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31 August 2024
From: Features
![Property listings up 23% since interest rate cut - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
The number of home sellers entering the market increased by almost a quarter in the two weeks following the Bank of...
30 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Home sales held-up by long wait for local authority searches - research](/upload/images/shutterstock_569629273.jpg)
Local authority searches are taking up to 60 days in some parts of the country - holding up the sales process. Analysis...
28 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Knight Frank leaves door open for post-Budget house price revisions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
Knight Frank has left the door open to revise its house price forecasts after the chancellor’s first Budget in October. Chancellor Rachel...
27 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Work with industry on EPC targets for tenants' sake,’ says expert](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCx400x310.png)
With Labour’s election victory, a new EPC target has been announced. In mid-July, the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and...
24 August 2024
From: Features
![Can we build 370,000 homes a year?](/upload/images/shutterstock_403894639.jpg)
The new Labour government has committed to building 370,000 homes per year, but is it realistic? The housing crisis in the UK...
24 August 2024
From: Features
![Property Natter: Will first-timers be thrown a Budget lifeline?](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Natter%20Will%20first-timers%20property%20natter2.jpg)
The expected dip in mortgage rates following the Bank of England’s base rate cut continued this week with NatWest’s lowest price...
17 August 2024
From: Features
![What should the government do to support first time buyers?](/upload/images/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20What%20Should%20the%20New%20Government%20do%20Support%20First%20Time%20Buyers%20.jpg)
One key point of difference in the parties’ housing policies during the recent general election campaign was that the Conservative Party...
17 August 2024
From: Features
![A new approach to brownfield regeneration?](/upload/images/6%20--%20Proofed%20--%20A%20new%20approach%20to%20brownfield%20regeneration.png)
The new Labour government has pledged to prioritise a ‘brownfield first’ approach to urban planning, as part of its promise to...
17 August 2024
From: Features
![Zoopla seals developer listings deal](/upload/images/shutterstock_1977698210.jpg)
Bloor Homes, the UK’s largest non-listed housebuilder has signed a 12-month contract Zoopla. All Bloor Homes' 80 developments across all nine regions...
16 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![House price growth remains at 14-month high](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
Annual house price growth remained at 2.7% ahead of the general election in June and was up just 0.5% on a...
15 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![September interest rate cut 'unlikely' as inflation rises](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Inflation has increased for the first time this year during July, dashing hopes of a further interest rate cut. The rate of...
15 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Downsizing could unlock half a million in cash for empty nesters](/upload/images/shutterstock_2250862743.jpg)
Homeowners of five-bedroom properties without a mortgage could unlock almost £500,000 by downsizing, research suggests. Analysis by Rightmove highlights the cash-equity release...
14 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![More protection needed for new-build buyers - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1560641951.jpg)
Homeowners need greater protection from poor quality housing amid the Government’s plans for 1.5m new homes, an industry body claims. That’s the...
13 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Boost for buyers as mortgage rate cuts continue – how long will it last?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1381366463.jpg)
NatWest and Santander are the latest mortgage lenders to unveil rate cuts. The lenders have revealed lower mortgage pricing from this morning...
13 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Councils warn agents over legality of For Sale board sites](/upload/images/shutterstock_2366236911.jpg)
Councils are warning agents to abide by the rules following complaints from residents and businesses about the positions of For Sale...
12 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest cut to further boost confidence north of the border](/upload/images/shutterstock_1749204629(1).jpg)
The three months of May-July provide welcome news for both active buyers and sellers, and those thinking of buying or selling...
10 August 2024
From: Features
![Labour tax threat could derail housing market recovery - warning](/upload/images/shutterstock_2062999007.jpg)
A prominent financial analyst is warning that the hopes for a housing market resurgence over the autumn could be derailed by...
08 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Britons don’t understand how mortgages work - Barclays survey](/upload/images/shutterstock_2387216313.jpg)
A new study by Barclays Bank suggests that despite most Brits either owning a home or aspiring to be future homeowners,...
08 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage rate falls bring sunshine to housing market - RICS](/upload/images/shutterstock_2256510525.jpg)
The latest RICS Residential Property Survey found the UK's residential property sector brightened slightly in July. Average mortgage rates lowered slightly during...
08 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Don't bother asking people to move to smaller homes, says think tank](/upload/images/shutterstock_754974106.jpg)
Most households in England today are ‘under-occupying’ their homes, according to the think tank the Resolution Foundation. And it says there doesn’t...
07 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why do two-bed terraced houses sell faster than other homes?](/upload/images/shutterstock_2146570525.jpg)
Research from Zoopla shows that two-bed terraced homes are the fastest-selling property type in England and Wales, with a sale agreed...
05 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: The first cut is the deepest… for all of us](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Property%20Natter.jpg)
At last! Well, they say small is beautiful and, if you’re in the property sector right now, you’d better believe it! The...
03 August 2024
From: Features
![Data is the key to unlocking the grey area around grey belt](/upload/images/23%2011%2013%202%20shutterstock_1318349732.jpg)
SINCE the new Labour government was elected in early July, one phrase has been circulating more than any – grey belt....
03 August 2024
From: Features
![Interest rate cut: agents prepare for busy Autumn](/upload/images/shutterstock_787659988.jpg)
Estate agents are braced for a busy Autumn selling season after the first interest rate cut since March 2020. The Bank of...
02 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property sales dip but agents hope rate cut will boost the market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
Fewer sales than usual were registered by HMRC for June, official figures show. The latest property transactions statistics from the taxman - based on...
01 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Housing Secretary unveils planning reforms to boost property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Construction-400x310.png)
All councils in England will be given new, mandatory housebuilding targets under planning reforms unveiled by the Government yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister...
31 July 2024
From: Breaking News
!['Roomscrolling app’'reaches 75,000 users](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1208701588.jpg)
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property app Jitty has surpassed 75,000 users since its launch earlier this year. Jitty, coined the ‘Instagram for homes,’...
31 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage approvals dip for third consecutive month](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase fell for the third consecutive month in June but property professionals remain optimistic...
30 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to maintain first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty--2-400x310.png)
The Government is being urged to keep the first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief threshold at its current level. Labour signalled before it...
29 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Ambitious Labour may hit homes target if rates come down](/upload/images/2%20--%20Ambitious%20labour%20may%20hit%20new%20homes%20target.jpg)
There is no doubt that the residential market in the UK slumped last year. Transactions were at around 1 million, whereas...
27 July 2024
From: Features
![EPC ratings rise but fewer certificates are being lodged](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
There has been a dip in new energy performance certificates (EPCs), suggested falling home sales and property supply Government data shows 458,000...
26 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage rates dropping ‘faster than expected’](/upload/images/shutterstock_2345148747.jpg)
Mortgage rates are dropping faster than many expected, Rightmove claims. Nationwide unveiled a 3.99% five-year fix for home purchases this week –...
25 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Best buy home purchase mortgage deals fall below 4%](/upload/images/shutterstock_2302793931.jpg)
Best buy mortgage rates have fallen below 4% for the first time since the start of the year. Nationwide is the first...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Homebuyers facing 50-50 chance of August interest rate cut](/upload/images/shutterstock_2153829533.jpg)
HSBC has promised rate cuts this week as mortgage pricing continues to drop, but it is unclear how much further pricing...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Borrowing costs rather than housebuilding key to boosting property market - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1219076071.jpg)
The Government will need the financial markets to play ball if its housebuilding plans are to be successful, a property expert...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Gap between asking and sold property prices grows](/upload/images/shutterstock_2109943514.jpg)
The gap between what sellers want for their home and what buyers are actually paying has increased by a further 1.1%...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![How agents can make the most of market recovery](/upload/images/shutterstock_119999488.jpg)
Two years of rising interest rates, the withdrawal of first-time buyer support, planning delays and a string of broken promises has...
20 July 2024
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - bikes, hikes and megabytes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
19 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bank of England resolves payments issue that threatened home sales](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_BankofEngland-1-400x310.png)
A global payments issues that could have hit home sales has now been resolved, the Bank of England has confirmed. A statement...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: 10m UK homes increased in value by £5,000-plus this year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NB%20-%20M%26P%20March%20blog%201%20-%20No%20budget%20boost%20from%20the%20Chancellor%20but%20it's%20not%20all%20doom%20and%20gloom.jpg)
Half of all UK homes (15m) have increased in value in the first half of 2024 by 1% or more, research...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Inflation holds steady at 2%](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
The rate of inflation held steady last month, raising hopes that the Bank of England will give homebuyers a boost with...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![East of England agents ‘worst-hit’ if Stamp Duty threshold drops - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
Agents in the East of England could face the toughest task filling the void left by first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to avoid ‘one size fits all’ planning policy](/upload/images/shutterstock_2350994731.jpg)
Reforms to the UK’s planning system must move from a one size fits all approach to boost development, the Government has...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove: ‘Asking prices hit by election and Euros’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
Asking prices dropped at the start of July as estate agents and sellers attempted to attracted buyers who have been distracted...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Can Labour government help fix Scotland’s housing crisis?](/upload/images/shutterstock_194216909.jpg)
While housing is a devolved matter, ESPC hopes that the promises made by Labour in the recent general election might help...
13 July 2024
From: Features
![Reform of EPCs can't come quick enough](/upload/images/shutterstock_741888556.jpg)
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) continue to make headlines, and unfortunately, it’s once again for the wrong reasons. A recent investigation by Which?...
13 July 2024
From: Features
![Latest Lomond deal set to boost southern presence](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/OneDome%20Intro%201%20ShakingHands-400x310.png)
Lomond announced its second acquisition this week, boosting its presence in the South of England. The deal will see Lomond acquire the...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Sir Keir wins keys to the House but is it built on shifting sands?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Property%20Natter.jpg)
So it’s a Labour landslide but it’s not like 1997. I remember the last time as if it were yesterday. May 1st, 1997....
06 July 2024
From: Features
![Now the election is over, the real work begins for agents](/upload/images/shutterstock_2080599556.jpg)
On balance, a stable new government with a large majority is good news for the sales market. Labour’s costed spending plans,...
06 July 2024
From: Features
![How agents can use comparable data to price properties with accuracy](/upload/images/NB%20-%20Cosy%20Resi%20Sep%20blog%201%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20in%20Property%20Management%20Tools%20for%20Landlords.jpg)
As mortgage rates remain high, estate agents report that housing market conditions continue to be demanding. A 0.1% fall in the average...
06 July 2024
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - exceeding expectations](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
05 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buyer demand rising amid hopes of rate cuts – research](/upload/images/shutterstock_2085767338.jpg)
Buyer demand levels climbed significantly between the first and second quarters of this year, research suggests. GetAgent’s Hotspots Demand Index monitors quarterly...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Nationwide: 'Affordability issues weighed on Spring property market'](/upload/images/shutterstock_2393078657.jpg)
High mortgage rates continued to weigh on the housing market in June, leaving house price growth relatively flat. Nationwide’s latest House Price...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage approvals dip for second month](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase fell for the second consecutive month during May, Bank of England data shows. Banks...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![For profit providers set to treble affordable housing portfolios by 2028](/upload/images/2%20shutterstock_270470528.jpg)
Institutional investors and "for-profit" registered providers are set to play an increasingly vital role in tackling the UK's affordable housing crisis,...
29 June 2024
From: Features
![Zoopla: UK house prices are 8% overvalued](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRatesIncrease_400x310.png)
Average UK house prices are 8% overvalued but this figure could fall once mortgage rates hopefully drop, Zoopla claims. The portal’s latest...
28 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Boost for buyers as mortgage lenders start cutting rates again](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Major lenders have started cutting their mortgage pricing in anticipation of an interest rate cut in the coming months. The Bank of...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Inflated expectations? Be a pragmatic advisor in an uncertain market](/upload/images/RPT%20EAT%2026-06-24.png)
The recent dip in inflation to 2% for the first time in three years brings a glimmer of optimism in the...
26 June 2024
From: Features
![More Upfront Material Information could cut viewings, save fall-throughs - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertyFind1-400x310.png)
A survey of over 11,000 buyers suggests overwhelming support for more upfront information to be supplied by agents to buyers. Disclosing upfront...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove: 'New government must support buyers as mortgage payments soar'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyValue_400x310.png)
The average first-time buyer mortgage payment has risen by 61% since the previous election year of 2019, research suggests. Analysis by Rightmove...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Interest rate cuts won’t solve the property crisis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
The announcement by the Bank Of England that interest rates will remain fixed at 5.25% for the seventh month in a...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Escape to the country! Agency’s rural offering expands into Scotland](/upload/images/shutterstock_499273663.jpg)
Strutt & Parker has extended its National Country House Department in Scotland. Annabel Blackett, associate, has been appointed to cover the prime...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![550,000 homes needed per year to fix housing shortage - report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuildHomes-400x310.png)
More than half a million homes need to be built by 2031 to clear the current supply backlog. Research from property consultancy...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest rates held again: estate agents react](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/InterestRatesDecline_400x310.png)
Interest rates were held for the sixth consecutive Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting yesterday, as agents expressed hope of a cut...
21 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Independent agent signs long-term Zoopla listings deal](/upload/images/shutterstock_246715795.jpg)
Arun Estates has signed a new long-term deal with Zoopla. The independent agent’s 100 high-street branches in the South East of England...
21 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Attention turns to interest rates as inflation slows](/upload/images/shutterstock_2468058561.jpg)
The rate of inflation slowed to 2% in May, hitting the Bank of England’s target. Data from the Office for National Statistics...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![It’s coming home! Agent scores with Euro 2024-themed display](/upload/images/window%202%20Euros.jpg)
Agency brand Phipps & Pritchard has given its branch windows a football-themed overhaul in time for Euro 2024. The independent agent, which...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Inflation set to hit 2% target - will interest rates be cut?](/upload/images/shutterstock_2423830211.jpg)
The latest inflation figures this morning are expected to show that the cost of living measure has slowed to the Bank...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Consumer watchdog warns EPCs are full of hot air](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Energy performance certificates (EPCs) can be riddled with inaccuracies and unhelpful advice that could cost homeowners when they come to sell...
18 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove: UK asking prices hit by summer slump](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
Average asking prices had their usual seasonal dip this month, dropping by just £21 to £375,110, according to Rightmove data. The portal’s...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Average price of Edinburgh detached homes rose by almost £1,500 a week](/upload/images/4%20--%20PROOFED%20--%20Average%20price%20of%20Edinburgh%20By%20David%20Alexander%2C%20CEO%20of%20DJ%20Alexander.jpg)
The average price of detached homes in Edinburgh has risen by almost £1,500 a week according to analysis of the latest...
15 June 2024
From: Features
![Addressing the Local Authority Development Impasse](/upload/images/6%20--%20PROOFED%20--%20Addressing%20the%20Local%20Authority%20Development%20Impasse%20By%20Adelle%20Okei%2C%20Surveyor%2C%20Carter%20Jonas%20(Birmingham).jpg)
Building and development plans Recently, Carter Jonas has marketed development sites which have attracted multiple bids, higher offers than had been anticipated...
15 June 2024
From: Features
![Property Tax - Labour on the ropes in key media interview](/upload/images/shutterstock_1060261916(3).jpg)
A Labour frontbencher has failed to explain why the party has no plans to reform council tax based, in most cases,...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ Verdict - We Need More Details in Labour Manifesto](/upload/images/shutterstock_581378308.jpg)
There’s been a broadly warm response from much of the property industry to Labour’s manifesto, but a call for more detail...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Danger - Housing Market at risk of Chronic Over-Supply Until Rates Fall](/upload/images/shutterstock_2051919698.jpg)
There’s a growing supply-demand imbalance in the sales market according to the prominent industry asking price index, Home. It says despite greater...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![RICS Warns Agents - Election Now Hurting Buyer Confidence](/upload/images/Election%20housing%20.jpg)
The latest residential market sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests confidence in the housing market is beginning...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Slow conveyancing and mortgage deals allow gazumping - survey claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_2196583223.jpg)
Homebuyers are being gazumped due to lengthy property chains and delays in securing a mortgage, it’s been claimed. Research from Market Financial...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech service expansion promises new opportunities for agents](/upload/images/shutterstock_583270897.jpg)
Online digital valuation service The ValPal Network (TVPN*) is expanding after creating a reservoir of what it calls “sufficient quality data.” It’s...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![A conversation with David Newnes, Co-Founder of National Home Move, and Managing Director Matthew McCreath discussing the benefits of being a Your Move Franchise Partner.](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/LSL/branch-image(1).jpg)
Tell us a little bit about National Home Move. We are a network of more than 60 Your Move and Reeds Rains...
12 June 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Halifax: UK house prices ‘static’ amid hopes of rate cuts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
House prices were “static” in May after falling 0.1% on a monthly basis, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index. The...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Poor financial literacy amidst the UK's Mortgage crisis](/upload/images/4%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Poor%20financial%20literacy%20V2%20By%20Zahra%20Hussain%2C%20co-founder%2C%20Eligible.jpg)
Major lenders including Barclays, HSBC, and TSB have reduced their interest rates on new fixed mortgages, offering a glimmer of hope...
08 June 2024
From: Features
![Agents split on how far interest rate cut will help property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
The majority of estate agents expect a summer interest rate cut to help revitalise buyer market activity, however, they remain split...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![House prices bounce back but calls remain for interest rate cut](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
House prices appear to have benefited from a Spring bounce but sales and mortgage approvals have struggled. It comes after a busy...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Do it For Dom charity event goes back to school sports day](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
This year the 'Do It For Dom' charity event is returning as an adventure challenge. Dominic Subbiani is a joint owner of...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Could buyer dropouts become a thing of the past?](/upload/images/4%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Could%20buyer%20drop-outs%20become%20a%20thing%20of%20the%20past%20By%20Simon%20Jackson.jpg)
Anyone who has ever bought or sold a house, knows the frustration and disappointment when a sale falls through. The excitement of...
01 June 2024
From: Features
![Stamp Duty reform tops General Election property wish-lists](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty--2-400x310.png)
Stamp Duty reform and more housebuilding top the General Election wish-lists for the property sector. General Election manifestos are yet to be...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency stock hits eight-year high but many are relisted homes - Zoopla](/upload/images/shutterstock_1133901272.jpg)
Property supply has hit its highest level for eight years, Zoopla data shows. The latest Zoopla House Price Index shows the average...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![‘Disappointing’ number of agents selling homes within 30 days - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
Just 14% of properties currently listed for sale within the last 30 days have found a buyer, new research suggests. Agency comparison...
29 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Off-plan property purchases hit decade-low - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
The share of new-build homes sold before they’re complete has dropped to a decade-low, research suggests. Hamptons’ annual off-plan sales index has...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![After delays, departures and disruption, Renters (Reform) Bill finally runs out of steam](/upload/images/3%20--%20After%20delays%20departures%20and%20disruption%20RRB%20runs%20out%20of%20steam.jpg)
The Government’s controversial Renters (Reform) Bill has fallen victim to Rishi Sunak’s election announcement and has been shelved. The legislation – which...
25 May 2024
From: Features
![Scottish property taxes raise over £623m in last 12 months](/upload/images/5%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Scottish%20property%20taxes%20-%20By%20David%20Alexander%2C%20CEO%2C%20DJ%20Alexander%2C%20Scotland.jpg)
Property taxes in Scotland exceeded £623m over the last twelve months according to analysis of the latest statistics by a leading...
25 May 2024
From: Features
![Interest rate cut hopes rise as inflation slows again](/upload/images/shutterstock_469405388.jpg)
The rate of inflation slowed to 2.3% in April, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows. It means the consumer price index...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![IMF backs health of UK economy but calls for release of green belt land](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Hopes of an interest rate cut have been raised after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggested the UK economy is recovering faster...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![There is a future in buy-to-let](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20There%20is%20a%20future%20in%20buy%20to%20let%20-%20weekend%20feature%20By%20Emma%20Cox%2C%20MD%20of%20Real%20Estate%20at%20Shawbrook.jpg)
High interest rates, slow price growth and more stringent tax rules have eroded Buy-to-Let’s (BTL) charm for a number of landlords,...
18 May 2024
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - positive charitable developments](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Spring seals part exchange partnership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/OneDome%20Intro%201%20ShakingHands-400x310.png)
Home-buying and property part exchange service Spring has partnered with developer McCarthy Stone. The partnership will enable Spring to offer its part...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![MPs begin inquiry into home buying and selling process](/upload/images/shutterstock_2375332805.jpg)
MPs are set to begin their inquiry into improving the home buying and selling process today. The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove raises expectations but do the markets believe it?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
Rightmove posted a bullish trading update and raised performance expectations for the year ahead on Friday but the markets seemed less...