Autumn Budget – seasonal change for Property

Autumn Budget – seasonal change for Property

As Philip Hammond prepares to take to the stand in the Commons with his little red case for what he hopes to be his last Autumn Statement (again), the commercial real estate sector will be watching with baited breath as the contents could signal a watershed moment for...
Britain Opts for a Bubble Play

Britain Opts for a Bubble Play

The UK government has “lost patience” with austerity, and with a general election two years away, has abandoned it in favour of a new bout of debt creation, “tempting consumers to leverage their balance sheets into a new housing bubble,” suggests Trevor Greetham of...
£36.9 Billion Paid Out In Bonuses

£36.9 Billion Paid Out In Bonuses

Total bonus payments received across the whole economy during the financial year April 2012 to March 2013 were £36.9 billion, an increase of 1% compared with the same period in 2011/12. This equates to an average of around £1,400 per employee. Of the £36.9 billion...
Osborne Must Resist New Wealth Tax Temptation

Osborne Must Resist New Wealth Tax Temptation

Despite growing fears of a triple-dip recession, Chancellor George Osborne must resist pressure from his Liberal Democrat coalition partners to introduce a new wealth tax in his 20th March budget, as it could “deter much-needed new foreign wealth from entering...

Housing Market Returns To Growth

Housing Market Returns To Growth In October As Prices And Transactions Climb – Transactions increase by 24% in October compared to previous month –  House prices see first monthly increase since May, rising by 0.1% David Newnes, Director of LSL Property...