Tenants at the NHC’s Grotto complex in St Michael, Barbados, say sewage overflows and unrepaired leaks persist despite a ministerial promise of urgent action in April.

Andy Burnham became UK Prime Minister on 20 July 2026, immediately raising the prospect of rent controls for England—the first sitting Prime Minister to do so. Against that political backdrop, the housing market data for the past month has shown prices barely growing at £299,253, mortgage rates remaining elevated amid global uncertainty, rents hitting record highs in six of nine UK regions despite slowing nationally, and the new administration launching a VAT consultation on social housing land. For Jamaican diaspora investors and housing policymakers, the convergence of political change and market fragility in Britain carries direct and immediate relevance.

Kingston, Jamaica, 12 August 2026 The American property market delivered another instalment of its defining…

Remote work is widening the housing search for some Jamaicans, allowing buyers and renters to…

Property is rarely just concrete, steel and a handsome view. It is debt, risk, regulation,…

Scammers are renting Airbnb properties legitimately, then secretly re-listing them online without the owner’s knowledge. One of four distinct property fraud schemes RAJ has had to warn Jamaicans about in 2026 alone.