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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...

Some 83% of estate agents are proud of their profession, says a new survey. The poll of 1,728 estate agents, commissioned by...

New statistics from the Financial Conduct Authority, analysed by a legal firm, show the clear disadvantage and worsening picture for single...

A report in the Times newspaper says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is planning a stamp duty cut in the early autumn. The paper...

The Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG) has arranged a new pilot scheme for a group of lawyers and conveyancers to...

OneDome has launched a new advertising campaign along the theme of  '#PaperbagorOneDome'.  The campaign will feature mini campaigns that aim to humorously...

Interest rates were held for the fifth consecutive time after the latest Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting yesterday. The...

Northern Ireland property portal Propertynews.com has launched a bespoke artificial intelligence assistant to improve the homebuying process for both buyers and...

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

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal Jitty has now expanded to Bristol and the surrounding areas. The app said it clocked over 3,000...

The mortgage price war appears to have eased and the shelf life on home loans has hit a six-month low, Moneyfacts...

OneDome is expanding its flagship product HomeBuyer Service to include surveying.  The property platform said it now provides a full suite of...

A quarter of homebuyers have attempted to bribe sellers with everything from cash to kindness when trying to secure a property,...

Rumours of the launch of a 1% mortgage deposit scheme have re-emerged with just weeks to go until the Spring Budget  Chancellor...

Every year the media writes a lot about house price crashes, and often pose the question whether this is the year...

Most agents agree that providing upfront information at the very start of the homebuying process would improve the buying and selling...

With a combined value surpassing £7.4 trillion, the UK’s 29 million residential properties represent a vital national asset, and for homeowners,...

Buyers in Scotland took advantage of the high levels of competition in the market between November January, research suggests. Analysis by Scottish...

A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal has launched its app with an initial focus on Bath. The brand, called Jitty, aims...

Mortgage lenders are “treading a fine line” between offering attractive rates for homebuyers and getting caught out by rising swap rates,...

Homebuyers are snubbing period properties, new analysis suggests. Research by Shawbrook suggests UK buyers are now prioritising sustainability and efficiency over style,...

Fall-throughs are estimated to have cost UK buyers and sellers £270m during the third of last year, research suggests. It marks the...

Heat pumps are become more prevalent across the UK to power our homes’ heating requirements and they are only likely to...

The value of gross mortgage advances increased during the third quarter but future lending commitments have dropped, Bank of England data...

The property market could be in for a strong end to the year based on typical seasonal trends, research suggests, New research...

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

Around half of homebuyers will continue to postpone plans to purchase a property after the Autumn Statement failed to provide sufficient...

Agents and sellers are taking an average 5.5% discount on listings to secure a sale, new Zoopla data shows. The portal’s latest...

Swimming pools, both indoor and outdoor, his and her bathrooms, accommodation for staff, and endless tech-powered gadgets are just some of...

Stamp Duty should reflect the current market conditions, an agency boss claims. Speaking exclusively to Estate Agent Today,  Michael Polzler, chief executive...

Homebuyers viewing properties during the winter months should be extra watchful for signs of invasive Japanese knotweed, which dies back in...

House price falls could continue into 2024 as high interest rates continue to make it difficult for homebuyers to transact, an...

A former lawyer has used her own experiences of trying to buy a home to launch a platform that matches homebuyers...

Mortgage brokers have hailed a ‘watershed moment’ as Nationwide became the first lender in months to release a sub-5% home loan...

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

The conveyancing process has been highlighted as a key pain point among buyers in the property transaction process. Research by anti-money laundering...

A proposed cut in stamp duty by the Westminster government would be a welcome boost to homebuyers and would need to...

As electric vehicles increasingly populate our roads and the necessity for accessible charging grows, enquiries about electric vehicle chargepoints when buying...

Prime London property values are not falling as far as the rest of the market but realistic pricing will be crucial...

Buyers and sellers are still factoring energy efficiency into property valuations despite Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rolling back net-zero reforms. Analysis by...

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

Former England footballer turned TV pundit and property expert, Dion Dublin, is to headline the South East Property Expo.   The centre...

Record numbers of homebuyers are set to get on the property ladder with the help of the “Bank of Family” this...

UK homebuyers have expressed support for more digital tools to reduce the administrative burden of purchasing a property yet few have...

Homebuyers and borrowers could be set to benefit from a mortgage price war, a property expert claims. Jonathan Rolande, from the National...

Energy performance certificates (EPC) make little difference to property sales and the Government should consider replacing them with more effective green...

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

New research from an estate agency attempts to quantify what most of the industry already knows - that prospective buyers won’t...

The majority of buyers would offer less for a property or even pull-out of a transaction if they discovered a nightmare...

Average mortgage rates have dropped slightly, providing possible respite for homebuyers. The latest Moneyfacts data shows the average two-year fixed mortgage rate...

The number of people taking out mortgages with terms of 35 years or more hit a high of 88,059 in 2022,...

Homebuyers should get used to interest rates of 6% to 7% being the norm, a senior industry executive claims. Peter Brodnicki, chief...

More than half of prospective homebuyers looking for a new location to move to want to be within a 20-minute walk...

New research aims to address the age-old debate of which generation has it worse when it comes to housing affordability. Quick-buy firm...

Mortgage approvals rose between April and May but are down by a quarter annually, underlining the uncertain market. Bank of England data...

Fall-throughs are at their lowest quarterly level since the start of 2019, new data suggests. Analysis by House Buyer Bureau has found...

The rising cost of living and higher mortgage rates are forcing potential homebuyers to put their property plans on hold, research...

New research shows that while the UK homebuyers are paying far more than those in many other countries, the properties they...

Market analysis by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, reveals that Homebuyers can buy a fort for the same price as a...

Savills and OnTheMarket are among property brands set to deliver a webinar next week aimed at helping buyers to understand what...

Homebuyers are entering bidding wars for bungalows, a property expert claims. The Daily Telegraph recently reported that young professionals in their 20s and...

Homebuyers looking for a 10-year fixed mortgage for their property purchase are facing less choice, research suggests. Analysis by Moneyfactscompare.co.uk  has found...

Homebuyers in Bolton are waiting as long as 21 weeks for local authority searches new research shows. Analysis by upfront information pack...

High borrowing costs and an uncertain economic outlook remaining the main challenges for homebuyers, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...

The race for space is reversing as more employers are calling staff back into the office. Research by agency brand Jackson-Stops has...

First-time buyers are turning to social media platforms such as TikTok for homebuying advice and guidance. A survey of first-time buyers aged 18...

A company aiming to “disrupt the conventional homebuying space” has raised £8m in a Series A equity funding round. Wayhome offers a...

Further mortgage rate rises could be on the way for homebuyers and owners, Rightmove suggests. After a few weeks where mortgage rates...

Homebuyers should be warned about climate-related risks of a purchase, new Law Society guidance suggests. The legal membership body has issued guidance...

THE PROPERTY market continues to hold pretty firm - despite fears voiced by many that 2023 would herald a crash in...

For just over a decade, the Government has operated ‘Help to Buy’ schemes in England. The first of these, ‘NewBuy’, which...

New data reveals nearly two-thirds of homebuyers actively avoided areas of high air pollution when on the hunt for their current...

The number of fall-throughs declined during the final three months of 2022 but this trend may not last, new data suggests. Analysis...

Land Registry analysis tool provider Veya has announced a partnership with home buying and selling platform adoor to help speed-up sales. Clients...

Lawyers are warning of a growing number of incidents of septic tank conveyancing negligence, which could prove costly for homebuyers. House buyers...

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

Homebuyers looking to secure a mortgage are now facing more choice and lower rates than six months ago. New data from comparison...

Homebuyers should prepare for short-term volatility as mortgage rates are currently being repriced, OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb has warned. Tebb warned...

A property group is the latest to call for a Stamp Duty overhaul in today's Budget. The National Association of Property Buyers’ (NAPB)...

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

First-time buyers are persisting with Help to Buy purchases as cut-off-point approaches for the housing support scheme. To be eligible for an...

More than half of homebuyers have become more willing to compromise in the search for their next home, new research reveals. Analysis...

The managing director of Essex-based agent Lamb & Co has designed his own gin that will be part of moving-in packs...

Do you have lots of hipsters on your books looking for a home? New analysis aims to identify the hotspots for hipster...

Rightmove is to become the headline sponsor of the new series of Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. The new ITV series...

Moving home has been identified as the most stressful life event, with buyers and sellers citing waiting to exchange as the...

We are now well into 2023 and, while there have been a huge number of steps taken towards a digital future...

Reducing gas and electricity bills is trumping environmental and regulatory concerns for buyers seeking more energy efficient homes, research suggests. Knight Frank’s...

As we’ve mentioned in other blogs, even though we’re going through uncertain times, this is the right time not only to...

Homebuyers have highlighted the most stressful aspects of a property purchase, and agents appear to be off the hook. Analysis by conveyancing...

The pandemic-inspired property demand boom is well and truly over, GetAgent claims. It comes as the agent comparison website’s latest Hotspot Demand...

The number of fall-throughs hit a five-year high during the third quarter of 2022, research suggests. Analysis of TwentyCi fall through data...

A fifth of potential borrowers have had their mortgage application rejected over the past 12 months – hitting their hopes of...

The Scottish Government’s Budget this week is being described as an opportunity to help homebuyers and to make the country an...

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

As economic signs increasingly point to a contraction in the property market, competition for new business will inevitably heat up. But...

The number of homebuyers putting a Help to Buy Isa towards their property purchase looks set to hit a five-year low. The...

Two thirds of the housing market is potentially cut off from homebuyers who are in a chain, new research claims. A report...

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

Homebuyers are spending an average of 15.5% more for an energy efficient property, estate agents claim. New research by Santander found identified...