Archive

The cost of housing continues to be a major concern to the majority of adults in the UK, according to the...

The Government’s proposal to introduce a new 1% deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder is unworkable...

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

Last weekend, Levelling Up and Housing Secretary, Michael Gove wrote in the Sunday Times that the nation’s housing crisis was so...

Average house prices rose between December and January but a rapid rebound is unlikely, Nationwide has warned. The latest Nationwide House Price...

It usually takes a scandal or a reshuffle to remove a Government minister so it came as a bit of a...

Mortgage lenders are expecting a quieter year for home loans in 2024. Forecasts from banking trade body UK Finance suggest lending for...

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

Average house prices fell annually for the second consecutive month during October, Land Registry figures show. The data may only reflect activity...

Mortgage arrears and claims for repossession are on the rise as official data shows how much homeowners are still struggling in...

As the UK economy faces a period of uncertainty characterised by a cost of living crisis and soaring inflation rates, many...

After a steady increase in mortgage rates, concerns about house prices have been rising too. The Financial Times reported in mid...

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

An estate agency with a major new homes department claims new build sales are proving more resilient than the mainstream market. Leaders...

Higher mortgage rates have replaced the 'race for space' as the primary reason for buying outside of London this year, research...

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

The OneDome Group has launched a competition to pay a mortgage borrower’s home loan for a year - and agents are...

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been criticised for figures she used when highlighting how much mortgage borrowers are set to see...

Annual house price growth remained negative in June as mortgage rates hit buyer budgets but there is still a chance of...

Parents are compromising their own financial situation to help their children cope with the cost of living crisis, research shows. The latest...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. This is the week when...

The chief executive of the Building Societies Association is warning that mortgage lending - already down on last year - is...

New analysis from Rightmove claims to reveal the cheapest UK city for a first time buyers to get on the property...

Annual house price growth has fallen for the first time since June 2020 and is now at its weakest level since...

The rising price of fuel and the wider cost of living crisis are causing significant concern and stress for UK homeowners...

The number of properties advertised for sale in Scotland has increased by 75% in some parts of the country as vendors...

Higher mortgage rates and the end of Help to Buy has had a “sharp impact” on sales rates, Persimmon has warned. A...

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

A property tax consultant has hit back at suggestions of a housing market crash, suggesting that overseas investors will help sustain...

The Government is being urged to create a mortgage protection fund to support homeowners who are struggling with repayments. It comes as...

Property professionals heralded the end of the low interest era yesterday after the latest Bank of England base rate hike. The Bank...

A third of adults are struggling to pay their monthly rent or mortgage payments, new data shows. The figures from the Office...

With UK interest rates on the rise, following the mini-Budget announcement (now since almost entirely reversed), and several lenders pulling mortgage...

First-time buyers and homeowners seeking to sell alike are worried and confused about the current state of the housing market. With the average...

The Bank of England increased interest rates to their highest level since the financial crisis yesterday, prompting fears of higher cost...

As inflation passes the 10% mark, it’s no surprise that many landlords are hurriedly reviewing the health of their buy-to-let portfolio. You...

Property professionals and commentators have begun pondering an official definition of a house price crash. It comes amid forecasts that house prices...

The increased energy price cap could hit first-time buyers and the wider property market, new research suggests. It comes as households are...

The latest research from Rightmove has revealed that the price of property coming to the market has witnessed its first fall...

Property website Rightmove has calculated that yesterday’s interest rate rise – up 0.5% to 1.75% - will mean new first-time buyers...

Asking prices for typical first-time buyer homes and equivalent rents have risen three times faster compared with the pre-pandemic years, Rightmove...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to unveil a flagship policy today to help more people onto the property ladder. It is...

It is no longer significantly cheaper to rent compared with making monthly mortgage payments, Rightmove claims, but raising a deposit remains...

The Building Societies Association’s regular confidence tracker about the housing market shows rising pessimism over interest rates, the escalating cost of...

Around a quarter of mortgage lenders currently have ‘green’ products promoting improved EPCs - and the vast majority of the rest...

Mortgage lenders have announced a voluntary moratorium on possessions from today, December 13, until Tuesday January 4.  A statement from the umbrella...

High house prices relative to average earnings make raising a deposit a big barrier for first time buyers, a new study...

House prices rose by just 0.1 per cent in September - but they are still increasing by 10 per cent a...

A report claims the flurry of transactions over recent months has been down mostly to families moving into larger homes and...

The end of a largely-forgotten mortgage initiative connected with the pandemic could end up derailing the current strong housing market, agents...

Banks and building societies want the government to offer more help to the housing market through additional assistance to home owners...

First time buyers are now saving more than £800 a year in comparison with tenants, new analysis suggests.  The Halifax says the...

Property is considered to be a safe investment. The buy-to-let market is booming, fuelled by a generation unable to get on...

We all know that people can’t move to a new house without going through the Conveyancing process. However, with that said,...

The financial services industry’s much-hyped mortgage holiday scheme, heavily endorsed by the government, could cost home owners hundreds of pounds in...

The Financial Conduct Authority has published new draft guidance for lenders which will set out options available to their customers in the extended...

A major consumer survey of existing home owners and potential movers has resulted in a plea to government to allow house...

The NAEA and ARLA have jointly written to the government asking it to include agents’ commission in its plans to help those financially...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

There has been broad support and relief amongst property industry players following announcements from several lenders that they would grant mortgage...

Monthly mortgage payments as a proportion of income have dropped to 31 per cent now from 43 per cent a decade...

There’s been a warm welcome from the property and consumer sectors for a suggestion that the Financial Conduct Authority may be...

Most estate agents have tried to dismiss the impact of the Bank of England’s base rate rise, which came following a...

Thanks very much to everyone getting in touch to publicise their efforts for good causes: we’re always delighted to help. Just let...

When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...

Campaigning charity Shelter predicts as many as four in 10 owners or renters in one part of the UK would struggle...

The growing size and scale of the private rented sector is not new news. Headlines shout about the changing profile of...

The Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on new guidance to lenders on how to measure and treat the repayment of arrears...

The Daily Telegraph appears to have exposed the government’s much-vaunted Buy To Let ISA scheme - billed as helping first time...

This week, 25 years ago the world's first website went live to those of us who were around then.  Amazingly, despite the...

It’s the news that has got everyone talking: Barclays are bringing back the 100% mortgage.  The market has taken a bit of...

An interesting story caught my eye a few weeks ago. A man from Lytham St Annes in Lancashire attempted to sell...

A new website has been launched to fight back against the attack George Osborne made in the Summer Budget on the...