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US funds are shopping for UK Reits (real estate investment trusts). Maybe we should put more value on these funds that own data centres, offices, retail parks, shopping centres, warehouses and self-storage units We will miss them- and billions in tax revenues - when they're gone
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On Rightmove, the number of properties marked as SSTC is down compared to 2024 and 2025...
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The current UK residential property market explained in five charts by @TomBill_KF including my favourite. knightfrank.co.uk/research/a…
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Average UK house prices up by 2.0%, to £272,000, in the 12 months to June 2026, down from 3.0% in the 12 months to May 2026.
Average UK private rents up by 3.7%, to £1,393, in the 12 months to July 2026, up from 3.3% in the 12 months to June 2026.
➡️ ons.gov.uk/economy/inflation…
ALT Line chart showing UK house price inflation slowed again since last month while rent inflation increased.
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Stat of the day from @TwentyCi 834,800 individual landlords have quit the game, but rental home listings are up 22% in Q2 as build-to-rent operators, backed by institutions, begin to advertise directly to tenants. A big shift in the private rented sector
twentyci.co.uk/phmr/twentyci…
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Persimmon build 13% more homes in H1 ‘26 than the previous year, sold at an average price up 1% to £285k, resulting in 15% increase in profit to £168m.
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If you want more detail about a price reduction view the listing in Google Chrome with a suitable (free) plug in like Property Tracker.
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UK Real house prices, 1968 to present.
The current drawdown (down 11.5%) is modest compared to prior events.
Drawdowns starting in:
1973: max drawdown 32.9%
1989: 28.9%
2007: 25.8%
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Tritax Big Box granted permission for Slough data centre with a pre-let “in solicitors hands” and the prospect of a 9.3% yield on cost,
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The average rent increase has slowed, from 8.7% in the year to October 2024, to just 3.3% in the year to June 2026. Yet speculation about the introduction of rent controls are rampant.
The evidence from the UK and overseas is clear: rent controls reduce the supply of homes to rent and ultimately leave tenants worse off. We call on the Government to rule out rent controls as a matter of urgency. Find out more about this story here 👉 nrla.org.uk/news/rent-increa…
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SEGRO caves. Says will recommend latest £14bn offer from Prologis to shareholders. RIP.
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Average UK house prices up by 2.7%, to £271,000, in the 12 months to May 2026, down from 3.9% in the 12 months to April 2026.
Average UK private rents up by 3.3%, to £1,388, in the 12 months to June 2026, unchanged from the 12 months to May 2026.
➡️ ons.gov.uk/economy/inflation…
ALT Line chart showing UK house price inflation slowed since last month while rent inflation remained unchanged.
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Henry Boot issues profit warning
@HenryBootPLC
greenstreetnews.com/article/…
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Top 25 UK regions in terms of decline from house price highs (in nominal terms)
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Since late 2023, the self-reported use of artificial intelligence (AI) among UK businesses with 10 or more employees has increased from around 12% to around 35% in June 2026, with larger firms more likely to have adopted AI.
Read more ➡️ ons.gov.uk/businessindustrya…
ALT Line chart showing share of businesses reporting use of at least one artificial intelligence technology has almost tripled since late 2023.
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Still absolutely blows my mind that Hyperscalers have spent $650B this year on data centers
That’s more than the entire US highway system cost to build
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Mail; Covering seven acres, the Norwich Apex Data Centre is set to become one of the UK's largest data centres, packed with high-tech equipment whirring around the clock to further the Government's vision of an advanced, AI-driven economy. dailymail.com/news/article-1…
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Prologis up original all-share offer for SEGRO by 6% to 993p per share, and promises to pay 20% of the price in cash and consider a secondary listing in London. Deal values SEGRO at £13.5bn.
