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A fifth of Estate Agent Today readers have claimed house prices are falling either nationally or regionally, a survey has revealed. It...

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

The gap between the costs of home ownership and renting has reached its smallest level since 2019, according to the latest...

North Berwick in East Lothian, has been named the best place to live in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live...

One of the UK’s largest mortgage lenders has reduced its upper age limit in a blow for home buyers . Halifax is...

Average house prices rose for the fourth consecutive month during February, figures from Halifax show, but it is unclear how long...

A drop in house prices remains likely for 2024 despite recent rises and improving sentiment. The latest Halifax house price index showed...

After years of saving, hard work, and market watching, being able to view and make an offer on a property is...

Annual house price growth hit a 12-month high last month as values rose for the fourth consecutive month but future drops...

The number of first-time buyers fell by a fifth last year but this cohort still made up the largest proportion of...

A housing market analyst has admitted he is “happy being wrong” after predicting house prices would fall between 8% and 10%...

After a difficult 2023, the property market has been buoyed by a triple-boost in the early days of 2024.  According to the...

House prices ended 2023 up 1.7%, Halifax has claimed. The lender’s latest House Price Index for December 2023 suggests the price of...

Home movers have been given a “belated Christmas present” as mortgage rates continue to drop, it has been claimed. It comes as...

House prices may have slumped for most of the year but some areas have bucked the trend. Analysis by Halifax shows that...

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

House prices are set to fall further next year, two major lenders claim. The house prices indices of Halifax and Nationwide have...

House prices increased for the second consecutive month in November, according to Halifax. The lender’s latest House Price Index recorded monthly growth...

The Land Registry has recorded the first annual drop in property values for a decade in its house price index. Both the...

Two more major lenders have cut mortgage rates, prompting hopes that deals could seen come close to 3%. HSBC and Halifax have...

More than 70 local authority areas have seen average house prices rise over the last year, bucking the national trend, Halifax...

It wouldn’t be sensible to jump to a firm conclusion about the prospects of the housing market this side of Christmas,...

Right now, it feels like we are living in a housing market full of contradictions. Despite the best endeavours of Liz Truss,...

Houses prices stopped falling on a monthly basis for the first time since in six months during October but are still...

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

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...

The number of first-time buyers has fallen this year but the proportion of sales to this cohort remains the same due...

Annual house price growth has returned to its lowest level since the pandemic, Land Registry data shows. The latest figures from the...

The artificial intelligence (AI) platform, Bard, correctly guessed what the UK’s average house price would be in the Land Registry’s monthly...

House prices have fallen at the steepest rate since 2009, Halifax data shows. The latest Halifax House Price Index for August suggests...

Housing affordability is improving but the benefits are being offset by high mortgage rates, Halifax claims. Analysis by the lender found the...

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

Experts are warning that the weekend’s better than expected economic news could indirectly hurt the housing market. The UK economy grew by...

The Halifax is warning that house price falls will continue into 2024. It cautions that price drops will be “gradual, rather than...

Propertymark says that sellers who strive to find a “middle ground” in today’s difficult market can still turn a healthy profit...

House prices will fall by at least another 5% between now and Christmas, a property group has warned, creating tough times...

House prices are falling at their fastest rate in 12 years, dropping £7,500 on average over the past 12 months, according...

Properties in West London are currently selling quicker than anywhere else in the UK, new research suggests. Analysis by lead generation technology...

The past seven days have seen a string of stories across the media relating to the property sector.  Reports have revealed how...

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

The average age of a UK home mover has dropped but the number of actual moves has hit a record low,...

In simple terms, as you are probably aware, ‘lenders’ are the organisations who loan you something, in this case money to...

It has certainly been a very busy week for news in the housing sector.  Here, the first of a new series of...

Average UK house prices declined last month for the first time in three months, Halifax claims. The lender’s latest House Price Index...

The latest Halifax House Price Index gave estate agents renewed optimism last week amid the ongoing market crash debate after the...

According to the recent industry research report ‘Back to the Future’ from tmgroup, mio and CDS 40% of property transaction delays...

Homeowners are now almost £500 better off annually than renters, new research suggests. Analysis by Halifax shows the monthly cost of owning...

The property market looks to have avoided ‘heading over a cliff,’ Knight Frank suggests. Analysis by the agency brand suggests the further it...

Online agency boss-turned-media-pundit Russell Quirk has been given his own money-focused TalkTV programme, with the first focusing on the hot topic...

You don’t need me to tell you that buy to let has had a torrid time of it lately. For agents trying...

The latest Halifax House Price Index is set to add fuel to the fire of the ongoing market crash debate. The lender’s...

The average price for larger detached homes has grown at almost twice the rate than for smaller properties such as flats...

A new estate agency called WS Residential has been launched in Yorkshire, following a merger between a consultancy and an existing...

Halifax has recorded the lowest level of annual house price growth for three years. Its latest House Price Index for January 2023...

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

Tracking mortgage rates may be more fruitful for buyers than following house price data, a property expert claims. Tom Bill, head of...

Average house prices fell for the fifth month in a row during December, Halifax has revealed, as it warns of more...

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

Halifax is predicting an 8% decline in house prices next year. The lender’s housing market review has forecasted that higher energy bills...

Homeowners must accept that 2023 will become “the year of the price drop”, a property expert claims.  As Nationwide and Halifax data...

Average house prices fell by their largest level since October 2008 last month, Halifax data shows. It is the latest sign of...

Property consultancy Walker Singleton has acquired Brighouse-based estate agency Daniel & Hirst as the firm further expands its residential property operations...

I’ve been on Twitter for a decade and have 23,500 followers - a gratifying number and of those a couple of...

Average property values have decreased for the third time in the past four months as Halifax warns of the end for...

Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...

House prices fell marginally (down by 0.1%) in September as the market displayed further signs of slowdown. That was according to Halifax’s...

Monthly house price growth bounced back in August but continues to slow annually, Halifax data shows. Halifax’s August House Price Index recorded...

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...

The housing market appears almost as stubborn as now caretaker Prime Minister Boris Johnson as it continues to defy predictions of...

Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts upwards due to continually low levels of residential stock on the market. The agent...

Annual house price growth figures returned to double digits in April but there are warnings that this could be as good...

The balance of power in the property market may be shifting back to buyers. It comes as Halifax data showed annual house...

The lack of agency stock for sale has pushed the gap between asking and sold prices to record lows, research claims. Research...

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...

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

One of the biggest names in agency has been appointed as chairperson of the board at BidX1, one of Europe’s leading...

A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely to find it 'much harder' to be approved for loans as...

Knight Frank has issued a stark warning that house price growth is set to slow. House price indices from lenders such as...

The Ukraine conflict and cost of living crisis is likely to but a dent in the spring market for agents, an...

Homeowners are now earning almost as much from their property as they are from their salary after prices hit new highs. The...

Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...

The market boom goes on, for now at least. In February, house prices rose at their fastest since June 2007 according to...

There’s been a huge rise in the amount of money contributed to the housing market by first time buyers. They paid over...

The latest house price data from the Halifax shows another absolute record but with a sharply reduced monthly rise indicating a...

The average age at which someone buys their first home has risen to 32, up from 29 in 2011 and is...

Another day, another house price index record. The latest, from the Halifax, shows that typical house prices increased by over £24,500 in...

Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...

Halifax has revealed the UK’s most expensive streets in 2021 - and it’s no surprise that the very dearest examples are...

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

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

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

A leading business consultancy is warning that supply chain shortages as a result of Brexit and the pandemic will push up...

House prices rose by the most in almost 15 years in September ahead of the end of the stamp duty holiday.  The...

The Halifax claims that homes with the highest energy ratings are worth up to £40,000 more on average compared to less...

The lifestyle changes triggered by the pandemic are likely to have a lasting effect on the housing market, pushing property prices permanently...

Scotland was the first UK nation to scrap the equivalent of its stamp duty holiday, yet already the official economic monitor...

Almost £730 billion of equity is available in British homes - a record figure. The sum, assessed during the second quarter of...