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Fears that the housing market may be seriously damaged by the worsening economy led to share price falls for Rightmove and others...

At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...

For the first time since before the global financial crisis of 2008, the number of first-time buyers is estimated to have...

The latest figures for mortgage approvals show demand as being relatively unchanged - a development welcomed by agents. House purchase mortgage approvals...

A housing market forecast based on conveyancing instructions says average prices will dip this month. Average prices will fall by 1.1 per...

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...

As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to surging...

An estate agency owner who is also a qualified independent mortgage adviser has hit out against the suggestion that lenders may...

Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...

A leading agency has admitted that the uncertainty over the effects of the Omicron Covid variant has thrown forecasts for the...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

Knight Frank says it’s already being contacted by prospective vendors wanting their homes to be listed for sale next spring. James Cleland,...

Annual house price growth increased to 8.1 per cent in October according to the Halifax.  The average UK property price is now...

The head of research at a leading agency is warning that although the housing market remains buoyant, there may be macro-economic...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has defied expectations by keeping base rate at its historic low of 0.1 per...

Analysts suggest there is a 50:50 chance of a base rate rise being announced by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy...

Business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown is predicting house prices will still rise, even after a possible hike in interest rates later this year or...

Rightmove is warning that it’s “highly likely” interest rates will rise in the near future. The portal believes this now seems inevitable...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has changed its name to reflect the government’s levelling up agenda. The department’s...

The value of mortgage lending hit a record high in the final months of the stamp duty holiday. Figures from the Bank...

Mortgage approvals declined over the last month as the tapering stamp duty holiday deterred home purchases, according to data from the...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

If you were hoping for a summer lull during August, think again. That’s the messages from Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine...

One of the leading housing market analysts says some of the extreme house price rises seen this year could unwind during...

The Bank of England has played down worries that interest rates may have to rise as a result of growing levels...

The Stamp Duty holiday has been very beneficial for hundreds of thousands of buyers looking to take advantage of savings, even...

The Bank of England will intervene if it considers soaring house prices will affect the inflation rate says Sir Dave Ramsden,...

The Bank of England’s deputy governor says it’s possible that the current housing market boom may continue even after the end...

It’s nearly two years since The Tenant Fees Act came into force for tenancies in England. On 1 June 2019 it...

Mortgage lending has shown the biggest net increase on record according to the Bank of England.  Mortgage borrowing in March rose by...

Bank of England figures reveal that in February there were 87,700 mortgage approvals - down from a peak of 103,700 in...

With much attention on those at risk of repossession or running up rent arrears, it's emerged that many others have actually used...

Mortgage approvals declined slightly in January as the market braces itself for the end of the stamp duty holiday - currently...

Mortgage approvals decreased slightly in December but remain well above pre-Covid levels thanks to the continuing incentive of the stamp duty...

New figures from the Bank of England show that mortgage approvals rose 7.0 per cent in November to reach 105,000 -...

The Bank of England is to review the affordability tests imposed on  borrowers, opening the door to a possible relaxation of...

The housing market may be slowing as we enter December but the latest snapshot suggests there’s still momentum with mortgage approvals...

With a new President elected and the old one reluctant to move out, this is a good time to see how...

The Bank of England’s monthly interest rate decision was made today - but instead of it being announced at 12 noon,...

The housing market boom looks set to continue for some months yet as mortgage approvals for home purchases hit their highest...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is taking credit for saving thousands of agency jobs through increased transactions prompted by the stamp duty holiday. A...

A Bank of England survey suggests it may be more difficult for prospective buyers to get a mortgage later this year. In...

Mortgage approvals for house purchases have soared to a 13 year high according to Bank of England figures up to the...

The government claims its stamp duty holiday has supported nearly 750,000 jobs thanks to the ripple effect in the economy. A statement from HM...

A specialist property lender says transactions are being delayed by key staff being furloughed. Gareth Lewis, commercial director of property lender MT...

It was officially announced last week that the UK is in recession for the first time since 2009, and although this...

Mortgage approvals - a key indicator of short-term activity in the housing market - beat expectations in June according to Bank...

The outlook for the housing market is still taking shape, but here I take a look at three market indicators to...

High end London agency Beauchamp Estates has been selected to join the Bank of England’s advisory panel of companies and senior directors, and to...

The government has temporarily suspended its official house price index as a result of the Coronavirus crisis. In a long and far-reaching announcement...

The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in the base interest rate to shore up the economy during the Coronavirus...

The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted once again how fragile and interconnected our societies have become. We don’t know yet how dangerous Covid-19...

Mortgage lenders approved the highest number of loans for house purchase in nearly four years in January, according to Bank of...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets today for its monthly decision on whether the move base rate - and...

At the end of a strong week for housing market indicators, the latest survey from the website Home suggests a major...

Multi-national financial institution UBS says there could be a cut in the Bank of England base rate as early as May...

The number of prime residential housing transactions has increased rapidly in the past two decades and even in the past five...

Although property transactions have, unsurprisingly, recently seen a decline which is almost certainly in part due to the ‘B-word’, this doesn’t...

The Bank of England has once again maintained base rate at 0.75 per cent - but it is warning that the...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee - which meets monthly to set the base rate on which the costs of...

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...

Four years ago, as we approached the general election, Andrews Property Group held a roundtable debateon the impact the election might have...

While media attention has been on Theresa May, Brexit and the Tories, chatter in the agency industry has been about what...

Labour is proposing two methods of controlling house price rises should it win the next General Election - and the ideas...

It’s not just the high-end market for homes in the south east that’s hit by Brexit according to the Guild of...

Monthly mortgage payments as a proportion of income have dropped to 31 per cent now from 43 per cent a decade...

The latest Bank of England mortgage figures suggest that approvals for home buyers are running at more than a fifth below...

A slew of property experts and commentators have put the blame on Brexit for a surprise drop in house price growth...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

It is something of an understatement to say that we are in challenging times. BREXIT is unresolved and we wait with...

A high-end estate agency selling some of the country’s most expensive homes says the possible currency falls resulting from Brexit chaos...

Newspapers are reporting that Brexit’s impact on house prices - especially if there is No Deal - are likely to take...

A no-deal Brexit The biggest impact of a no-deal Brexit in relation to housing is a potential fall in house prices -...

A London buying agent has called for a second referendum on Britain’s EU membership, suggesting that it would give more certainty...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests the number of properties on estate agents’ books is now nearing...

Bank of England governor Mark Carney says a no-deal Brexit exit could lead to a 35 per cent house price crash. The...

The EY ITEM Club, regarded as one of the most influential groups of economists in the UK, says it’s still “dubious”...

In a surprise announcement, house prices picked up in July with the annual rate of growth rising from 1.8 per cent...

Most estate agents have tried to dismiss the impact of the Bank of England’s base rate rise, which came following a...

A leading estate agent is warning that an interest rate increase today ould hurt the delicate balance of the housing market. The...

The latest transaction figures from HM Revenue and Customs make depressing reading - a three per cent drop between May and...

Locations in the capital dominate a league table of locations where the largest numbers of so-called ‘high risk’ mortgages are taken...

A left-leaning think tank is urging the Bank of England to manipulate the housing market to ensure house prices don’t rise...

One of the UK’s leading group of economic experts has repeated its warning that housing market is not going to see...

Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...

The housing market “is clearly currently struggling to gain traction” and any real upturn ”will remain elusive over the coming months”...

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the base rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent this month. The...

A new survey suggests that despite many lenders increasing their rates, most mainstream mortgages are down compared to the start of...

The Ernst & Young ITEM Club - a group of economists highly regarded by politicians and some sectors of the property...

Over the last few weeks, mortgage lenders have started to adjust their pricing in anticipation of a further interest rate rise...

This year is going to be “challenging” for the housing market according to the influential Ernst & Young ITEM Club, a...

The London-focussed estate agency Cluttons says chains in central London are becoming increasingly fragile thanks to general uncertainty in the wider...

A survey suggests that over 10 per cent of existing homeowners have been deterred from selling thanks to the recent interest rate...

We recently witnessed the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) increase the base interest rate for the first time since...

The Bank of England has raised the base rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. The Bank’s monetary policy committee was...

Experts suggest that a possible interest rate rise this morning - if it is backed by a majority of members of...

As the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee consider whether to increase base rate later this week, new figures from the...

An industry analyst says some agents may find it tough to survive in 2018 if they’re hit by a double whammy...

Analysts believe a rise in the Bank of England base rate is on the cards next month as a result of the...

Respected mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says that the costs of some mortgages are already rising in the expectation of a base...

And so concludes another party conference season.  We’ve followed the great and the good (both terms are debatable) around Torbay, Bournemouth,...

It appears activity in the housing market in 2017 will be around 15% down on 2016. The number of housing transactions...

There’s good news for the housing market from new mortgage and remortgage approval figures showing growth in July after three flat...

It’s not just the evenings drawing in that marks the approach of autumn - it’s also the return to work of...

The housing market may appear stagnant but one of the leading monitors of the mortgage market says many rates for borrowers...

When it comes to provoking anger in property professionals, taxation takes some beating. Press releases are still arriving berating the December...

Average prices in prime central London remained flat in May but are down 6.6 per cent on the year according to...

“Housing policy should be in independent hands.” That was the conclusion of a panel debate that Andrews held, not recently, but two...

The Bank of England is warning that approvals of mortgages for property purchases in March were at a lower-than-expected 66,837, the weakest...

Property transactions rose marginally in March this year, up 0.5 per cent on February’s total according to figures from HM Revenue...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

Over the past two decades, investing in buy-to-let has been a relatively easy way to make money, which is why so...

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...

There were an estimated 354,000 homemovers in 2016, a fall of 4% compared to the 367,000 recorded the previous year. Analysis by...

The highest number of 'risky' mortgages issued during 2015 was in South West London, according to new analysis of the latest...

A new report from the NatWest Bank nips in the bud any speculation that rising inflation may end the current cheap...

The National Association of Estate Agents has lured housing minister Gavin Barwell to speak at its conference next month.  Barwell will outline...

There is no doubt that 2016 managed to catch the world by surprise on more than one occassion.  But will 2017 be...

This is the final Estate Agent Today until Tuesday January 3 2017, so everyone at Angels Media sends all good wishes for...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs shows that the sale of residential properties rose a marginal 0.8 per cent last month...

The Nationwide is the latest major industry forecaster to predict a sluggish average house price rise of two per cent in...

Rightmove’s commercial director Miles Shipside, who makes relatively few appearances at industry events, is to be a speaker at the NAEA...

It is fair to say that 2016 is a year full of surprises. Anyone who had the foresight to predict Britain...

The latest Bank of England data on mortgage approvals - a key barometer for likely transactions for agents - shows Brexit...

The Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on new guidance to lenders on how to measure and treat the repayment of arrears...

Buy-to-let landlords may have failed in their recent legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set to...

It is a tedious fact, but the housing market is underpinned by economic fundamentals. This won’t be a surprise.  However, at a...

The housing market has not fallen over in the wake of the Brexit vote, contrary to come predictions, “but there are...

Research from the consumer organisation Which? suggests that the number of mortgages on the market has increased by 13 per cent...

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote have so far proved to be ‘wide...

The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority has confirmed that tighter regulations will apply to lenders providing mortgages for buy to...

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...

The Bank of England may cut its base rate again, but probably not until November predicts a survey of 59 leading...

The Bank of England says the number of new mortgages fell to 60,912 in July, down from 64,152 the previous month...

Many people think property a better prospect than a pension when it comes to long term financial security in retirement -...

The investment advice company UBS Wealth Management says it is likely that UK house prices will flatline by the end of...

There has been a spur in activity in the mortgage market since the Bank of England base rate dropped to 0.25...

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...

  The Bank of England has, as expected, cut its base rate to 0.25 per cent after a record seven years at...

As promised, this week’s Natter is dedicated to a question and answer session with Peter Brodnicki, the man who has been...

The Bank of England says there has been a dip in the housing market activity after the Brexit referendum result -...

I’m indebted to one of the most enthusiastic estate agents I’ve had the pleasure of meeting for suggesting the subject of...

What a month it has been. By the time you read this, we'll have a new Prime Minister, a new Cabinet,...

Estate agents and mortgage experts have reacted to the Bank of England’s surprise decision to keep base rate unchanged at 0.5...

The Bank of England has kept its base rate to 0.50 per cent despite many analysts expecting it would be cut...

One of the first major pieces of research to come from an estate agency following the EU referendum suggests the short-term...

House owners and buyers with mortgages in today’s market should budget to ensure they can “have enough headroom” for a rise...

The news that Theresa May will be installed as Prime Minister tomorrow has immediately stabilished the share prices of estate agents...

As I sit and write this piece, even with the FTSE 100 back up and sterling having recovered some of its...

The Bank of England’s governor is warning future mortgage borrowers who buy homes that “conditions will be difficult” as a result...

The Bank of England is expected to set out its latest thinking on the UK’s Brexit economic changes today - including...

Operating hours for CHAPS - the payment system used to trasfer funds for property transactions - will be extended by one...

The summer term – rounders, cricket and hayfever. It's also the last dash before the housing market supposedly closes down for...

New proposals to curtail mortgage borrowing in the buy to let sector have been branded as “a classic case of slamming...

Who are you? My name is Sham, I am based in the UK and my core experience is in running cross border...

A key Bank of England body has revealed its proposals for tougher borrowing standards to prevent buy to let lending overheating the wider...

With less than a month to go before the new rate of stamp duty kicks in for second property purchasers, we’re...

The credit agency Standard & Poor’s has taken the radical line of accusing the Bank of England’s low interest-rate regime of...

Increased competition amongst mortgage lenders and the rush to buy investment properties before the April 1 stamp duty surcharge deadline have...

The British Association of Removers has entered the dispute over changes to the CHAPS arrangements for the transfer of monies on...

One of the leading members of the Bank of England's influential Monetary Policy Committee has suggested that the recent fall-back in...

Prime Central London’s residential values have risen 4.3 per cent over the past 12 months and now average £2.3m per property...

In many respects 2015 has been a good year. Despite global challenges, we have seen a marked improvement in the UK...

A leading bank is forecasting that if interest rates do not rise next year - as some experts predict - then...

The little-publicised extension of the CHAPS settlement day - taking the closure up to 6pm from next summer - has received...

The UK is filled with popular historic locations. Naturally, Surrey is a popular choice for buyers looking for homes with historic...

Economic and housing market commentators have interpreted the latest raft of Bank of England data as indicating that interest rates may...

The number of house purchase mortgage approvals has risen by 19.8 per cent over the last 12 months.  Data from eSurv suggests...

First came a Bank of England prediction that the market will strengthen in the autumn; then lenders reported a surge in...

In a new sign that the housing market is strengthening, mortgage lending increased in August by the largest amount since 2008. Data...

Over half of Britain's home owners will hit problems if interest rates rise. The Building Societies Association says new research which it...

We’ve had a flurry of data for all of us involved in the property sector to mull over on our sun...

A member of the Bank of England’s key Monetary Policy Committee says waiting too long to raise interest rates risks undermining...

The imbalance of supply and demand in the housing market “will lead to even stronger price gains over the next 12...

Here's a thought. The Chancellor may have done the buy-to-let industry a small favour with his emergency Budget in July. What...

At first sight the decision by the Bank of England not to raise base rate appears good news for the industry...

The Bank of England is to publish three previously-separate pieces of information on interest rates tomorrow in a bid to avoid...

When Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, recently announced that interest rates would have to start to rise sooner...

CHAPS has confirmed that its operational hours will be extended from summer 2016, enabling high-value payments to be made until 6pm. The...

Confidence in the outlook for house price growth hit its highest level in four years following the general election in May...

Consider the scene. It is July 8th and new Chancellor, Ed Balls, stands at the Dispatch Box giving his first Budget...

In case we didn’t learn the lesson last time around, we appear to be on the brink of a refresher course...

This week RICS reported a further drop in the number of people putting their homes up for sale; new instructions fell...

The chief executive of Andrews estate agency chain says housing policy should be decided not directly by politicians but by an...