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We all know that first-time buyers have had a tough time of it lately. Mad mini-budgets resulting in higher interest rates...

Lloyds Bank has issued figures showing a 28% profits plunge for the first quarter of the year - but it nonetheless...

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £229,263 in the first quarter of 2024, making this the fifth...

Average house prices fell on a monthly basis for the first time since September 2023 during March as higher mortgage rates...

Estate agents are hopeful for a busy spring market after official data showed a small rise in property sales in recent...

The best news for the property sector to come from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget statement came not from any fiscal...

I was chatting to a genuine city gent the other day (someone who has enjoyed a career in suits, ties, shares...

Increasing numbers of mortgage lenders are pulling decent deals as swap rates rise. Santander has become the latest high street lender to...

A senior estate agent has described the Government’s pledge to compel councils to cut red tape in favour of development as...

Lower interest rates and real wage growth will halt price falls next year but sales will remain lower, Hamptons has predicted  Forecasts...

As 2023 trundles towards the buffers and we look forward to our Christmas break, it is something of a seasonal phenomenon...

The Bank of England maintained interest rates at 5.25% yesterday, raising hope among agents that this would boost buyer confidence and...

The UK’s housing market is past ‘peak pain’ and looks set to bottom out in mid-2024, according to Savills. The agency giant’s...

Mortgage rates could be set to finally fall below 5%, brokers claim. The pricing of home loans has rocketed this year amid high...

Interest rates were held for a second consecutive month yesterday, giving agents renewed hopes that the cost of borrowing has reached...

House prices fell for the sixth consecutive month in a row during September and dropped at the fastest rate since August...

The old adage that estate agency is a people business is rarely more relevant than right now, when the market is...

As much of the country battened down the hatches for the first storm of the season, there may have been a...

Since the Bank of England base rate started making large jumps around the middle of last year, mortgage rates have increased...

The Bank of England has held off on further interest rate rises for now but agents warn that there is still...

The rate of inflation slowed from 6.8% to 6.7% in August, providing hope for homebuyers when it comes to high mortgage...

The Bank of England is facing calls to hold off on raising interest rates this week. Its Monetary Policy Committee is set...

To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...

Uncertainty over interest rates continues to dominate the thoughts of many working in the property sector.  Here in his latest column property...

In his latest column Jonathan Rolande explains why estate agents shouldn’t be distracted by the latest house price index figures. Nobody reading...

Mortgage lenders are at last cutting their rates on some deals, confident that the Bank of England’s base rate may rise...

Agents and property professionals have expressed hopes that rates have peaked after latest rise Iin the cost of borrowing. The Bank of...

Renters are putting off their buying plans until property becomes more affordable, according to the latest research from The Mortgage Lender...

The publication of inflation figures by the government tomorrow will be a Do-Or-Die moment for the housing market, it’s been claimed. At...

The UK real estate industry faces a “particularly precarious” situation in the near to medium term, according to analysts at the...

After yet another tumultuous week in the property market, many of those working sector will be breathing a huge sigh of...

The hit to the economy from soaring mortgage rates will be equivalent to a 2p income tax hike, new analysis by...

The latest interest rate rise has heightened the risk of forced sales and buyers shying away from the market, agents have...

Auction House is reporting its most successful May in the 16-year history of the group, despite a decline in bidders. The month...

Mortgage rates have officially broken the 6% barrier. Average rates for home loans are now back at the level that prompted the...

Two sets of housing data have suggested a declining property market, with further price drops on the horizon. Halifax has recorded the...

A new survey suggests the overwhelming majority of the public are critical of the government’s apparent housing failures. A study of 1,323...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heather Staff and it says Co-Founder of Street Group...

Toscafund Asset Management chief economist Savvas Savouri has slammed the use of ‘outdated metrics’ when measuring the housing market. The investment firm...

The UK is on its rear - fact. Whilst many were breathing a sigh of relief after surviving a global pandemic,...

The start of spring has coincided with buoyant housing market forecasts. Reflecting on a first quarter of 2023 which saw buyer choice...

Mortgage pricing has dropped despite last week’s interest rate rise, Rightmove claims. In a boost for homebuyers, analysis by the portal suggests...

  It's not often that I have sympathy for our glorious leaders – those who set the rules by which we all...

Estate agents have expressed hope that the latest interest rate rise is the last after the Bank of England increased the...

Mortgage lenders may have been grabbing the headlines in recent weeks with rates below 4% but a broker has warned this...

The interest rate on a five-year fixed rate mortgage has fallen below 4% for the first time since the financial market...

Happy New Year, to you all. Now that we’re all back in harness and Christmas feels like a long-distant memory, I...

Readers of a certain age may remember 1983. The Space Shuttle Challenger made its first flight, Neil Kinnock was elected Labour leader,...

New year, old worries: what’s happening in the housing market? We’ve asked experts and collated forecasts, 15 in total. On the one...

Usually, I enter January with a spring in my step - optimistic about what the future holds.  Two years ago, after the...

Property sales are yet to decline amid higher mortgage rates and the cost of living crisis but there are signs of...

Over the later part of 2022, we have experienced unprecedented economic and political turmoil, which will remain as we head into...

The Bank of England increased interest rates from 3% to 3.5% yesterday, potentially pushing up costs for those looking to purchase property...

Is it really just a year ago that we were nervously wondering whether yet another Christmas would be Covid-affected? Little did we...

House price growth slowed annually and fell for the third month in a row during November, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House...

New mortgage lending data from the Bank of England has indicated a slowdown in property market activity during October but agents...

Property professionals heralded the end of the low interest era yesterday after the latest Bank of England base rate hike. The Bank...

House prices could fall by 10% next year as higher mortgage pricing and rising inflation dampen buyer budgets, Savills has warned. The agency...

Mortgage rate hikes have already halved landlord profits according to latest research, and a base rate rise to 2.5% will see...

Annual house price growth hit an 18-month low during October and fell on a monthly basis for the first time since...

Agents should be getting buyers to focus on what they can afford now and in the future rather than worrying about...

The Bank of England increased interest rates to their highest level since the financial crisis yesterday, prompting fears of higher cost...

As inflation passes the 10% mark, it’s no surprise that many landlords are hurriedly reviewing the health of their buy-to-let portfolio. You...

As uncertainty, apprehension and anxiety increasingly infiltrates every aspect of our professional and personal lives, to ‘keep calm and carry on’...

In this guest piece, Kevin Shaw, National Sales Managing Director at Leaders Romans Group, looks at whether house prices will start to cool...

Two senior estate agency figures have given their views on the prospects for the property market as commentators warn that longer-term...

In this Guides & Tips piece, Brian Murphy, Head of Lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau, offers insight into what rate rises...

Annual house price growth has dropped to its lowest level this year and is back to single digits, official data shows. The...

A lender is predicting mortgage-backed home purchases will be “significantly lower” in the coming months after borrowing has dropped since the...

The latest research from Rightmove has revealed that the price of property coming to the market has witnessed its first fall...

A property expert has warned that the Bank of England’s gloomy economic forecasts and last week’s rise in interest rates could...

Interest rates made their biggest leap in 27 years yesterday, rising by 0.5% from 1.25% to 1.75%. It was the biggest...

Recent months have seen interest rates rise from historic lows back closer to pre-financial crisis levels as the Bank of England...

Knight Frank agents can now donate to charity as they spend with a new company benefit. The agency brand has partnered with...

Right now, one topic seems to be dominating talk in the industry. Everywhere I go people tend to quiz me about...

The Bank of England raised interest rates for the fifth consecutive month yesterday. The cost of borrowing is now at a 13-year...

House price growth is set to slow but talk of a correction is overstated, Savills claims. The latest house price forecasts from...

Buyers and sellers should focus on the Bank of England’s actions rather than words when it comes to the housing market,...

The property market is bracing for the start of the slowdown in the rate of house price growth.  The Halifax House Price...

Buyers are being urged to act now to secure decent mortgage pricing as interest rates hit a 13-year high yesterday. The Bank...

The property market could be set for further upheaval when the Bank of England makes its latest interest rate decision today. The...

Buyers are already tightening their belts and choosing not to borrow as much as they could, but instead calculate what they...

The Bank of England has confirmed that base rate is to rise again, for the third time in three months, to a...

Storm clouds continue to gather over the UK economy with growing inflation, another likely interest rate rise, and a warning from...

There’s been a marked reduction in mortgage product availability for a second consecutive month.  Independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says there are...

A prominent analyst says he expects a U-turn on the “folly” of interest rate rises sooner rather than later - but...

OnTheMarket says buyer and seller confidence has not been adversely affected by the first base rate rise in more than three...

After a long period of improvement in the level of product choice for borrowers, February has seen mortgage availability fall for the...

Here’s the odd thing about interest rates - we all care about them, but they don’t directly affect that many people...

Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce wants government action to help save the housing market as the cost of living crisis grows.  Following...

With a Bank of England base rate rise expected as soon as tomorrow, new figures from the government add weight to...

The Bank of England has increased the base rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. This means a typical tracker...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee is set to meet today to consider a possible rise in base rate -...

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

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...

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

House prices will rise next year says Rightmove - but it warns that tax hikes will curb price rises, particularly later in...

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

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