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Overseas investments boost office markets in UK regional cities
Investment into the office market in UK cities was buoyed by overseas buyers in 2016 with international money accounting for 45% of all transactions, up 10% year on year. Despite investment volumes falling from £3.2 billion in 2015 to £2.5 billion in 2016, principally because of political turbulence, overseas investment remained consistent at £1.1 billion, […] The post Overseas investments boost office markets in UK regional cities appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Failure to address stamp duty in UK housing market is stifling activity, it is claimed
After the hope generated by the Government’s recent housing white paper that it is serious about sorting the crisis hit housing market, it may have delivered counterproductive blow by failing to address the issue of stamp duty. There was hope in the housing industry that Chancellor Philip Hammond would take on board concerns that the […] The post Failure to address stamp duty in UK housing market is stifling activity, it is claimed appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Buy to let sector disappointed by UK Chancellor’s failure to address their concerns
There was disappointment for buy to let landlords in the UK when Chancellor Philip Hammond did nothing for the lettings sector when delivering his Spring Budget. It had been hoped that he might re-visit the extra 3% in stamp duty imposed by his predecessor last year on additional homes and that he might also reconsider […] The post Buy to let sector disappointed by UK Chancellor’s failure to address their concerns appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →