There is no doubt that the residential market in the UK slumped last year. Transactions were at around 1 million, whereas...
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![High mortgage rates ‘pushing people into poverty’ - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Mortgage-400x310.png)
Higher mortgage rates will push more people than expected into poverty, research warns. Analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) highlights...
26 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing fees rise but remain below pre-Covid average - research](/upload/images/shutterstock_429357547.jpg)
Conveyancing fees are rising but remain below highs of pandemic during the Stamp Duty holiday, research suggests. Comparison website reallymoving’s latest Conveyancing...
25 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Best buy home purchase mortgage deals fall below 4%](/upload/images/shutterstock_2302793931.jpg)
Best buy mortgage rates have fallen below 4% for the first time since the start of the year. Nationwide is the first...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Homebuyers facing 50-50 chance of August interest rate cut](/upload/images/shutterstock_2153829533.jpg)
HSBC has promised rate cuts this week as mortgage pricing continues to drop, but it is unclear how much further pricing...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![How agents can make the most of market recovery](/upload/images/shutterstock_119999488.jpg)
Two years of rising interest rates, the withdrawal of first-time buyer support, planning delays and a string of broken promises has...
20 July 2024
From: Features
![Inflation holds steady at 2%](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
The rate of inflation held steady last month, raising hopes that the Bank of England will give homebuyers a boost with...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![How agents can use comparable data to price properties with accuracy](/upload/images/NB%20-%20Cosy%20Resi%20Sep%20blog%201%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20in%20Property%20Management%20Tools%20for%20Landlords.jpg)
As mortgage rates remain high, estate agents report that housing market conditions continue to be demanding. A 0.1% fall in the average...
06 July 2024
From: Features
![Mortgage approvals dip for second month](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase fell for the second consecutive month during May, Bank of England data shows. Banks...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: UK house prices are 8% overvalued](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRatesIncrease_400x310.png)
Average UK house prices are 8% overvalued but this figure could fall once mortgage rates hopefully drop, Zoopla claims. The portal’s latest...
28 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![General Election and interest rate hopes have boosted buyers - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1011273016.jpg)
The General Election and increased hopes of an interest rate cut seems to have boosted buyer confidence but not necessarily seller...
28 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Boost for buyers as mortgage lenders start cutting rates again](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Major lenders have started cutting their mortgage pricing in anticipation of an interest rate cut in the coming months. The Bank of...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Inflated expectations? Be a pragmatic advisor in an uncertain market](/upload/images/RPT%20EAT%2026-06-24.png)
The recent dip in inflation to 2% for the first time in three years brings a glimmer of optimism in the...
26 June 2024
From: Features
![Labour and Tories may be hiding property taxes and more - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
The manifestos of all major parties tell us little about their true tax and public service plans, a respected financial think...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest rates held again: estate agents react](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/InterestRatesDecline_400x310.png)
Interest rates were held for the sixth consecutive Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting yesterday, as agents expressed hope of a cut...
21 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Spring bounce? Average house price rises for second consecutive month](/upload/images/shutterstock_2473805905.jpg)
Average UK house prices rose for a second month in a row during April, Land Registry data shows. The latest Land Registry...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Attention turns to interest rates as inflation slows](/upload/images/shutterstock_2468058561.jpg)
The rate of inflation slowed to 2% in May, hitting the Bank of England’s target. Data from the Office for National Statistics...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Inflation set to hit 2% target - will interest rates be cut?](/upload/images/shutterstock_2423830211.jpg)
The latest inflation figures this morning are expected to show that the cost of living measure has slowed to the Bank...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Addressing the Local Authority Development Impasse](/upload/images/6%20--%20PROOFED%20--%20Addressing%20the%20Local%20Authority%20Development%20Impasse%20By%20Adelle%20Okei%2C%20Surveyor%2C%20Carter%20Jonas%20(Birmingham).jpg)
Building and development plans Recently, Carter Jonas has marketed development sites which have attracted multiple bids, higher offers than had been anticipated...
15 June 2024
From: Features
![Danger - Housing Market at risk of Chronic Over-Supply Until Rates Fall](/upload/images/shutterstock_2051919698.jpg)
There’s a growing supply-demand imbalance in the sales market according to the prominent industry asking price index, Home. It says despite greater...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Ignoring the property crisis damages all of us.](/upload/images/shutterstock_1932299855(1).jpg)
If, like me, you watched the two party leaders battle it out in the first head-to-head debate you’ll have noticed that...
07 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![House prices bounce back but calls remain for interest rate cut](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
House prices appear to have benefited from a Spring bounce but sales and mortgage approvals have struggled. It comes after a busy...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![LRG sets out its stall for election 2024](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20LRG%20sets%20out%20its%20stall%20for%20election%202024%20Part1%20by%20EAT%20team.jpg)
With election day looming, in the first of a series of articles, experts from property services organisation, Leaders Romans Group, offer...
01 June 2024
From: Features
![Knight Frank revises prime central London price forecasts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts for prime central London (PCL) and now expects values to fall this year. The...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - July election could be a winner for the property market](/upload/images/2%20--%20Property%20Natter.jpg)
Could it be that a politician has finally done the property market a favour? Rishi Sunak’s decision to call the general election...
25 May 2024
From: Features
![Interest rate cuts more important for housing than election - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_2355420851.jpg)
Affordability is a bigger factor for buyers than the confirmed General Election, Savills claims. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has set a date...
24 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents do Charity - walking the walk](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...
24 May 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
![Interest rate cut hopes rise as inflation slows again](/upload/images/shutterstock_469405388.jpg)
The rate of inflation slowed to 2.3% in April, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows. It means the consumer price index...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![IMF backs health of UK economy but calls for release of green belt land](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Hopes of an interest rate cut have been raised after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggested the UK economy is recovering faster...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest rates held but agents pin hopes on falling mortgage pricing](/upload/images/shutterstock_2190018029.jpg)
Agents remain typically optimistic about the property market after interest rates were been held at their 16-year high of 5.25% by...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents highlight biggest industry challenges and opportunities](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
Help to Buy has been ranked as having the most positive influence on the property market in recent times. Agency comparison website...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Savills makes drastic U-turn on housing market forecast for 2024](/upload/images/shutterstock_2371809077.jpg)
Savills has today upgraded its five-year UK mainstream house price forecast to reflect the stronger than expected start to the year...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![‘Hidden’ Service Charges trigger rise in housing costs, says Barclays](/upload/images/shutterstock_572835850.jpg)
Typical consumer spending on mortgages and rents increased 3.6% in April – the first increase in the rate of growth since...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Appraisals down in pre-Easter trading, reveals Propertymark](/upload/images/shutterstock_2375331445.jpg)
Market appraisal volumes dropped 7% in March according to Propertymark’s latest market snapshot, based on data from up to six weeks...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rate Cut - Experts downplay chances for next week](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRatesdecrease_400x310.png)
Prominent housing and mortgage experts are downplaying the chance of an interest rate cut following the Bank of England monetary policy...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Misery as yet more lenders hike rates](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Just as the Nationwide showed the impact of rising mortgage costs on house prices, so another raft of lenders have made...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Only Realistic Sellers succeed in today’s market - leading agent](/upload/images/shutterstock_2434363071.jpg)
Only realistic sellers willing to negotiate prices are successful in the current market, says one of the country’s leading estate agents. The...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Sales volumes boom despite interest rates soaring - new Zoopla figures](/upload/images/shutterstock_39136828.jpg)
UK house prices may be broadly static but sales volumes are up 12% year on year according to Zoopla data out...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage rates hit six month high after recent bank hikes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
An analysis by Rightmove reveals that the average interest rate for a two year fixed mortgage at 95% loan to value...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![House prices fall for 15 months in Wales - now transactions down too](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
The average price of a home in Wales fell to £229,263 in the first quarter of 2024, making this the fifth...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Cut possible in Mini-Budget - government briefing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
A report in the Times newspaper says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is planning a stamp duty cut in the early autumn. The paper...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rate Cuts on hold after disappointing figures](/upload/images/shutterstock_2087623207.jpg)
Inflation has eased to 3.2% down from 3.4%, official figures from the Office for National Statistics show, the lowest level since...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket: Buyers should transact before the General Election season](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LettingAgent-400x310.png)
OnTheMarket president Jason Tebb has cautioned buyers against waiting for an interest rate cut and General Election before making a transaction...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Buyers 'tak' the high road to stronger market](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
When we talk in general terms about the UK housing market, we tend to draw a picture of generality. Facts and figures...
13 April 2024
From: Features
![Halifax: House prices drop on a monthly basis for first time since September 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
Average house prices fell on a monthly basis for the first time since September 2023 during March as higher mortgage rates...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Fall-through costs set to rise after slower 2023 – warning](/upload/images/shutterstock_2383885533.jpg)
Fall-throughs are costing home sellers an estimated £909m a year, according to new analysis. Upfront information provider Home Sale Pack has analysed...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Blip or trend? House prices fell in March](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
House prices dipped on a monthly basis during March but annual growth improved, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property sales rise as agents prepare for spring market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyValue_400x310.png)
Estate agents are hopeful for a busy spring market after official data showed a small rise in property sales in recent...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![How Much Will Mortgage Rate Hikes Affect the UK Housing Market?](/upload/images/2%20How%20much%20will%20mortgage%20rate%20hikes%20-%20weekend%20features%20By%20Tom%20Bill%20Head%20of%20UK%20residential%20research%20at%20Knight%20Frank.jpg)
Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...
30 March 2024
From: Features
![Optimism in residential housing in Scotland as the market proves its resilience](/upload/images/3%20Optimism%20is%20Scottish%20property%20market%20-%20weekend%20feature%20by%20John%20McHugh%2C%20Managing%20Partner%20of%20DM%20Hall%20Chartered%20Surveyors_.jpg)
Stress tests are a valuable tool for measuring resilience and the Scottish residential property market was put through a fairly gruelling...
30 March 2024
From: Features
![A Property Tale For Our Times - and it doesn't end well](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews%20(005)%20A%20property%20tale%20for%20our%20times.png)
If you want to hear of a tale for our industry’s times - featuring housing shortages, planning disputes, rampant inflation and...
23 March 2024
From: Features
![‘Ideal time’ for interest rate cut as inflation slows - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/InterestRatesDecline_400x310.png)
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
![Land Registry HPI: Annual house price declines star to slow](/upload/images/shutterstock_1720911925.jpg)
Annual house price declines slowed in January and values returned to growth on a monthly basis, Land Registry data shows. The latest...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Better news for economy gives confidence boost to property market](/upload/images/Better%20news%20for%20economy%20gives%20confidence%20boost%20to%20property%20market(1).png)
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
![Price expectation gap risks widening – claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
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
![What would a real property industry Budget look like?](/upload/images/2%20%20Proofed%20%20--%20What%20would%20a%20real%20property%20industry%20Budget%20look%20like%20by%20Steve%20Richmond%2C%20General%20Manager%20UK%26I%20at%20Reapit%20.jpg)
The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...
16 March 2024
From: Features
![Major house builder warns of subdued property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
Property market conditions in the new-build sector are likely to remain subdued this year. Persimmon has claimed. An outlook in the house...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Knight Frank: Prime London market has made ‘hesitant’ start to 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
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
![Halifax: Housing market has started strong but a slowdown is still possible](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
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
![Spring Budget: Will there be help for housing?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Agents are hopeful of support for the property market in today’s Spring Budget. It could be the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s final fiscal...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark: 'Agents are willing to pay for industry regulation'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
Agents would be happy to pay for regulation but the sector should be wary of costs, a Propertymark executive has told...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Home mover mortgage lending hit 50-year low in 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
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
![Annual house price growth returns to ‘positive territory’ – but for how long?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1928467268(1).jpg)
House prices are growing annually for the first time since January 2023, Nationwide claims. The latest Nationwide House Price Index found average...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Business as usual with the new normal....if the price is right](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
I was chatting to a genuine city gent the other day (someone who has enjoyed a career in suits, ties, shares...
02 March 2024
From: Features
![Mortgage approvals rise again but sales hit a decade low in January](/upload/images/shutterstock_130170536.jpg)
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
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Is it time to accept the Government can’t build the houses we need](/upload/images/shutterstock_622830233(1).jpg)
There are often very grim snapshots of the current property crisis. But one of the most shocking I’ve read in a long...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents ‘confident’ about housing market despite buyer caution - survey](/upload/images/shutterstock_194216909(2).jpg)
Around half of agents remain confident about the housing market’s prospects this year, research suggests. A survey of almost 600 estate agents,...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgaged homeowners ‘worst-hit’ by higher interest rates](/upload/images/shutterstock_14446201.jpg)
Homeowners with mortgages have seen the highest increase in household costs over recent months, official data suggests. The latest Household Costs Index...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark joins calls for interest rate cut](/upload/images/1%20Rate%20Rise%20Preview%20-%20what%20it%20means%20for%20mortgages%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.png)
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
![Government’s ‘laughable’ planning reforms overshadow ‘real-time property market’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agents-400x310.png)
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
![Take advantage of a better market](/upload/images/4%20ESTAS%20EAT%20Feature%2017th%20Feb%20by%20Simon%20Brown.jpg)
Reading the news on Estate & Letting Agent Today every day (as I’m sure you all do, too), there appears to...
17 February 2024
From: Features
![Inflation rate remains steady in ‘silver lining’ for property market](/upload/images/shutterstock_2164169901.jpg)
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
![Analyst: Don’t assume the housing market will be healthy throughout 2024](/upload/images/shutterstock_250676278.jpg)
A drop in house prices remains likely for 2024 despite recent rises and improving sentiment. The latest Halifax house price index showed...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Real estate dubbed most distressed sector - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseMarketConfusion-400x310.png)
The European property market is the most distressed sector, new research suggests. The latest Distress Index, from restructuring firm Weil, has warned...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: ‘We are locked in a buyers’ market’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
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
![Property Natter - Marching bravely forward with eyes fixed firmly on the past](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
Everyone’s a pundit these days, aren’t they? And January is pundit season – when a New Year starts, out come the...
20 January 2024
From: Features
![LonRes: Prime London market slowed in 2023 but remains up over the long-term](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
Prime London prices fell 6% annually over 2023 but remain higher over the long term, LonRes claims. Analysis by the data company...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Inflation rate rises but will it hit the property market?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
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
![Navigating economic shifts in estate agency](/upload/images/Iceberg%20Digital%20January%2024%20-%20Navigating%20Economic%20Shifts%20in%20Estate%20Agency%20-%20Iceberg%20Digital.jpg)
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss a beacon of hope for agencies looking to thrive...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Knight Frank: House prices will rise this year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts and said it now expects average values to rise this year rather than...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![2023 - That was year that was...](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20feature%20-%202023%20that%20was%20the%20year%20that%20was%20by%20Lloyd%20Davies(1).jpg)
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
![The Unrealised Potential of Shared Ownership](/upload/images/4%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20feature%20-%20The%20need%20for%20more%20shared%20ownership%20by%20Adrian%20Plant.jpg)
In the current challenging market, housebuilders are increasingly looking for novel and engaging means of marketing to achieve the necessary supply/demand...
13 January 2024
From: Features
![Winkworth: ‘Why we are more optimistic about 2024'](/upload/images/shutterstock_1017959890.jpg)
Winkworth's network completed sales for the year fell by some 19% in 2023, the agency franchise brand has revealed but it...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - New beginnings and cups of kindness](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
Let’s start at the very beginning - Happy New Year. Now, let’s give thanks to the guy who made January 1st...
06 January 2024
From: Features
![Troubled town halls face even tougher times](/upload/images/3%20---%20Proofed%20by%20Peter%20---%20Weekend%20feature%20Troubled%20town%20halls%20face%20even%20tougher%20times%20by%20Mark%20Edgerley.jpg)
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
![Brighter start to the year for developers](/upload/images/4%20---%20Proofed%20by%20Peter%20---%20Weekend%20Features%20Brighter%20start%20to%20the%20year%20for%20developers%20Chris%20Hemmings(1).jpg)
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
![Mortgage approvals hit four-month high – will activity keep rising?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Mortgage%20approvals%20down%20MortgageApplication_400x310.png)
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
![Fall-throughs continued to rise in 2023 - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Fall-throughs are estimated to have cost UK buyers and sellers £270m during the third of last year, research suggests. It marks the...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Nationwide: Average prices fell in 2023 and rebound unlikely in 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
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
![Crystal Balls - Who Knows What's Happening In 2024?](/upload/images/1%20-%20Proofed%20--%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews301223%20.jpg)
The last thing you want as we rake through the dying embers of 2023 is a journalist’s prediction of what’s going...
30 December 2023
From: Features
![Why agents must closely monitor their local market to be successful in 2024](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20feature%20Why%20agents%20must%20closely%20monitor%20by%20Kate%20Billany.jpg)
We’re now just 2 days away from the end of 2023 and what a year it’s been for the property industry....
30 December 2023
From: Features
![Hamptons: Lower rates will bring some buyers back to the market in 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
Lower interest rates and real wage growth will halt price falls next year but sales will remain lower, Hamptons has predicted Forecasts...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents should still prepare for festive leads - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
It’s a myth that the property market slows over the festive period, The ValPal Network (TVPN) claims. Data from the lead generation...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - What a difference a year makes](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
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
![Tim Foreman, Managing Director of Land and New Homes, Leaders Romans Group (LRG):](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20weekend%20feature%20-%20New%20Homes%20-%20we%20need%20more%20in%2024%20by%20Tim%20Foreman.jpg)
New homes – we need more in ‘24 2023 was a year which saw the 'need to moves' active in the housing...
23 December 2023
From: Features
![Who have been the winners and losers in housing for 2023?](/upload/images/5%20--%20Proofed%20-%20Weekend%20features%20-%20winners%20and%20losers%20in%202023%20By%20Kevin%20Shaw.jpg)
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
![Jonathan Rolande: Five questions everyone is asking about the 2024 property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
What will happen to house prices? Should I rent or buy? Will a Labour or Tory Government be better for homeowners....
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Will lower inflation boost the property market in 2024?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Inflation fell to its lowest level in two years during November, raising hopes that interest rate cuts and lower mortgage pricing...