Half of young first-time buyers are willing to consider “non-traditional routes” to get onto the property ladder. Research suggests that around a...
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![Common Ground campaign highlights property industry issues](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Landmark Information Group has launched a new Common Ground campaign to bring the property industry together. The data company hosted an industry...
28 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![House prices to grow by 6.3% by end of 2025](/upload/images/shutterstock_2218189005%20(1)(3).jpg)
A new house price forecast by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney, reveals that recent optimism in the UK property market could...
22 June 2024
From: Features
![John D Wood expands into south east London](/upload/images/shutterstock_367703579.jpg)
John D Wood & Co has expanded its London network with two new flagship residential sales and lettings offices in Herne...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Most expensive coastal location named as prices drop](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Home buyers face paying up to £1m for top coastal properties although prices have dropped since 2022, research suggests. Research by Lloyds...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Three interest rate cuts and house prices to rise - Lloyds Bank](/upload/images/shutterstock_1972716101.jpg)
Lloyds Bank has issued figures showing a 28% profits plunge for the first quarter of the year - but it nonetheless...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Proptech firm secures £10m of strategic investment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
Property blockchain network Coadjute has secured a £10m investment from Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, Natwest, and Rightmove. This is the first time...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![UK’s largest mortgage lender vows to help speed-up home sales](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyFinancing-400x310.png)
Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has become the latest member of the Open Property Data Association (OPDA), committing to help speed up...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lloyds Bank: House prices set for ‘modest fall’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
Lloyds Bank is predicting a “more modest” fall in house prices during 2024. The lender had predicted in September that average prices...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lloyds raises house price expectations despite mortgage woes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
Lloyds Banking Group has issued a slightly more positive house price outlook despite warning of increased pressure on mortgage affordability from...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![The nuances of mortgage lending and the role of the valuer](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/EAT%20image%20(2).png)
In simple terms, as you are probably aware, ‘lenders’ are the organisations who loan you something, in this case money to...
17 May 2023
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![Major lender warns of 25% house price drop in ‘downside scenario’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange-400x310.png)
House prices could drop by almost 25% ‘start-to-trough’ or by as much as 40% in severe circumstances, Lloyds Banking Group has...
23 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Our Oldest House Price Index - happy birthday Halifax](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
Readers of a certain age may remember 1983. The Space Shuttle Challenger made its first flight, Neil Kinnock was elected Labour leader,...
14 January 2023
From: Features
![‘More work needed’ a year since cladding reform pledges](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Builders-400x310.png)
It’s been a year since Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared that was “morally wrong” that leaseholders should pay to fix unsafe...
11 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Everything You Need To Know About the 2023 Housing Market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/2023HappyNY-400x310.png)
New year, old worries: what’s happening in the housing market? We’ve asked experts and collated forecasts, 15 in total. On the one...
07 January 2023
From: Features
![Lloyds Bank: House prices could drop by 8% next year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
Lloyds Bank has said it is focusing lending on “slightly better off customers” as it warns that house prices could fall...
28 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Q&A with HBSG's Maria Harris - are digital mortgages the future?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
With reform of the home buying and selling process as crucial as it's ever been, and disrupters like Coadjute and PEXA...
22 October 2022
From: Features
![Foxtons chief named as head of growing agency network](/upload/images/Property%20People/EdPhillips-400x310.png)
Lomond Group, which says it is the UK’s fastest-growing estate agency network, has appointed Ed Phillips as its new Group Chief...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Vendors In The Money - Britain’s most expensive streets revealed](/upload/images/library/PrimeLondonStreets-400x310.jpg)
Halifax has revealed the UK’s most expensive streets in 2021 - and it’s no surprise that the very dearest examples are...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Senior MP warns Lloyds Bank over grabbing first time buyer flats](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/ParliamentView-400x310.jpg)
The chairman of the Commons housing, communities and local government committee has criticised the institutional bulk-buying of existing homes for denying...
31 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Lloyds Bank to buy 50,000 homes in coming years](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
The housing market could be in for a financial boost of an unusual kind as a High Street bank plans to...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ clarity over leasehold sales backed by Propertymark](/img/default/eat.png)
Propertymark has welcomed the move by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to help make certain leasehold flats more attractive to would-be buyers...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Buyers fleeing cities don’t always get more for their money](/img/default/eat.png)
The trend of buyers apparently fleeing the city to get more for their money in the country has hit the buffers...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Market boom to carry on into 2021 as mortgage lending soars](/img/default/eat.png)
The housing market boom looks set to continue for some months yet as mortgage approvals for home purchases hit their highest...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![It's a record! Latest index reports price rise after buoyant summer](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices rose again in August to reach a record high level according to Halifax, which is part of the Lloyds...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Coronavirus market impact - house moves down by a third](/img/default/eat.png)
The number of people moving home dropped by almost a third in the first half of 2020, as the global pandemic...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - what happened when big lenders had their own estate agencies?](/img/default/eat.png)
All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...
23 May 2020
From: Features
![Housing market could be ‘frozen’ to avoid Coronavirus crash](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been reported that the government is talking with banks and building societies about putting the housing market ‘on ice’ during the...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Big revenue slump after branch closures by LSL Property Services](/img/default/eat.png)
LSL Property Services, which embarked on a significant branch closure programme last year, has reported a 16 per cent slump in...
28 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agency revenue falls for Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons](/img/default/eat.png)
A trading statement this morning by LSL Property Services - owners of Reeds Rains, Your Move and Marsh & Parsons -...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Professional client account solutions for modern letting agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Professional client account solutions for modern letting agents Letting agents will need to come up with new ways to manage client money...
05 September 2019
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![Online fightback: Housesimple plans media blitz as Yopa reveals new funding](/img/default/eat.png)
Online estate agency Housesimple has appointed a company to handle its public relations and social media as it rolls it its...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Branch closures boost profits at Your Move and Reeds Rains](/img/default/eat.png)
LSL Property Services, parent firm of Your Move and Reeds Rains, says the company’s branch closure programme was a success with profits...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Latest housing market problem - sales of £1m-plus homes stall](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s unlikely to bring out the violins but the number of properties sold for £1m or more in Britain rose only...
01 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![It's back - the 100% mortgage for first time buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
The 100 per cent mortgage for first time buyers, which many people thought had disappeared for good, is now back in...
29 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![New Year Sale: £1.1m off homes on Britain’s most expensive street](/img/default/eat.png)
Ilchester Place in London’s Holland Park may be the most expensive residential street in Britain - but it’s cheaper than a year...
31 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Not just Mum and Dad - more evidence that families help people move](/img/default/eat.png)
Many existing homeowners wanting to trade up now rely on financial help from family and friends to help make the jump...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Shopping is changing - Time to rewrite those property details](/img/default/eat.png)
Location, Location, Location: it’s no coincidence the TV show seized on that title because the importance of a property’s position is...
16 June 2018
From: Features
![London vs the rest of the UK - first-time buyers spending double](/img/default/eat.png)
Average first-time buyers in London spend double the amount paid by those across the rest of Britain. A typical London buyer now...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![£1m sales up but Brexit may be deterring buyers says Lloyd’s Bank](/img/default/eat.png)
New data from a private bank shows a five per cent rise in the number of £1m-plus homes sold in 2017. The...
08 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Downsizing just not on the agenda for most older owners, warns bank](/img/default/eat.png)
Some 45 per cent of so-called Empty Nesters - older owners whose children have left home permanently - say they are...
30 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![First time sellers must find average of £136,000 to move to their next home](/img/default/eat.png)
A survey by Lloyds Bank has revealed that the average ‘first time seller’ requires very nearly £136,000 to bridge the gap...
05 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: the cities with the largest price rises over the past 10 years](/img/default/eat.png)
Lloyds Bank has revealed a league table of the cities which have seen the highest price growth over the past decade...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Numbers moving 'at highest level since 2007' - except in London](/img/default/eat.png)
The number of owners selling up and moving home is at its highest level since 2007 with one exception - London. The...
17 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - exactly where Britain's £1m-plus homes are located](/img/default/eat.png)
Grosvenor Crescent, located in the heart of London’s Belgravia between Hyde Park Corner and Belgravia Square, is the most expensive residential...
28 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Home owners think moving house has become much harder recently](/img/default/eat.png)
Some 62 per cent of current home owners feel that moving house has become more difficult over the past 10 years...
12 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Cost of moving rises 6% in a year - that's mostly down to stamp duty](/img/default/eat.png)
The average cost of moving home in the UK has increased by £628 over the past year from £10,966 to £11,624...
15 September 2017
From: Breaking News
!['Second Steppers' face bigger challenge than first time buyers - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
Homeowners ready to take their second step up the property ladder say it's harder than getting on it in the first...
29 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Transactions down says Lloyds, while HMRC data shows static market](/img/default/eat.png)
The number of existing home owners moving house fell two per cent in the first six months of 2017 compared with...
23 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Not just first timers - many 'second steppers' need parental help to buy](/img/default/eat.png)
New research suggests the Bank of Mum and Dad is now helping so-called ‘second steppers’ - existing owners moving up the...
26 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![How can estate agents secure more new build housing instructions?](/img/default/eat.png)
Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...
28 January 2017
From: Features
![Total number of homemovers fell during 2016](/img/default/eat.png)
There were an estimated 354,000 homemovers in 2016, a fall of 4% compared to the 367,000 recorded the previous year. Analysis by...
25 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: the UK's most expensive streets where you can buy a home...](/img/default/eat.png)
Eaton Square, in the heart of London’s wealthy Belgravia district, has been crowned the most expensive street in England and Wales,...
30 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Estate agents' fees up 26% in a decade - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
The average cost of moving house now is £10,996 after an alleged 26 per cent rise in typical estate agency fees...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Estate agency fees contribute to higher average moving costs, says Lloyds](/img/default/eat.png)
Rising estate agency fees account for more almost half of the increase in average moving costs in the past year, according...
20 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Huge rise in home-movers this year despite referendum jitters](/img/default/eat.png)
No fewer than 174,000 people moved home in the first six months of 2016 - a rise of nine per cent...
15 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Home move volumes plummet 9% in first half of 2015](/img/default/eat.png)
Some 155,000 existing home owners moved to another property in the first six months of 2015, which is about nine per cent down...
11 August 2015
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide drafts in new faces from outside agency industry](/img/default/eat.png)
A retail guru from Carphone Warehouse, a former Lloyds Banking Group chief and a human resources expert from BUPA are amongst...