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![General Election: UK voters shifting from Tories to Labour on housing](/upload/images/Election%20housing%20.jpg)
The Conservatives are set to lose nearly half of homeowner votes on Thursday, latest polling from national estate agency Jackson-Stops reveals. In...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![First-time buyers moving further to get on the property ladder – research](/upload/images/shutterstock_604683653.jpg)
Affordability concerns are prompting many first-time buyers to consider moving more than 30 miles on average from their preferred location to...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![House price inflation turns positive - but will it last?](/upload/images/shutterstock_2431300217.jpg)
Average house prices rose annually for the first time since July 2023 in March, Land Registry data shows. The latest Land Registry...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![New mortgages target buyers with defaults and County Court Judgements](/upload/images/shutterstock_212158096.jpg)
A specialist lender is reintroducing a suite of mortgage products aimed at what it call “overlooked customers”. It turns out these are...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why we must stop favouring first-time buyers for housing delivery](/upload/images/2%20PROOFED--Housing%20delivery%20is%20out%20of%20kilter%20in%20meeting%20market%20needs%20by%20Adam%20Day%20Head%20of%20eXp%20UK.jpg)
The plight of the nation’s first-time buyers may be the focus when it comes to government housing initiatives, but our latest...
13 April 2024
From: Features
![Think tank calls for Oz-inspired housing ‘sin taxes’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
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
![Major mortgage lender calls for first-time buyer market review](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Nationwide has called for an independent review of the first-time buyer market as it urges the Chancellor to boost support for...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Ashley Day - Director of Bristol Property Centre](/upload/images/IMG_1246(1).jpg)
Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre. What is...
09 October 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
![Help to Buy ‘ticking time bomb’ set to explode - warning](/upload/images/shutterstock_1096680206.jpg)
The “ticking time bomb” of Help to Buy repayments could be set to explode due to the cost of living crisis,...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: Nothing changes, now we live in hope of better days ahead](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
In his latest column Jonathan Rolande reacts to the shock but much-needed pause in interest rate rises. I suspect you, like me,...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/EAT%20image%20(6).png)
Introduced to Parliament in May, the Renters (Reform) Bill seeks to improve the private rental sector for both tenants and landlords....
15 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Housing market still in doldrums despite mortgage rate cuts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Mortgage lenders are at last cutting their rates on some deals, confident that the Bank of England’s base rate may rise...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Mayhem - Labour summit wins support from industry](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Mortgage-400x310.png)
The Labour Party has announced it will be hosting an emergency mortgage summit this week. The summit, happening in London tomorrow, is...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lenders urged to review mortgage criteria to reflect EPC ratings](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Mortgage lending criteria and products are failing to keep up with more energy-efficient homebuilding techniques, it has been claimed. The Home Builders...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![First Time Buyer Woe - prices and deposits soar despite market slowdown](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
The average first-time buyer in Britain has seen the cost of a home increase by £25 per day since interest rates...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour leader vows to ‘back builders not blockers’ in new housing pledge](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/ConstructionWorkers-400x310.png)
Labour leader Keir Starmer took to the airwaves yesterday, promising to "back the builders not blockers" when it comes to homeownership. Speaking...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Over-65s’ housing wealth hits record high as generational property divide grows](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Over55Tenant-400x310.png)
The amount of housing wealth owned by the older generation has reached a record level, new figures show. The data, from agency...
02 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![First-time buyers turning to social media for property advice](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/NewHomeowners1-400x310.png)
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...
02 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Homebuying ‘disruptor’ secures £8m fundraise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
A company aiming to “disrupt the conventional homebuying space” has raised £8m in a Series A equity funding round. Wayhome offers a...
28 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buyers building homes and communities using 'sweat equity'](/upload/images/__thumbs/Buyers%20building%20homes%20and%20communities%20using%20sweat%20equity%20St%20Williams.jpg/Buyers%20building%20homes%20and%20communities%20using%20sweat%20equity%20St%20Williams__400x300.jpg)
An award-winning charity will cut the cost of homeownership in Wigan by up to £10,000, by offering buyers the chance to...
22 April 2023
From: Features
![Elon Musk suspends UK property group from Twitter - but why?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Banned_400x310.png)
A property consumer group has had its Twitter account suspended and its bid to be reinstated has failed - and it...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rental Crisis - Time To Blame The Real Culprit](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/FamilyBuyers-400x310.png)
If journalists believed everything they received in their inboxes, you’d be forgiven for thinking the private rental sector was a shiny,...
21 January 2023
From: Features
![A fifth of mortgage applicants have been rejected in the past year - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
A fifth of potential borrowers have had their mortgage application rejected over the past 12 months – hitting their hopes of...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Autumn Statement: Chancellor urged not to further tax homeownership](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_JeremyHunt%20_400x310.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt should be wary of placing a greater financial burden on homeowners in next weeks’s Autumn Statement, an agent...
10 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![RIP Help to Buy: what comes next?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
In this guest feature, Ben Bailey, CCO at Even, a mortgage lender for first-time buyers launched this year, provides commentary on the end...
05 November 2022
From: Features
![Activists query why Tory housing fringe event excludes homebuyers and owners](/upload/images/library/First-TimeBuyer-Questions-400x310.jpg)
Housing minister Lee Rowley is set to make one of his first official public appearances at a Conservative Party fringe event...
30 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Analysis: What did Boris Johnson do for the UK property market during his 3 years as Prime Minister?
![Analysis: What did Boris Johnson do for the UK property market during his 3 years as Prime Minister?](/upload/images/library/BorisJohnson-4-400x310.jpg)
Time is up for Boris Johnson's tenure as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, serving 3 years and 44...
17 September 2022
From: Features
![Zoopla boss: 'We are well placed to improve the home buying process'](/upload/images/Logos/ZooplaNewLogo2016-400x310.jpg)
Zoopla chief executive Charlie Bryant has revealed aspirations for the portal to play a key role in the home buying process. Speaking...
13 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![What is Right to Buy and am I eligible?](/upload/images/library/First-TimeBuyer-Questions-400x310.jpg)
In this Guides & Tips piece, the team at Together set out what Right to Buy is and who is eligible. If...
21 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Property market questions pace and funding of PM's housing reforms](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Boris%20Johnson01.png)
Property professionals and MPs were left wanting more after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s much-anticipated housing announcements yesterday. Johnson yesterday promised a review...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![PM unveils mortgage and benefits review to boost homeownership](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/BorisJohnson-3-400x310.png)
Boris Johnson has promised a review of the mortgage market and housing benefit rules to help more people to get on...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tony Blair-backed thinktank proposes mortgage market reforms](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Mortgage-image400x310.png)
The government is being urged to expand and make the Treasury’s mortgage guarantee scheme permanent and compulsory on home loans above...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Buyers ‘willing to pay more’ for most energy efficient homes](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/green-deal400x310.png)
Almost half of buyers would be willing to pay more for a property with a high energy efficiency rating, research suggests. It...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Extending Right to Buy won’t fix the housing shortage](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/BorisJohnson-4-400x310.jpg)
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
![Lack of home buying support blamed for Tory local election losses](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
A lack of support to help people onto the property ladder has been highlighted as one factor for the Tory party’s...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency trade body backs ground rent ban and hopes for further reform](/upload/images/Logos/NAEA-ARLA-Propertymark-400x310.jpg)
Propertymark has given its backing to the ban on ground rents for new leasehold properties and has reminded agents of their...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tax Hike - agents warn against more taxes on second homes](/upload/images/library/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
Propertymark is urging restraint on the part of the Welsh Government as it moves to tackle what it sees as the...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property tax alternative to stamp duty wins support of MPs](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Calculator-PoundCoins-2019-400x310.jpg)
At least 18 MPs have come out in favour of a new annual Proportional Property Tax which would be levied on...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty bills far higher since end of SDLT holiday - claim](/upload/images/library/Stamp-Duty400x310.png)
Typical stamp duty paid by property purchasers now is actually 84 per cent more than before the pandemic and the SDLT...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Unlocking £4.5bn of tenancy deposits is the key to the cost-of-living crisis](/upload/images/library/MortgageDepositImage-400x310.jpg)
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
![More leaseholders freed from doubling ground rents](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove2-400x310.png)
Fifteen businesses which had bought freeholds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Russians own substantial number of homes outside London too](/upload/images/library/London400x310.jpg)
A new analysis has revealed those areas of England and Wales with the largest numbers of Russian-owned homes. Credas Technologies analysed Land...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Interest rate rise may be put off despite another house price record](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/New%20Rental%20Index-400x310.png)
Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Forget Help To Buy Equity Loan - welcome to Deposit Unlock](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/GenerateRevenueImage-400x310.jpg)
A housebuilding-led mortgage indemnity scheme called Deposit Unlock has now been launched nationally with 17 major developers taking part. Nationwide is the...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Autumn Budget: will Sunak’s pledges create opportunities for agents in the new-build sector?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...
30 October 2021
From: Features
![Portals hit out at lack of details over pledges for new homes](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
There’s been some cynicism amongst the industry in response to new homes promises made by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in yesterday’s Budget. Sunak...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Budget: Details of business rate changes and new development tax](/upload/images/library/house-prices-rise400x310.png)
The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![The Modern Method of Auction is fast, transparent and the future](/upload/images/Auctions/PropertyAuctionHome-400x310.png)
The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...
13 October 2021
From: Features
![How the 2021 consumer will impact the residential property industry](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennial-BusinessWoman-Communication-400x310.jpg)
The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...
09 October 2021
From: Features
![Stamp duty boost for first-time buyers? Not a bit of it, claims research](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialTenants-Tablet-400x310.jpg)
First-time buyers are £25,000 worse off thanks to the stamp duty holiday, according to estate agent comparison site GetAgent. The website revealed...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Buyers hopelessly ill-informed on mortgage process, survey suggests](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialPayingLaptop-400x310.jpg)
Many Britains are apparently under-estimating the impact of furlough on their ability to get a mortgage and buy a property. A new...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Buying a home is expensive - keeping it is even more…](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UKHouses-400x310.png)
An estate agency comparison website has conducted research into how much it costs to simply keep an average home in a...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Labour condemns “failed approach” of stamp duty holiday](/img/default/eat.png)
Labour says the stamp duty holiday is an example of the government’s “failed approach” to home ownership and housing affordability. Labour’s Shadow...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Holiday - first time buyers are the big losers](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Rightmove a good long-term investment says stock market tipster](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove have been given a strong endorsement by an influential stock market tipster service, Investing.com. “Rightmove has built a strong brand, delivered...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents back First Homes - but should government do more to boost supply?](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents have given their backing to the government’s First Homes initiative, offering discounted houses for local people and key workers and...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![“Increase stamp duty immediately” urges senior MP](/img/default/eat.png)
The MP who chairs one of the most important committees in the House of Commons has urged the government to increase...
03 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark heaps praise on government’s First Homes policy](/img/default/eat.png)
Propertymark has thrown its weight behind the government’s First Homes initiative, describing it as “creative” and saying it’s a sign of...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Government unveils new bid to push forward ‘commonhold’ concept](/img/default/eat.png)
The government has set up a committee to push forward ideas on the collective form of homeownership known as commonhold. Housing Secretary...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Holiday has been a con, suggests property firm chief](/img/default/eat.png)
The stamp duty holiday has backfired and buyers almost everywhere are paying more for homes, rather than less. StripeHomes analysed house price...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![How much? UK housing stock value hits a record high despite Covid](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents’ delight as stamp duty extension helps another 300,000 deals](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Revealed: What today's renters want, need and expect](/img/default/eat.png)
Life as we know it has changed – for everybody – and what tenants want, need and expect in this post-pandemic...
15 August 2020
From: Features
![Give first time buyers a break, mortgage lenders tell government](/img/default/eat.png)
Restrictions introduced a decade ago after the financial crisis are holding back many first time buyers from purchasing a home. That’s the...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![The final stages of Section 24 – where does this leave the PRS?](/img/default/eat.png)
This month saw the introduction of the final stages of the Section 24 tax changes, first introduced in April 2017. Whereas buy-to-let...
18 April 2020
From: Features
![Good news for market as first time buyer numbers hit 12-year high](/img/default/eat.png)
First time buyers reached an estimated 353,436 in 2019, the highest level since 2007. This is the fifth time in six years...
03 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Brexit is biggest danger to housing market say building societies](/img/default/eat.png)
[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...
06 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![First time buyers may get discounts if they buy locally, government says](/img/default/eat.png)
The Housing Secretary says he wants to make home ownership more affordable for first time buyers - which could mean discounts...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty campaign hots up: top bank wants incentive for downsizers](/img/default/eat.png)
A report by Santander says stamp duty cuts should be used as incentives for older home owners to downsize and allow...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Equity release firm woos downsizers with claims of record high wealth](/img/default/eat.png)
An equity release provider says there is now £382 billion worth of equity available within older homeowners’ properties following recent house...
29 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Back to the future? A home ownership crisis](/img/default/eat.png)
With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...
06 July 2019
From: Features
![Rent controls won’t solve London’s shortage of affordable housing stock](/img/default/eat.png)
The topic of introducing rent controls in London crops up time and time again in our industry. But it’s been hitting...
16 March 2019
From: Features
![Young buyers face far more obstacles now than 20 years ago - report](/img/default/eat.png)
Even the cheapest local homes are out of reach for at least 40 per cent of young adults according to a...
09 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Guess how much first timers need to earn to buy in a major city...](/img/default/eat.png)
The income first-time buyers need to purchase a home in the UK’s largest cities has shot up by 18 per cent...
27 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Are cultural stereotypes damaging the UK property sector?](/img/default/eat.png)
100 years ago, 90% of the UK population rented a home. Today, that figure has flipped, and over two thirds are...
26 May 2018
From: Features
![May's new housing adviser is ex-Shelter ex-Livingstone policy chief](/img/default/eat.png)
Theresa May has appointed a controversial former Shelter executive as her new housing policy adviser working in Whitehall. Toby Lloyd was until...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![What next for property in 2018?](/img/default/eat.png)
What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...
30 December 2017
From: Features
![Property industry reacts to the Autumn Budget](/img/default/eat.png)
Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing. The decision to cut stamp duty...
25 November 2017
From: Features
![Property experts reveal their Autumn Budget wishlist](/img/default/eat.png)
The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday. Despite...
18 November 2017
From: Features
![Stamp duty reform at heart of NAEA's ideas for next month's Budget](/img/default/eat.png)
Stamp duty reform lies at the heart of the submission by the National Association of Estate Agents ahead of next month’s...
10 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Over 250,000 'given up on owning a home' claims consumer group](/img/default/eat.png)
Over 250,000 non-homeowners appear to have given up on the dream of owning their own property in the past year alone,...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agency figures show many more first time buyers entering the market](/img/default/eat.png)
First time buyer registrations in the past month have jumped nearly 20 per cent across the UK and almost 30 per...
25 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Experts give sceptical welcome to government new homes pledge](/img/default/eat.png)
The government’s blizzard of New Year announcements about new homes has received a distinctly frosty welcome from many within the property...
04 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Autumn Statement: The property industry's wish list for Philip Hammond](/img/default/eat.png)
It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...
19 November 2016
From: Features
![Long-awaited Redfern Review into housing expected tomorrow](/img/default/eat.png)
Labour’s long-awaited Redfern Review, set up a year ago after the party’s defeat in the general election, finally reports tomorrow. Although it...
15 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Housing must remain top of the government’s agenda](/img/default/eat.png)
With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...
16 September 2016
From: Features
![What has been the Brexit impact on the housing market so far?](/img/default/eat.png)
The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...
05 August 2016
From: Features
![What will happen to the housing market if Britain leaves the EU?](/img/default/eat.png)
The sense of gathering momentum for the Leave campaign ahead of the upcoming EU referendum is causing high levels of uncertainty...
17 June 2016
From: Features
![Can we panic yet?](/img/default/eat.png)
When do we really start to worry about rising rents and house prices? Despite an apparent slowdown in house price inflation...
19 June 2015
From: Features
![The spotlight on our sector will not diminish, despite the result of the election](/img/default/eat.png)
I write this article on the day of the General Election so you’ll forgive the political analogies. In particular, how any...