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The gap between the costs of home ownership and renting has reached its smallest level since 2019, according to the latest...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Housing affordability ratios have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels but remain high, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows. The latest figures...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Epsom and Ewell, Epping Forest and Dartford have been named as the top London leaver hotspots as buyers continue to move...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Interest rates were held for the fifth consecutive time after the latest Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting yesterday. The...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Inflation has hit a new two-year low as the cost of living measure slowed to 3.4% in February. The figure is down...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The ripple effect of a property sale that falls through is, without exception, one of the most frustrating and disappointing events...
20 March 2024
From: Features
The UK Government should make better use of property taxes to deter foreign buyers, boost property supply and raise tax revenue,...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The best news for the property sector to come from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget statement came not from any fiscal...
20 March 2024
From: Features
A baby born today will need to earn £95,121 to get on the property ladder, research suggests. The analysis forecasts that the...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The gap between the price a seller wants and what a buyer is willing to pay is at risk of widening,...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Single first-time buyers need to save for almost 6.5 years or 76 months to raise a 10% deposit and cover moving...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Law Society is exploring concerns that Propertymark's Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) puts agents at risk of legal issues, Estate Agent...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The prime London sales market has made a hesitant start to 2024, Knight Frank has said. Despite the agent and property brand...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket (OTM) has signed a listing agreement with Rettie, one of the UK's largest independent property services firms operating in Scotland...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
House price growth may have slowed last year but homeowners who sold their property still made an average gain of £74,000...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Average house prices rose for the fourth consecutive month during February, figures from Halifax show, but it is unclear how long...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The level of mortgage approvals for home-movers hit the lowest level since the 1970s amid the cost of living crisis in...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The complexities of the government’s leasehold reform proposals affecting millions of homeowners came under the spotlight at a seminar organised by...
02 March 2024
From: Features
Mortgage approvals increased for the fourth consecutive month in a row during January but that hasn’t fed into official sales yet, data...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Lower mortgage rates gave the housing market a boost in February with supply and sales all moving higher, Zoopla claims. The portal’s...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has added its name to calls for Stamp Duty reform and has also urged lenders to develop more affordable mortgage...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has joined growing calls for Stamp Duty reform ahead of the Spring Budget next week. The property portal has outlined three...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Every year the media writes a lot about house price crashes, and often pose the question whether this is the year...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Properties favoured by first-time buyers are typically selling for an average of 8% or £20,300 below the local market average, Zoopla...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Downsizers across England and Wales could unlock an average £305,090 by moving from a four bed to a two-bed home, according...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has joined growing calls for the Bank of England to cut interest rates. Interest rates have been held at 5.25% since...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A senior estate agent has described the Government’s pledge to compel councils to cut red tape in favour of development as...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
New Year momentum in the property market has carried into February and new listings are at a four-year high, Zoopla claims. The...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Average house prices fell 1.4% during 2023, Land Registry data has revealed. The latest Land Registry House Price Index for December 2023...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The rate of inflation remained at 4% in the 12 months to January, but housing costs remain high, Office for National...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The housing market is "turning a page" with fewer price reductions and higher achieved prices, Hamptons claims. A January market activity update...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The total value of all homes across the UK has dropped for the first time since 2012. Research by Savills shows the...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Building on brownfield sites may not be the silver bullet it is made out to be, the government has been warned. Housing...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Zoopla is holding onto its predictions of a 2% average house price drop this year and said high- value regions in...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
From medieval castles to Elizabethan manor houses, Georgian townhouses and Victorian terraces, the UK’s historic buildings are central to our country’s...
10 February 2024
From: Features
Propertymark has urged the Bank of England to cut interest rates “as soon as practically possible” after the trade body noted...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Homebuyer and seller activity has finally started to turn positive, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) suggests. The latest...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The times, they are indeed a-changin’. But what Dylan may not have appreciated, however, was how fast that change would be...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
An independent agency brand has become the latest firm to sign a listings agreement with CoStar-backed OnTheMarket. Edward Mellor, one of the...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Agents are becoming more confident about a busy Spring market after the Bank of England held interest rates for the fourth...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has recorded its busiest month since launching its mortgage in principle service in 2022 and predicts an interest rate hold...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Conveyancing fees increased by around 6% last year, analysis suggests. Property Solvers’ annual research of legal practices in England and Wales has...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The number of mortgage approvals hit a six-month high in December as falling mortgage pricing and renewed buyer confidence “breathed new...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Downsizers could free up an estimated £209,215 worth of equity, according to research from national estate agency Jackson-Stops. Its annual research on the ‘downsizer...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Branches may be closing but the number of estate agency businesses has increased by 2% across the UK over the past...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The housing sector remains locked in a buyers’ market and prices are unlikely to rise nationally this year, Zoopla claims. While some...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The average household in England and Wales who purchased in the past 20 years and sold last year achieved profits of...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
House prices fell at their fastest rate since 2011 during November 2023, the Land Registry has revealed. The latest Land Registry House...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Inflation rose unexpectedly in the 12 months to December 2023, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data has revealed. The latest ONS figures...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...
13 January 2024
From: Features
As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...
13 January 2024
From: Features
Specialist buying agency Recoco Property Search has appointed former director of Strutt & Parker’s country house department Andrew Cronan to strengthen...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A record 50% of homes sold in England & Wales last year were purchased following a price reduction, Hamptons analysis has revealed. The...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Redrow has today launched a nationwide quest to find the longest standing owner of one of its homes. As it celebrates its...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Chris Hemmings, Parter in Carter Jonas’ Planning & Development team We’re confident of a better start to 2024 than 2023. The news that...
06 January 2024
From: Features
The level of mortgage approvals hit a four-month high in November, Bank of England data reveals. There were 50,067 mortgage approvals in...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Buyer demand across England crept up during the final months of 2023 but remains down annually, research has revealed. Analysis has revealed...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Average house prices ended 2023 down 1.8%, according to Nationwide. The lender’s December House Price Index, based on its own mortgage lending...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
As 2023 trundles towards the buffers and we look forward to our Christmas break, it is something of a seasonal phenomenon...
23 December 2023
From: Features
This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising rents, and the threat of falling property prices. Although average...
23 December 2023
From: Features
Inflation fell to its lowest level in two years during November, raising hopes that interest rate cuts and lower mortgage pricing...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The supply of new homes could reach the lowest level since 2014, builders have warned. It comes as the Government is due...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
House prices are set to fall further next year, two major lenders claim. The house prices indices of Halifax and Nationwide have...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
In July the Government committed to ‘a new era of regeneration, inner-city densification and housing delivery across England, with transformational plans...
16 December 2023
From: Features
The Bank of England maintained interest rates at 5.25% yesterday, raising hope among agents that this would boost buyer confidence and...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has backed the launch of the Government’s £80m brownfield regeneration scheme. Councils across England can now bid for a share of...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
When almost all agents and developers use the tried and tested formula of floorplan, professional photography and a well-crafted description, what can be...
13 December 2023
From: Sponsored Content
The value of gross mortgage advances increased during the third quarter but future lending commitments have dropped, Bank of England data...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The property market could be in for a strong end to the year based on typical seasonal trends, research suggests, New research...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
One of the most heart-warming parts of my job is having the privilege to be the patron of Agents Giving, the...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
So Christmas is coming – soon. Traditionally a time for reflection on what’s past and prediction on what’s to come. Last week...
09 December 2023
From: Features
A new product has launched that protects homeowners from the growing threat of property-related frauds. Title Guardian is an app that monitors...
08 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Household finances remain stretched and the full impact of higher interest rates and mortgage pricing has yet to fully hit the...
07 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Hundreds of properties are having their asking prices cut each day, new analysis reveals as agents and sellers continue to try...
07 December 2023
From: Breaking News
House prices increased for the third month in a row during November but are still down annually, Nationwide data shows. The lender’s...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
It may be a measure of the government’s incompetence in the area of housing that two recent major announcements were sorely...
02 December 2023
From: Features
The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase has hit a three-month high, Bank of England data shows. Figures from the Bank...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Buyer demand for homes in England has hit its lowest recorded levels since 2015, according to the latest House Builders’ Survey...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents and sellers are taking an average 5.5% discount on listings to secure a sale, new Zoopla data shows. The portal’s latest...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The United Kingdom stands on the precipice of a historic overhaul in property ownership. With the King's speech unveiling the anticipated...
25 November 2023
From: Features
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his Autumn Statement this afternoon amid rumours of Stamp Duty reforms and support for first-time buyers. The...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Almost three quarters of homes on the market would be exempt from Stamp Duty for home-movers if the Chancellor introduced a...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Builders are calling for Stamp Duty exemptions on more energy efficient properties to help tackle the housing crisis. A new 10-point plan...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A buying agent has given his backing to the prospect of a Stamp Duty and Inheritance Tax (IHT) cut during this...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...
18 November 2023
From: Features
By Kevin Shaw, National Sales, Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising...
18 November 2023
From: Features
The rate of inflation has fallen to the lowest level in two years, raising hopes of a boost for the property...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Homebuyer appetite has abruptly fallen across all regions this year, new data suggests. Property purchasing specialist the House Buyer Bureau measured transactions...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A former Hamptons agent has moved into staging after finding she was spending much of her time helping vendors in this...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Asking prices for newly listed homes dropped by the largest rate for November in five years, Rightmove has revealed. The portal’s latest...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
It wouldn’t be sensible to jump to a firm conclusion about the prospects of the housing market this side of Christmas,...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Right now, it feels like we are living in a housing market full of contradictions. Despite the best endeavours of Liz Truss,...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Three members of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners take a brief look at some of the trials and tribulations awaiting...
11 November 2023
From: Features
As we enter the winter months and a traditionally quieter time for the property industry - agents are still contending with...
11 November 2023
From: Features
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...
08 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Mortgage rates could be set to finally fall below 5%, brokers claim. The pricing of home loans has rocketed this year amid high...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has secured guests from the Bank of England to join a live webinar for agents today. The event aims to break...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Interest rates were held for a second consecutive month yesterday, giving agents renewed hopes that the cost of borrowing has reached...