean property developer Oxley Holdings has bought a 20% stake in Galliard Group for £50 billion in a bid to expand within London.
Social housing changes ‘threaten to increase national debt by £60 billion’: An extra £60 billion could be dumped on the national debt as a result of the Chancellor’s aggressive recent interventions in the social housing sector, the government’s fiscal watchdog has warned.
Number of unemployment benefits claimants in the UK registered an unexpected increase in June Number of unemployment benefits claimants in the UK registered an unexpected increase of 7.00 K in June, following a revised loss of 1.10 K in the prior month. Markets were expecting number of unemployment benefits claimants to drop 9.00 K.
UK average earnings including bonus advanced less than expected in the March-May 2015 period On a YoY basis in the UK, the average earnings including bonus recorded a rise of 3.20% in the March-May 2015 period, lower than market expectations for a rise of 3.30%. In the February-April 2015 period, the average earnings including bonus had registered a rise of 2.70%.
Derwent buys back 1 Oxford St: Derwent London has signed a new 150-year lease agreement with Crossrail on a £400 million office and shopping development above Tottenham Court Road station
Rocketing house prices in East England growing at double the rate of London: House prices in the East of England have surged by 9.3% over the past year, twice as fast as those in London, according to the Office for National Statistics
Giant Aviva Property fund raises cost of withdrawals: One of Britain’s biggest property funds has changed the way it values investor holdings in a bid to limit the damage from investors heading for the exit.
Company whose bolts failed on ‘Cheesegrater’ hired to replace bolts on U.S. Embassy: Steel company Severfield, which took a £6 million hit after giant bolts it supplied for the City’s “Cheesegrater” skyscraper broke and plunged to the ground, has been caught up in fresh problems on another London project.
Retirement savers cash in £1.8 billion from liberated pension pots: Pension savers have taken out more than £1.8 billion from their pension pots since new freedoms came into force in April, according to the latest industry figures.
Baby boomers use houses ‘like cash machines’ to fund holidays and cars: Baby boomers are releasing record amounts of cash from their homes to spend on cars and holidays
UK retail price index ex-mort int. payments advanced more than expected in June On a YoY basis in the UK, the retail price index ex-mort int.payments rose 1.10% in June, compared to a similar rise in the prior month. Market expectation was for the retail price index ex-mort int.payments to advance 1.00%.
UK house price index rose less than expected in May In May, the house price index registered a rise of 5.70% in the UK on a YoY basis, compared to a rise of 5.50% in the previous month. Market expectation was for the house price index to rise 5.90%
UK output producer price index dropped as expected in June In the UK, the non-seasonally adjusted output producer price index registered a drop of 1.50% on an annual basis in June, at par with market expectations. Output producer price index had registered a drop of 1.60% in the previous month.
Carney says the time for an interest rate rise is getting closer. Pound rose by a cent against the dollar in response.
Wages in private sector rising at fastest pace for more than a decade in boost to living standards across Britain: Wages in the private sector are rising at the fastest pace for more than a decade in a boost to living standards across Britain, according to experts.