Do TV and Film Investments Make Money?

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Trends in television The introduction of video-on-demand (VOD) services including Amazon and Netflix has revolutionised the way we watch TV. They are each gaining millions of new subscribers each year and produce ever more of their own award-winning…

Britain’s fastest-selling property hotspots revealed

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Dartford, Rochester, Watford, Bristol and Reading are among Britain's top hotspots for the fastest-selling properties, according to Rightmove. The property listings website said homes in Dartford, Kent now typically take just 16 days to sell…

Rental and Leasing Activities Top Growth Sector in the UK

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The sharing and rental economy is the UK's fastest growing business sector, new research claims. According to the report by O2 Business and the Centre of Economic and Business Research, the growth in the industry is driven by the rise of…

REVEALED: 9% rise in London properties owned by offshore firms

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Land Registry data of past 10 months shows 40,000 properties – from entire apartment complexes to wine cellars and car parks – registered in tax havens apartment complexes to wine cellars and car parks – registered in tax…

Number of £1m homes to triple by 2030: One in 20 properties across the UK could be worth seven figures

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One in four homes in London will be worth more than £1million by 2030 Would-be home buyers will increasingly need to make compromise Average UK home of £280,000 expected to be worth £344,000 in five years Nearly half a million homes…

UK house prices pick up pace with 10.1% annual increase

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Cost of average home hits £214,811 but mortgage lender Halifax warns Brexit fears could curb housing market activity UK house price growth has picked up to hit an annual rate of 10.1%, a one and a half year high, but could ease in coming…

London property market avoids usual seasonal lending dip

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The usual seasonal dip in home lending in the first quarter of the year didn’t seem to happen in London as the latest data shows borrowing up quarter on quarter and year on year. The data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders shows that…

Why I would be celebrating if Brexit led to lower house prices

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Fitch, the credit rating agency, today warns that Brexit might lead to a 25pc correction in house prices, bringing them down to what Fitch believes is their long term "sustainable" level. I don't mean to be irresponsible, but good; this would…

BOING! Expect a commercial property market bounce if Britain votes to stay in EU, expert says

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Investment in the property sector is slowing in the run up to the referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union. But, according to one expert, it will bounce back after June 23, if the country votes to stay in. Nigel Almond,…

How Tony Blair’s family have built a buy-to-let property empire in Manchester

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It's no secret the Blairs' wealth has mushroomed since leaving No10. Here's a snapshot of Cherie and Euan's interests in one city. Now close members of the family have become buy-to-let millionaires - and that's just in and around one city. Cherie…

The End of Buy-to-Let? No, Say Property and Tax Experts

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The rise of the 'amateur' landlord has been a striking feature of the UK property market in the past 15-20 years - but, with George Osborne's recent changes to the tax regime, is the buy-to-let boom now dead? For many, it's been the most…