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There are several pros to cohabitation, and it’s always a wonderful experience when you’re handed your set of keys as a...
03 February 2024
From: Features
It usually takes a scandal or a reshuffle to remove a Government minister so it came as a bit of a...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The news in September that Birmingham City Council (‘Europe’s largest local authority’) had been forced to issue a Section 114 notice...
06 January 2024
From: Features
Mortgage lenders are expecting a quieter year for home loans in 2024. Forecasts from banking trade body UK Finance suggest lending for...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
There are now less than 40 days until self-employed property professionals will need to submit their self-assessment tax return, and pay...
23 December 2023
From: Features
Agents are hoping for further support for the housing market north of the border as the Scottish Government prepares to set...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Despite the somewhat challenging year, we have seen many agents we work with continuing to flourish. We support hundreds of agents...
16 December 2023
From: Features
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
House prices will fall 7.6% 'peak to trough' by the end of 2024, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has claimed...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Land Registry has recorded the first annual drop in property values for a decade in its house price index. Both the...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
UK consumers are feeling financially worse off than they were a year ago but this sentiment isn’t necessarily reflected when it...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Buyers and sellers are still factoring energy efficiency into property valuations despite Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rolling back net-zero reforms. Analysis by...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Almost half of adults who currently pay rent or a mortgage have seen their payments increase over the past six months...
17 July 2023
From: Breaking News
This May, we saw almost twice as many properties listed for sale across the UK than there were in May 2022....
21 June 2023
From: Features
It’s a tough old road for today’s first-time buyers, with house prices and mortgage interest rates much higher than they were...
03 June 2023
From: Features
The chief executive of the Building Societies Association is warning that mortgage lending - already down on last year - is...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The investment group which today withdrew an offer to buy Purplebricks says it did so because "the financial condition of Purplebricks...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Chestertons has reported an increase in buyer enquiries and listings as it heads into the traditionally busy spring market. The London estate...
02 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest Halifax House Price Index gave estate agents renewed optimism last week amid the ongoing market crash debate after the...
11 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A former estate agent-turned-online auctioneer has launched a new service that aims to speed up and secure sales. Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder and...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has increased its expectations of a house price decline. The OBR, which keeps an eye on...
15 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Halifax is predicting an 8% decline in house prices next year. The lender’s housing market review has forecasted that higher energy bills...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Average house prices fell by their largest level since October 2008 last month, Halifax data shows. It is the latest sign of...
08 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Increasing numbers of property buyers are now taking out mortgages with terms of more than 30 years, new figures show. The latest...
08 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A report earlier this month warned that conveyancing firms should stress test their businesses for a sharp decline in work volumes. These businesses...
03 December 2022
From: Features
House price growth slowed annually and fell for the third month in a row during November, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House...
02 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The property sector braced itself for the chill wind of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement this week. His pre-Budget comment that he...
19 November 2022
From: Features
House prices are set to fall by 9% over the next two years, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) claims. The OBR,...
17 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Anti-money laundering platform Credas has integrated open banking technology as part of its agent-facing proposition. Open banking lets consumers securely share their...
07 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Annual house price growth hit an 18-month low during October and fell on a monthly basis for the first time since...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A third of adults are struggling to pay their monthly rent or mortgage payments, new data shows. The figures from the Office...
26 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The share of homeowners struggling to repay their mortgages could hit the same peak levels of the 2008 financial crisis by...
13 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Let’s be completely honest - as challenges go, estate agents are up against it trying to persuade reluctant vendors to take...
06 October 2022
From: Breaking News
First-time buyers are set to wait up to two years longer to get on the property ladder due to the cost...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Prime London discounts are widening and tempting buyers but there are longer term economic risks that could hit the property market,...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Lower income households and homebuyers could start seeing their mortgage options dwindle as interest rates rise and the cost of living...
09 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Empty nesters may be considering downsizing their home this September as their children set off to university, whilst other downsizers are...
05 September 2022
From: Marketing & Social Media
Inflation remains a bigger concern to homeowners than house prices but potential vendors may get sensitive if prices drop, research suggests. A...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The cost-of-living crisis has been dominating the news headlines for some months now, but new research has revealed the extent to...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
House price growth slowed in June but remains in double figures, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index shows property...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The economic turmoil of the past two years has done little to deter people from buying a property, research suggests. Buyers and...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The property market is starting to get hit by price cuts and slower sales times. Research by Zoopla has highlighted that one...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Property sales slumped in April but are still above the pre-pandemic average, HMRC data shows. Provisional UK property transaction figures from the...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that he is considering extending Margaret Thatcher’s Right-to-Buy scheme, that gives council tenants the chance to...
14 May 2022
From: Features
A senior industry figure has called for upfront information changes to move faster to boost market confidence amid the cost of...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The debate within estate agency on upfront information rumbles on and now there are calls for greater levels of transparency from...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The vast majority of property professionals would like to see HMRC act more proactively to deter money laundering, as almost a...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News
It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...
26 March 2022
From: Features
Earlier this month, the government’s energy regulator Ofgem announced a record 54 percent increase to the energy bill price cap. Combined...
23 March 2022
From: Features
An analyst is warning that the latest buoyant house price figures could be the last hurrah before a significant depression. The Nationwide’s...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Alexander Siedes, CEO of Homeppl, reveals the top five ways people try and commit tenancy fraud and how to spot and stop...
19 February 2022
From: Features
I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...
12 February 2022
From: Features
For the first time since before the global financial crisis of 2008, the number of first-time buyers is estimated to have...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Mortgage lenders have announced a voluntary moratorium on possessions from today, December 13, until Tuesday January 4. A statement from the umbrella...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Rightmove is to try to help potential buyers get their finances in order much earlier in the transaction process, to reduce...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News
The prospect of higher mortgage interest rates mean the housing market may get tougher soon despite another set of upbeat house...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...
17 November 2021
From: Features
A BBC investigation has revealed that a man’s house was sold and his furnishings removed without his knowledge, in the latest...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News
The Pandora Papers - the biggest ever leak of offshore data - has revealed that the UK’s property market is being...
30 October 2021
From: Features
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has hinted for the second time that he is looking towards property to help fund his...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Picky buyers are walking away from property deals after realising the internet connection at a property is poor, research claims. A poll...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) – the umbrella property brand which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove, Ellis & Co, Martin...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A prominent property consultancy is urging the government to ensure that holiday home owners pay more tax. Colliers claims local authorities are...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A group of MPs has suggested the government consider a “proportional property tax” to replace the current council tax, in a...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News
An authoritative study on the housing market has shown that the big losers from the pandemic have been first time buyers. The...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Banking has gone through radical changes in the past few years, in step with technology and the sheer amount we can...
29 May 2021
From: Features
Agents are being urged to push through their pipelines before the upcoming stamp duty deadlines. The plea comes from Simply Conveyancing, which...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Unsurprisingly it’s been a busy few months in the property market so far this year, and a busy few months in...
27 March 2021
From: Features
The total value of the UK’s housing stock has hit a record £7.56 trillion despite the pandemic. The calculation - by Savills,...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News
A broker has launched the UK’s longest-ever fixed rate mortgage, with no early repayment charge or exit fees - the first product...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News
An agent working for a Countrywide brand in Lancashire has been given a suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News
A leading bank says as many as one in three buyers pay too much for a property because they are afraid...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
A housing market analyst says stamp duty, for all its unpopularity within the property industry, may not be so bad after...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News
An online petition has been started by an independent estate agent seeking a radical overhaul of how homes are sold in...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
As part of our third PayProp Special Report on COVID-19 rental arrears in the UK, we surveyed over 600 agents, tenants...
30 January 2021
From: Features
There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...
23 January 2021
From: Features
A national newspaper is today launching a campaign for the stamp duty holiday to be extended. The Daily Telegraph says its campaign...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The Sunday Times has made new and detailed allegations regarding the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. For some weeks the newspaper has...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The coronavirus pandemic has somewhat eclipsed Brexit this year – which is no mean feat. Cast your mind back to pre-Covid...
12 December 2020
From: Features
It’s that time of year again. Black Friday has been and gone and the run-up to Christmas is well and truly...
02 December 2020
From: Features
Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News
According to the annual Property Week PropTech survey, almost 48% of property businesses had tested new technology because of the COVID-19...
14 November 2020
From: Features
A new report funded by high profile consumer champion Martin Lewis says the government must do more to help ‘mortgage prisoners’. These...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...
10 November 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance
The UK lettings market is no stranger to technology. But only a few of the early initiatives have remained, and landlords...
07 November 2020
From: Features
Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...
05 November 2020
From: PropTech & Innovation
Housing Minister Christopher Pincher announced that the introduction of the Renters' Reform Bill will be delayed for an indefinite period due...
31 October 2020
From: Features
A conveyancing firm is blaming councils for delays in transactions. Conveyancers have themselves been sharply criticised in recent weeks as the sharp...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News
A businessman with links to serious criminals has lost his vast investment property empire worth nearly £10m after a National Crime...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News
It’s about this time of year, pandemic or not, that agents may be asked one particularly awkward question by a vendor...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, better known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the chancellor Rishi Sunak in March to...
26 September 2020
From: Features
Tens of billions of pounds of new taxes should be levied through a Capital Gains Tax imposed on main homes, not...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Estate agents facing crippling running costs as the wider impacts of the Coronavirus crisis hit home may benefit, at least in...
25 June 2020
From: Breaking News
There’s no doubt we’re in a less-than-rosy phase of the property cycle. This, however, is not another doom and gloom piece:...
06 June 2020
From: Features
A well-known saying in estate agency is that first-time buyers are the sellers of the future. If we believe this to...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News
The outlook for the housing market is still taking shape, but here I take a look at three market indicators to...
30 May 2020
From: Features
Over the last few years, there have been a number of high-profile court cases in which renters took action against letting...