With the first months of 2025 underway, property investors and developers reflect on what was a challenging past year. This time last year, GDP was flat, inflation was stubbornly sitting at 4% and the Bank of England’s base rate had flatlined at 5.25% following two Monetary Policy Committee ‘hold’ votes after 15 consecutive rate increases. And with a General Election looming, the political landscape looked uncertain from both a UK and...
Continue ReadingThe increase in online shopping over the years has thrown the future of the high street into question. With the forced closure of shops due to the coronavirus pandemic, this has further taken its toll on the state of the UK high street.
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Boris Johnson’s delay in lifting lockdown restrictions in the UK means that normal operating levels are due to come into force on 19th July. Given the easing of the lockdown rules and the changes to stamp duty rates from 1st July with the aim of r...
The 22nd June saw the release of the latest housing statistics from Homes England[1]. Whilst COVID-19 has impacted on the housebuilding industry with a reduction in starts and completions, the figures released show encouragement that the housing ...
Following on from the unveiling of the Kalifa Review in February, CrowdProperty CEO Michael Bristow considers the response and momentum around what Catherine McGuinness, Policy Chair at City of London Corporation, called “a crucial blueprint for t...
Traditionally, the summer period is the busiest time for the housing market. However, the approaching deadline of the Stamp Duty holiday combined with Boris Johnson’s aim to bring the UK back to normal operating levels by 21st June means the housi...
The decreasing number of Covid-19 cases confirms that the Government’s road map, along with rapid vaccine roll-out, is slowly bringing the UK back to normality. As other sectors were allowed to reopen this month, the construction and housing secto...
As we progress through 2021 with the easing of lockdown restrictions underway, we are seeing some schemes initially created to help against the difficult economic backdrop of 2020 - such as the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme - comin...
The easing of public health restrictions announced by Boris Johnson in the Government’s 22 February Roadmap confirmed the widely held view that the rapid rollout of effective vaccines would offer hope of a swifter and more sustained economic recov...
The New Year is often a time of reflection and renewed hope for the future. 2021 looked set to be a big year for housebuilding, with continued government support for the construction industry and news of a vaccine enabling cautious optimism for th...
Further to the announcement of passing £100,000,000 lent, hear from SME developers whose businesses have benefited from the ‘refreshing’ and ‘game-changing’ service from CrowdProperty, the UK's leading specialist property project online lending pl...
With the end of 2020 in sight, we take a look at the trends in the financing market and the products we expect to be popular in the coming year.
