Keith Osborne

England

Freelancer writer, fan of the new homes industry, 60s/70s/80s music, cryptic crosswords, maps, rambling the countryside and researching pubs.

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A week in the life of… Joanna Clark, Spring

1 week ago | showhouse.co.uk | Keith Osborne

Joanna Clark heads up the Relationship team at Spring, a trusted PX partner for the new homes and development industry. As head of relationships, Jo is responsible for the day-to-day management of the relationship function, including setting strategic direction for business generation, maintaining relationships with all Spring partners, and overseeing a growing relationship team. Here, she gives a look into a typical week at Spring.
Housebuilding set for significant growth

1 week ago | propertyindustryeye.com | Keith Osborne

Glenigan has released its widely anticipated UK Construction Industry Forecast 2025-2027, predicting that housebuilding and other sectors will see a resurgence of activity over the next couple of years. Private housing starts have already shown marked improvement during the first four months of 2025, bolstered by more favourable market conditions. While a brief retrenchment is anticipated in Q2, this is expected to be temporary.
Sharp decline in interest-only mortgages

1 week ago | propertyindustryeye.com | Keith Osborne

UK Finance has released its interest-only mortgages data for 2024 revealing a significant drop in in interest-only mortgage stock of 17% over the year. This analysis covers pure and partial interest-only homeowner mortgages as well as maturity and loan-to-value (LTV) profiles. The same review criteria also revealed a reduction by 78% in number and 61% in value since 2012, the first year this data was collected.
Uphill battle for landlords to meet government energy efficiency target

1 week ago | propertyindustryeye.com | Keith Osborne

With just three years to go before the 2028 compliance deadline, more than 1.8m privately rented homes in England still fall short of the Government’s proposed minimum energy efficiency standard of EPC rating C, new analysis by LandlordBuyer shows.
Housing industry careers news: This week’s Movers & Shakers

1 week ago | showhouse.co.uk | Keith Osborne

We take our weekly look at appointments and promotions across the housebuilding industry and its supply chain. Two appointments, Vistry GroupVistry Group has announced two senior leadership appointments to support its continued growth across the North West: Zac Worthington has been appointed managing director for Vistry Merseyside and Cheshire West, while Matt Parkes takes the helm as managing director for Vistry Manchester and Cheshire East.
Reapit announces AI assistant aimed at transforming estate agency operations

1 week ago | propertyindustryeye.com | Keith Osborne

Reapit has announced its next major offering: Reapit AI (RAI), an AI-powered assistant designed to help sales and property management professionals work smarter, faster, and more efficiently. Launching early in 2026, RAI will be embedded deeply into the Reapit platform, providing agents with a “digital co-worker” that automates time-consuming tasks and delivers insights and communication in the agency’s unique brand voice.
Pre-announcement thoughts on today’s Bank of England rate decision

1 week ago | propertyindustryeye.com | Keith Osborne

At midday today, the Bank of England will announce its latest interest rate decision and publish its Monetary Policy Summary. The current Bank Rate of 4.25% has been in place since April this year, while one year ago it stood at 5.25%. The existing interest rate looks set to stay at 4.25% following the latest inflation data. The May inflation figure, published by the ONS yesterday, remains at 3.4% and is predicted to rise over the next few months before falling towards the target rate of 2%.
Zoopla launches lead generation tool to help boost revenue for estate agents

1 week ago | propertyindustryeye.com | Keith Osborne

Zoopla has launched Prospect Plus, a new product that it hopes will boost valuation leads for estate agents. The property portal says that the Prospect Plus product is designed to connect agents with these high-intent prospects potentially planning to sell their home within the net 12 months.
London lettings market gaining momentum - Foxtons

1 week ago | propertyindustryeye.com | Keith Osborne

Foxtons has released its Letting Market Index for May 2025, which shows rising demand and supply in London’s lettings market due to “seasonal momentum”, with a more modest picture year-on-year. The rise in applicant registrations and market listings last month continues to demonstrate resilience as we head into summer, it says, though regional differences and a still-moderate year-on-year recovery highlight a more nuanced picture of demand.
UK house prices fall at fastest pace in four years - industry reaction

1 week ago | propertyindustryeye.com | Keith Osborne

Residential property prices in the UK dropped at their sharpest pace in almost four years following the end of the temporary cut to stamp duty. Between April and March, the average UK property price fell by 2.8% in value to about £265,000, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It is the steepest decline in monthly house prices since July 2021 when house prices also fell after another stamp duty holiday finished in June that year.