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Buyers and sellers should focus on the Bank of England’s actions rather than words when it comes to the housing market,...

The property market is bracing for the start of the slowdown in the rate of house price growth.  The Halifax House Price...

Buyers are being urged to act now to secure decent mortgage pricing as interest rates hit a 13-year high yesterday. The Bank...

Buyer demand has rebounded in prime areas of the capital and there is also talk of a return to competitive bidding. The...

A third of first-time buyers have had to reduce their budgets as a result of recent interest rate hikes and the...

House price growth is expected to hit single digits by the end of the year as the cost of living crisis...

The lack of housing stock, rising inflation and rising mortgage rates could all lead to agents running out of stock in...

Buyers are already tightening their belts and choosing not to borrow as much as they could, but instead calculate what they...

The jury is still out on whether the Ukraine crisis will damage public confidence in the UK housing market. Rightmove’s property data...

The Bank of England has issued a consultation on changing the affordability tests for large mortgages introduced in the wake of...

The latest house price data from the Halifax shows another absolute record but with a sharply reduced monthly rise indicating a...

Mortgage lenders serving the housing market are set for a quieter 2022 after the unprecedented levels of activity seen in 2021,...

Another day, another house price index record. The latest, from the Halifax, shows that typical house prices increased by over £24,500 in...

As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to surging...

Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...

The prospect of higher mortgage interest rates mean the housing market may get tougher soon despite another set of upbeat house...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

A leading agency predicts that prime central London house prices, so long in the doldrums throughout the pandemic, will bounce back...

The head of research at a leading agency is warning that although the housing market remains buoyant, there may be macro-economic...

The average price of a house in the UK has hit £250,000 for the first time as the  market shows no...

Official forecasts suggest house prices will rise for five years at least, although at well below the rate of growth seen...

The housing market is on track to record its strongest year since 2007 for transactions and house price inflation says Zoopla.  The...

The total value of homes in Britain has risen 20 per cent - that’s £1.6 trillion – in the past five...

The first agency to give its market forecast for 2022 and beyond has suggested an upbeat performance next year.  Hamptons says the...

The Guardian has sharply criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for introducing and then extending the stamp duty holiday - because helping estate...

An unexpected claim was made over the weekend - that the long-running stamp duty holiday was not, after all, behind the...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

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

House prices in July rose after falling in June, according to the Halifax. They were 0.4 per cent higher than in June,...

If you were hoping for a summer lull during August, think again. That’s the messages from Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine...

Annual house price growth remains above 10 per cent despite a small monthly dip in July according to the Nationwide. A 0.5...

HSBC UK is re-introducing its 90 per cent Loan To Value mortgages from next week - a possible lifeline for first...

If you fear the market will slow after Christmas, think again - Rightmove is expecting several months of frenzied transactions to...

The housing market boom looks set to continue for some months yet as mortgage approvals for home purchases hit their highest...

Record house prices recorded this week by the Nationwide index are set to go higher still according to a leading agent. Nationwide...

With access to finance being such a hot topic at the moment, more and more estate agents are turning to commercial...

Mortgage approvals - a key indicator of short-term activity in the housing market - beat expectations in June according to Bank...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

The impact of the Coronavirus crisis is going to reduce agents' revenue into the third quarter finishing in late September warns a leading...

The extraordinary past week of anger over portals’ fees plus early-warning statements like that from Foxtons indicate the anxiety in the...

In another positive sign for the housing market, every region of the UK has seen a price rise according to the...

Zoopla’s Hometrack data research arm says the start of 2020 has seen buyer demand up 26 per cent compared to the...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

Major UK cities have seen average house price rises of 54 per cent in the past decade - an increase of...

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...

House prices increased 0.5 per cent in November, which was the strongest monthly rise since April according to the Nationwide.  However, annual...

The number of prime residential housing transactions has increased rapidly in the past two decades and even in the past five...

Although property transactions have, unsurprisingly, recently seen a decline which is almost certainly in part due to the ‘B-word’, this doesn’t...

A study from Santander Mortgages has blown the cover on first time buyers, suggesting they know almost nothing and research very...

Another house price index has suggested the housing market continuing to show great resilience despite the continuing economic and political uncertainty. The...

First time buyers will constitute the largest single group of purchasers in 2019, despite the apparent difficulties of deposits and securing...

A senior estate agency director is warning that house price growth could continue to stall “with Boris loose at the wheel”. Benham...

A new analysis of privately owned homes with mortgages outstanding shows repossessions have risen in London - but they’re down in...

Online estate agency Yopa is warning of price falls ahead in London and south east England - although price rises elsewhere...

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...

Too many sellers are wedded to the idea that prices will rise after a Brexit deal is resolved, says one of the...

Average UK house prices rose 0.5 per cent in May according to the latest Halifax house price index as the long...

There’s a silver lining to another set of stodgy housing market figures - at least one sector, for those buying their...

The first set of figures for the year from HMRC show that there were 0.8 per cent more residential property transactions...

The latest Rightmove price index suggests that homes are at their most affordable level for some years thanks to wage growth...

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...

House price rises are now the slowest they have been for six years according to the Halifax. Across the UK, property values...

House prices showed an unexpected pre-Christmas boost last last month but worries about Brexit remain foremost for buyers according to the...

Figures released by the government over the weekend show that 14,867 Help To Buy equity loans were taken out in the...

Mainstream bank lending for house purchases grew by 3.6 per cent in October compared to the same month last year. However the...

One estate agent has described the latest price fall announced by the Halifax as “quite a retreat” for the housing market...

House prices grew two per cent year on year for September according to new figures - and a senior agency chief...

Estate agents say the continuing gentle slowdown reflected in the latest government house price figures will be the story of the...

A leading estate agent is warning that an interest rate increase today ould hurt the delicate balance of the housing market. The...

Agents appear to be getting more pessimistic over the housing market as the latest government figures show prices still growing - but...

Coutts bank has issued a starkly pessimistic snapshot of prime London’s housing landscape, reporting price falls, valuation mark-downs and slower sales...

Over the last few weeks, mortgage lenders have started to adjust their pricing in anticipation of a further interest rate rise...

The number of first-time buyers has increased 16 per cent in the past month and 10 per cent year on year...

The number of owners selling up and moving home is at its highest level since 2007 with one exception - London.  The...

The property consultancy Hometrack says London is facing “a drawn-out period during which there will be a slow re-alignment of house...

Analysts believe a rise in the Bank of England base rate is on the cards next month as a result of the...

UBS says London's housing market still faces the risk of becoming a bubble - although that risk has marginally eased over...

It appears activity in the housing market in 2017 will be around 15% down on 2016. The number of housing transactions...

Government figures suggest house prices are still rising by 5.1 per cent a year, with the average property value in the...

The average price of a home in the UK is now £211,6712 - up slightly on last month but with growth...

Agents say the latest Nationwide index showing a surprise rise in house prices does not change the fact that it is...

The latest figures from business consultancy Hometrack shows that house price inflation in the UK’s major cities is likely to reach...

The housing market may appear stagnant but one of the leading monitors of the mortgage market says many rates for borrowers...

The director of a respected mortgage broker is warning that market sentiment is changing with more down-valuations from surveyors and some...

House price inflation in London continues to slow and has now reached 4.9 per cent year-on-year according to Hometrack. London is now among...

Mortgage rates continue to fall with the average new lending rate at a record low of 2.2 per cent: as a...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

Contrary to some reports suggesting London’s housing market may be recovering, new data from Hometrack reveals the capital’s performance is still...

The number of home buyers in London dropped to a four-year low in 2016 while the number of loans taken out...

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

The latest index from the Halifax shows that prices in the three months to November were 0.8 per cent higher than...

House prices in the three months to late October were on average 5.2 per cent higher than over the same period...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

The latest Hometrack cities index suggests that London house prices in the last quarter recorded the lowest growth for 20 months...

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote have so far proved to be ‘wide...

Annual house price growth in 20 UK cities dipped to 8.2% last month, according to the latest figures from Hometrack. The research...

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...

Respected financial comparison website Moneyfacts says the average buyer requiring a mortgage and securing a deal now will be £240 a...

Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...

Estate agents and mortgage experts have reacted to the Bank of England’s surprise decision to keep base rate unchanged at 0.5...

George Osborne has claimed that average house prices could fall by up to 18% if the UK leaves the EU following...

There has been a significant acceleration in house prices in Britain’s big cities with lower-priced locations such as Portsmouth, Nottingham and...

There has been a warm welcome given to figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders showing that lending to first time...

In many respects 2015 has been a good year. Despite global challenges, we have seen a marked improvement in the UK...

The number of first time buyer transactions in October stood at 28,100 - a drop on previous months despite the fact...

UK house prices are growing annually by 9.7 per cent according to the Halifax, which says "improving economic conditions" lie behind...

The party's over. It's probably the best double entendre in the world of politics right now. For centre or right-leaning Labour...

We’ve had a flurry of data for all of us involved in the property sector to mull over on our sun...

UK house prices increased by 4.3% in the three months to July 2015, the highest quarterly growth for eleven years, according...

Conveyancing activity broke records between April and June 2015, according to analysis of Land Registry data by search provider Search Acumen.  Total...

At first sight the decision by the Bank of England not to raise base rate appears good news for the industry...

UK average house prices rose 0.4 per cent in July taking the annual pace of change up to 3.5 per cent,...

The total number of mortgage products available reached a post-recession high of 13,539 in April.  The latest National Mortgage Index from Mortgage...

The true impact of the election on the housing market has been revealed as the latest government figures on house transactions...

John D Wood & Co is launching an international department, promising properties ranging from urban pieds-à-terre to Caribbean beach houses, from...