Welsh commercial property activity continues downward trajectory as investor and occupier demand falls RICS has published its latest data for the first quarter of 2023 Birmingham Post · Apr 27, 2023
Call for energy ratings to shut the door on leaky homes Fridges, dishwashers and washing machines have an energy efficiency star rating so why not have a rating regime for homes - the biggest purchase of all? The New Daily · Apr 27, 2023
Premier targets healthcare ahead of national cabinet – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2023
Tiny house advocates want council rules changed as time limits ban long-term stays Only two local government areas allow people to live permanently in tiny homes without council approval. Thousands of people around the country are doing it anyway. ABC News · Apr 26, 2023
Brisbane rents rose by $150 in a year, and under one per cent are affordable for welfare recipients, report finds Anglicare surveyed nearly 3,000 properties advertised in Brisbane over a weekend in March, finding the median rent had jumped from $500 to $650 a week over the past year. ABC News · Apr 26, 2023
More Australians forced out of homes as rental housing affordability crisis rages on, Anglicare report shows At 58, Dawn Dowling has been forced to move in with a friend, as an annual snapshot from Anglicare of rental affordability in Australia paints a grim picture. ABC News · Apr 26, 2023
Woman branded 'nuts' after buying three houses in Italy for €3 The 49-year-old purchased three run-down historic fixer-uppers and paid just €3 (£2.66) for them in total. Daily Record · Apr 26, 2023
Gold Coast couple never legally owned home they purchased at auction, court ruling finds Jess and Jackie Morecroft purchased their Gold Coast home at auction five years ago, but earlier this year a court ruled the home was never really theirs and it still belonged to the previous owner. ABC News · Apr 26, 2023
Anger in Bristol as councillors approve plan for homes on site of zoo Protesters say decision-makers would be remembered for having paved over paradise in ‘Joni Mitchell moment’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023
Neighbours 'daunted' over plans for 29 new flats at end of their road The organisation has not yet submitted a planning application, but has shared its proposal Nottingham Post · Apr 26, 2023
Plans to turn Cardiff Bay office scheme into 100 apartments Property developer Rightacres has revealed £25m plans to transform a virtually empty office scheme in Cardiff Bay into serviced and build to rent (BTR) apartments. The Cardiff company, which is behind the now almost fully developed Central Square of Birmingham Post · Apr 26, 2023
Inflation is coming back down, but Australia’s renters are still feeling the pain High prices are hurting renters and low-income households The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2023
Rental affordability worst ever seen for minimum wage earners, Anglicare says In annual snapshot less than 1% of listings were affordable for renters earning minimum wage and only four rooms in share houses for those on jobseeker The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2023
Woman buys three houses in Italy for just €3 - and people say she's 'nuts' The 49-year-old bought three run-down historic fixer-uppers in Mussomeli, Sicily and paid just €3 (£2.66) for them in total Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023
Insider UK · Apr 26, 2023 Buccleuch reports significant 2022 profit hit Executive chair points to 'glimmers of hope' within property valuations
Irish Mirror · Apr 26, 2023 Cost of Living: Homeowners warned of potential hikes to mortgage costs with interest rate rise expected The first hike is expected to be announced by the European Central Bank at its May 4 council meeting
The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023 Persimmon says first-time buyers struggling to afford new homes in UK Higher mortgage rates and less loan choice hitting sales to people trying to buy first property, says developer
Manchester Evening News · Apr 26, 2023 Council agrees to accept £542,000 less than agreed for former bus station site after 200-home development put under threat The developers will pay just £385,000 of the £927,500 due to Bolton Council for the Moor Lane site
Daily Record · Apr 26, 2023 Inquiry lead set to speak to parents over botched roll calculations for Dargavel Primary School An update has been provided on the external review led by former local government chief executive David Bowles.
Glasgow Live · Apr 26, 2023 Glasgow bid to tear down 'eyesore' office building for housing refused Developers argued turning the former council social work office into housing would benefit the area, but councillors raised concerns over "excessive" car parking space and a lack of outdoor areas for residents.
The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023 Trump civil rape trial explained: How a chance department store meeting led to a court case decades later Nearly three decades after E Jean Carroll claims Donald Trump raped her in a dressing room, the pair are facing off in court. Andrew Feinberg explains the case
Birmingham Post · Apr 26, 2023 Plans for 1,400 Devon homes approved for major development near Exeter Airport Housebuilder Persimmon has been given the green light by East Devon District Council for the scheme in Cranbrook
Daily Record · Apr 26, 2023 Show home at former Phillips Factory site is available to view Potential buyers are invited to view the house which forms part of the 163 property Glow Garren estate in Hamilton.
Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2023 House price gap narrows: eight remaining ‘affordable’ London boroughs with property prices below city average Down from 12 in 2012, there are now just eight boroughs with property prices below the London-wide average of £532,000
The New Daily · Apr 26, 2023 Bandt blasts Labor, unveils plan to take over its base Greens leader Adam Bandt has delivered a dressing down to the Albanese government as he unveils a plan sure to sink its housing policy.