A trip to Wogan house to chat to Jeremy Vine about the merits of encouraging older people to move somewhere smaller and perhaps more suitable and free up their larger home for someone else to move into. Kirstie Allsopp had mentioned the idea earlier in the week. My chat withContinue Reading
The monthly house price updates have landed provoking some discussion & some alarming headlines. UK house prices fell more than expected and by the most since 2009 in March, according to data from mortgage provider Nationwide reports the Financial Times. House prices fell by an annual rate of 3.1 perContinue Reading
He stood up and spoke for an hour and a half but in the end it turned out the famous red box was empty, there was nothing in his Budget for the housing market, no changes to tax and nothing specifically on Stamp Duty which some tax consultants had expectedContinue Reading
Savills research guru Lucian Cook and I spoke to Winifred Robinson on what we can expect from the housing market in 2023.Continue Reading
2 x monarchs, 3 x Prime Ministers, 4 x Chancellors and God knows how many housing ministers/secretaries. A mini-Budget or ‘fiscal event‘ as it had to be called. Rocketing interest rates, double-digit inflation and house prices at one point up over 15.5% in a year! However, on a selfish levelContinue Reading
A look back at the year and a glimpse into my crystal ball with Evan Davis on PM.Continue Reading
