Infrastructure and real estate
Can FTSE 250 Listed Marshalls Deliver A Strong Recovery Post Restructuring?
September 16, 2020 02:20 PM BST| By Kunal SawhneySummary Marshalls incurred restructuring costs of £17.6 million that included the closure of manufacturing facilities in Falkirk, Llan, and Livingston during the first half of 2020 Restructuring would help in improving efficiencies across.....
Quick Insights on Two Real Estate Stocks - LondonMetric Property & Safestore Holdings
September 12, 2020 02:44 PM BST| By Kunal SawhneySummary LondonMetric Property’s net rental income increased by 24 percent year on year to £115.9 million in FY2020. Acquisition of Mucklow portfolio added £20.5 million to the net rental income in FY2020. Safestore Holdings g.....
UK House Builders Gain Confidence with Home Prices at a Four-Year High
September 10, 2020 02:11 PM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary House prices surged to a four year high in August 2020, driven by need for bigger homes and ongoing stamp duty holiday With a low interest rate regime, this might be a good time to buy houses and demand may continue to rise for few more.....
UK house prices rose strongest since 2016: Focus on Persimmon and Grainger
September 09, 2020 07:32 PM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Prices of British houses recorded their biggest upward movement in August 2020 since 2016: Halifax house price data. In August 2020, the house prices in the UK grew by 5.2 per cent as compared to August 2019. It was for the first time.....
FTSE 100 listed Housebuilder - Persimmon Plc Restores Shareholder Pay-Out
August 23, 2020 05:53 PM BST| By Kunal SawhneySummary Persimmon Plc announced a dividend of 40 pence per share after witnessing a boom in sales During the first half of the financial year 2020, total revenue of the company increased to £1,190 million As per Halifax the average UK h.....
Business Leaders Predict Office Downsizing, How Will Office REITs Be Impacted?
August 14, 2020 05:00 AM BST| By Kunal SawhneyA latest survey by Accumulate Capital was conducted interviewing 500 plus business leaders in the UK. It revealed that almost three fourth of these leaders surveyed said that their office premises would have to be relocated to smaller commercial pr.....
Rising UK House Prices Despite Deteriorating Economy; Focus on Taylor Wimpey & Crest Nicholson
August 13, 2020 09:27 PM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary UK GDP has fallen by 20.4 per cent in the quarter ended June 2020, putting the country into recession The average housing prices in London rose by 4.7 per cent year-on- year to March 2020. Halifax house price index stated that average .....
Has Sunak’s Stamp Duty Holiday Led to The Upbeat Demand Scenario for The UK Property Market?
August 11, 2020 02:10 PM BST| By Kunal SawhneySummary After the announcement of stamp duty holidays, the property market has moved upwards with a good amount of increase in the number of buyers registering to purchase homes. The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, in his summer financial statement, h.....
Construction Industry Revives In The UK; Are The Stocks Following Suit?
August 08, 2020 11:57 PM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaCoronavirus has had a significant impact on the businesses of the construction industry Lately, the UK construction industry has witnessed improving levels of activity, but the employment levels have suffered a sustained decline In May 20...
The Future of Canadian Housing Market: A Rebound On The Horizon?
July 15, 2020 07:00 AM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe once resilient housing market of Canada is undergoing a historical recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing rules and the overall economic downturn. A cornerstone of Canada’s economic growth till the beginning of 20.....
Construction Activity in The UK Shoots Up in June on Prospect of Stamp Duty Holiday
July 07, 2020 10:48 PM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary The IHS Markit/CIPS construction PMI in June rebounded to 55.3 from 28.9 in May Housing construction firms had been lobbying with the government for a stamp duty holiday as it would provide an immediate boost to demand and prevent wides.....
3 Things under the New Normal for Britain's housing market
May 16, 2020 12:09 AM BST| By Hina ChowdharyThe new normal for Britain’s housing market is not very discouraging, contrary to what some might believe. According to Bank of England estimates, property prices will fall around 16 per cent during the year 2020. In fact, asking prices f...
UK Household Energy Bills Soar As Britons Follow Stay-At-Home Orders, Housing Market In the Doldrums
May 05, 2020 06:56 AM BST| By Kunal SawhneyThe complete lockdown was announced in the United Kingdom by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 23rd March 2020 in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus. But due to the countrywide lockdown all the essential businesses all over the United Kingd...
The Construction Sector In The United Kingdom Makes A Turnaround
February 04, 2020 04:02 PM GMT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe IHS MARKIT / CIPS UK CONSTRUCTION PMI published by the company on 04 February 2020 has revealed that the construction sector in the country has turned the tide on the slump it had been going through in the past few months. The sector, though stil...
UK Housing Market on the Path of Revival
January 09, 2020 11:57 AM GMT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe housing sector in United Kingdom is showing signs of early recovery as prices of houses in the country rose by about 1.4 per cent in December 2019 compared to the beginning of that year. This is despite the fact that London, the premium most segm...
UK Commercial Property Industry Towards A 16-year Low Due To Lease Restructuring
April 29, 2019 10:30 PM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaMany of the UK retailers had started their fight with the UK’s biggest proprietors. As a result of this ongoing collision between the two had resulted in the restructuring of leases for the property. Further, this will outcome in the formation of CVA...
Are Declining House Prices In The UK Representing A Big Drag On Mortgages?
April 23, 2019 04:54 PM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaA survey of banks and building societies by the Bank of England has revealed that households may find it more challenging to take on new borrowing in the coming months as Brexit uncertainty continues to depress the market. Lenders surveyed by the cen...
Is Private Equity And Infrastructure Group, 3i A Better Hedge Against Brexit (III)?
February 25, 2019 10:24 PM GMT| By Team Kalkine MediaOverview 3i Group PLC (Ticker Symbol: III) is an investment management group with a key focus in Private Equity and Infrastructure, specialising in mid-market core investments in northern Europe and North America. The group is headquartered in Londo...
Changing Dynamics Of Costs Structure In Housing Market
February 25, 2019 08:26 PM GMT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe United Kingdom's property market has undergone a dramatic change in the last few months. While the housing prices were increasing by an average of 5 per cent before Brexit, markets are experiencing a fall in values, coupled with an increasing cos...
How Has This Housebuilding Stock Performed Lately - Taylor Wimpey?
February 13, 2019 06:54 PM GMT| By Team Kalkine MediaOverview Taylor Wimpey (TW.L) was formed in the year 2007, post-merger of George Wimpey and Taylor Woodrow. It has company headquarter based out at High Wycombe, the United Kingdom with operations department in the UK and Spain. It is the largest UK...