Infrastructure and real estate
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3 Property Sector Gainers in Focus as UK House Prices Dip in March
April 01, 2021 01:53 AM AEDT| By AbhijeetSource: PhuShutter, Shutterstock Summary The UK annual house price growth slowed to 5.7 per cent for March, says Nationwide survey. Home prices were down 0.2 per cent on a month-on-month basis for the month. The housing sector’s long-te...

3 FTSE Housebuilding Stocks in Focus After JP Morgan Says Sector Has Solid Foundations
March 30, 2021 04:26 AM AEDT| By Suhita PoddarSource: ungvar, Shutterstock Summary Brokerage firm JP Morgan said that the UK’s housebuilding market had solid foundations due to the sector receiving ongoing support by the government. The research report held a positive long-term outl...

Top 10 Real Estate and REIT Stocks with Robust Returns
March 26, 2021 11:14 PM AEDT| By AbhijeetSource: Alexander Raths, Shutterstock Summary A majority of real estate stocks have doubled their investor’s money in a years’ time. These are considered an ideal choice for portfolio diversification. Investing in real estate .....
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2 FTSE 100 Homebuilding Stocks in Focus as January Average Housing Prices Fall
March 25, 2021 03:53 AM AEDT| By Suhita PoddarSource: ungvar, Shutterstock Summary The Office for National Statistics announced the average UK housing prices in January fell by £1,000 to £249,000 after touching a record high of £250,000 in December. The fall was attribut...

Housing Stocks to Watch as UK Residential Deals Rise by Nearly 50% In Feb
March 24, 2021 11:20 PM AEDT| By AbhijeetSource: Wirestock Creators, Shutterstock Summary There has been a 48.5 per cent annual jump in British housing transactions in February. Non-residential transactions rose by 10.3 per cent on a year-on-year basis in February. The UK government...
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2 FTSE 100 REIT Stocks in Focus as Hammerson’s FY 2020 Losses Double
March 12, 2021 11:54 PM AEDT| By Suhita PoddarSource: Alexander Raths, Shutterstock Summary Hammerson reported that due to inactivity, its net rental from malls nearly halved in FY2020 during the pandemic. Despite massive losses, the company announced a final dividend of 0.2 pence a share...

Tritax Big Box’s profits triple in 2020, what lies ahead for other REIT stocks
March 11, 2021 01:03 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSource: Stock-Asso, Shutterstock Summary The REIT player’s pretax profit jumped to £449.5 million for 2020 as compared to £141.2 million in 2019. The British REIT sector poses immense scope for specialisation and scale, offer...
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3 FTSE 250 Real Estate Stocks to Watch as Savills Predicts House Prices to Surge
March 10, 2021 06:37 PM AEDT| By Suhita PoddarSource: Alexander Raths, Shutterstock Summary Real estate firm Savills Plc said property prices might increase by as much as £10,000. Savills believes that extension of stamp duty holiday would push up house prices. CLS Holdings, Graing...

How Housing Stocks Reacted to Halifax Report of Fall in Prices
March 07, 2021 02:09 PM AEDT| By Suhita PoddarSource: Artazum, Shutterstock Summary UK-based mortgage lending firm Halifax said housing prices fell for the second month in a row in February on Friday, 5 March. The data contrasts with the Nationwide Building Society report, which stated th...
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5 Housebuilder Stocks to Keep an Eye on In March
March 06, 2021 02:16 PM AEDT| By Suhita PoddarSource: ungvar, Shutterstock Summary Pent-up demand in the housing market has pushed house prices upwards and boosted UK home construction stocks. Different surveys have indicated the continuing surge in the UK’s property markets &n.....

Rishi Sunak’s Budget 2021 Boost Real Estate Sector, Most Stocks Up
March 04, 2021 03:12 AM AEDT| By Suhita PoddarSource: godshutter, Shutterstock Summary British Finance minister Rishi Sunak announced extended stamp duty holiday till June end for homes till £500,000. Sunak also announced a new 95 per cent sovereign-backed mortgage guarantee scheme....

Persimmon plc (LON: PSN) releases robust performance with strong housing demand
March 03, 2021 10:07 PM AEDT| By AbhijeetSource: TFoxFoto, Shutterstock Summary Persimmon plc delivered a profit before tax of £784 million for FY 2020 ending 31 December. The leading UK housebuilder handed over a dividend of 110p per share to its shareholders. The company sai...

Property prices soar unexpectedly in Feb due to stamp duty holiday
March 02, 2021 10:19 PM AEDT| By Suhita PoddarSource: PhuShutter, Shutterstock Summary House prices in February soared unexpectedly, a report said. Property prices jumped almost 0.7 per cent from 6.4 per cent in February. The UK’s property markets are soaring yet again....

Countrywide Connells Merger Gets FCA Green Signal. Will CMA Spoil the Party?
February 26, 2021 09:10 PM AEDT| By Suhita PoddarSource: yuttana Contributor Studio, Shutterstock Summary The Financial Conduct Authority has given approval to Countrywide-Connells merger. Countrywide’s shares will stop trading on the London Stock Exchange on 8 March and delisted on Ma...

Why did TRIG increase its dividend for 2020?
February 18, 2021 06:23 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary The Renewables Infrastructure Group reported higher dividend payout in 2020 owing to gains in its portfolio value and net assets. The company reported a pre-tax profit of £100 million in 2020, down from £.....

How Countrywide’s Acquisition by Connells Can Be a Gamechanger
February 17, 2021 02:59 AM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneySummary Estate giant Countrywide’s shareholders have approved its merger with Connells. Countrywide had agreed to an increased takeover bid from Connells at £130 million. The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells will be complete .....

UK house prices rise with growing demand, says Rightmove survey
February 15, 2021 09:18 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Asking prices for homes rose unexpectedly across the nation in early February, as per the latest Rightmove survey. Buyers continued to search for homes despite being a bit late for the stamp duty exemption, which will end on 3.....

How price cap removal on energy bills will affect consumers
February 08, 2021 08:06 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Energy regulator Ofgem is planning to lift its price cap on energy tariffs from 1 April, which would impact about 15 million households. The hike aims to offset the rise in gas prices and aid energy companies recoup Covid-related unpaid.....

Decline in commercial activity seen in UK construction, says survey
February 05, 2021 10:18 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneySummary There has been a decline in the activity of the UK construction sector in January this year due to renewed downturn in commercial activity, said the IHS Markit/ CIPS survey. The raw material purch.....

UK homebuyers asked to remain optimistic as stamp duty holiday deadline approaches
February 02, 2021 10:55 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Financial Secretary Jesse Norman did not disclose whether there will an extension in the stamp duty deadline but has asked the buyers to remain hopeful. The stamp duty relief was announced in July 2020 and is due to end i.....
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