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SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURS AND S.m.e.'s

Strategy and Management Consultants

SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURS AND S.m.e.'s

2022

Property Consulting

How property technology could help solve the UK’s housing crisis:

House prices have been rising without a rhyme or reason for years, however, there aren't enough properties to buy and a majority of the properties don't mee the government standard. However, the ever evolving landscape of property technology is providing digital solutions to the property and real estate scene. The average house in England is costing 9 times the amount over the average salary and so affordability is a major issue in this crisis. The spiralling price of property has encouraged entrepreneurs from proptech and fintech to come up with solutions that make ascend

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Property Consulting

Looking to 2023: Were the house price forecasters correct?

The mass uncertainty of much of what has gone on has made the job of predicting the future of the housing market especially challenging. Back in January 2022, the Residential Market Survey, based on a poll of estate agents, was optimistically reporting increasing buyer demand and a shortage of stock. Agents expected both prices and sales numbers to increase over spring – and they were right. The housing market demand to started melting away during the boiling hot summer. Since then, the combination of political whirlpool, the mini budget, rising interest rates, and the cos

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Property Consulting

UK property demand slides 44% after market-rocking mini-budget:

Demand for U.K. residential properties nearly halved year-on-year in the four weeks to Nov. 20 following the government's chaotic budget. Prices are expected to plummet in 2023. The fiscal package, announced Sept. 23, caused a selloff in bonds and led to predictions of a potential housing market crash as interest rate expectations rose sharply. In the wake of the budget, a record number of mortgage deals were withdrawn, and many lenders paused offerings as they assessed the volatility. However, demand had fallen to levels usually seen over Christmas — among the quietest ti

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Investment

Investment regime is vital to boost UK’s growth:

The ‘worst’ of the spending cuts have been pushed back well into the next election cycle, the tax raids will begin sooner rather than later – be that on energy generators or on aspirational Londoners. Projections of the UK’s economic performance over the coming years signed off by the Treasury watchdog seem to us more than a tad optimistic. The CBI are right to question whether the Government is paying attention to the ‘growth’ bit of George Osborne’s famed ‘sharing the proceeds of growth’ mantra. Billingsgate will move from Canary Wharf, and Smithfield from Farringdon, to

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Qatar reviews investment in London after TfL ads are banned

TfL has banned the Gulf state's tourism over the countries anti-gay laws. The ban has reportedly angered Qatari authorities, who have faced strong criticism in the run-up to and during the World Cup including the criminalisation of homosexual relationships. The state’s $450bn (£372bn) sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), is one of the capital’s largest property owners, with Harrods, the Shard and the prestigious Savoy and Grosvenor House hotels among the iconic buildings on its portfolio. It is also a co-owner of Canary Wharf and has a 20 per cent s

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Property Consulting

Fears for UK property market collapse as US houses crash in value sparking fears:

Property sales in USA plummeted but experts predicted that the UK will be hit harder. Affordability levels are the worst since 1985, in the US. Mortgage rates have hit a 20-year high of 7 per cent, much higher than in the UK. Moreover, transaction in the UK are fairly stable and price declines are still to show up in the official index. Conversely, in the UK a drop of 12% is expected. At the current time, in USA the prices for properties are flat year-on-year. Even though the mortgage rates are lower in UK, the impact will be greater. The problem is the house prices h

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Investment

When is the UK inflation and how could it affect GBPUSD?

Given the recently released unimpressive jobless benefits claims and sky-rocketing uncertainty ahead of the Autumn Statement first under the leadership of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, today’s data will be watched closely by the GBPUSD traders.  Regarding the monthly figures, the CPI is expected to escalate vigorously to 1.7% against 0.5% reported earlier. PPI Core Output YoY is seen as stable at 14% on a non-seasonally adjusted basis whereas the monthly prints could shift higher to 1.3% versus 0.7% the prior release. Technically, the cable is displaying a balanced auctio

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Property Consulting

UK house price growth stalled between August and September:

Typical property values across the UK, have remained unchanged between August and September. The average property value was still £26,000 higher than a year earlier, according to official figures. Average house prices increased by 9.5% over the year to September 2022, slowing from 13.1% annual growth in August 2022. The fall in annual house price inflation is mainly because of the sharp rise in house prices in September 2021 at the end of the stamp duty holiday last year. The mini-budget towards the end of the month sparked unprecedented volatility in the mortgage market,

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UK has claimed £65 million for clean technology:

  U.K. unboxes £65 million for clean technology investment at COP27. This new funding aim to make clean tech accessible and affordable to developing countries. Grant Schnapps speaking at COP27 said: "Green means growth, and with our existing talents in clean technologies, UK businesses could be world leaders in an industry that will only expand, creating jobs for generations to come while also protecting our precious planet." The world will work in an energy efficient way, making it sustainable and greener for the future. ______________________ Will this benefit the com

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Property Consulting

Property downturn hits construction as house sales plummet:

Demand for properties has been cut by half as the high mortgage rates are coming to bite those coming onto the property ladder. As a result, construction companies are pulling away from new projects which is putting the government target for housing at risk for not being met. This is being classed as a "transitional period" as the property market is adjusting to higher borrowing costs. If property prices fall and there are higher rates for raw material, there will be major employment cuts and hence, people unemployed. All factors pointing towards a recession. This is the r

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