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The buy-to-let sector, which has been under sustained pressure for a number of years now thanks to tax changes designed to...

Oakwood Homes, a four-branch sales and lettings agency operating across East Kent, has acquired Parkland Estates, a single-branch firm based in...

Rumours abound over the future of Countrywide, which lost further share value on Friday, closing very slightly down on the day...

There’s been another drop in mortgage arrears and possessions for owner occupiers - although an increase for some elements of the...

A respected mortgage broker has found that there is widespread public uncertainty amongst the public about the effects of stamp duty...

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

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

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...

The latest transaction figures from HM Revenue and Customs make depressing reading - a three per cent drop between May and...

The mortgage industry may be throwing agents and the housing market something of a lifeline - it’s been revealed that 40...

The Law Commission has unveiled proposals that it claims could stop property fraudsters in theirb tracks and improve conveyancing at the...

Only 24 hours after the Land registry released data showing a 20 per cent slump in housing transactions, new figures from...

The consumer group Which? says some estate agents are misleading buyers about in-house mortgage services.  The consumer group has issued a number...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - a slim edition given how quiet the industry is at the...

Locations in the capital dominate a league table of locations where the largest numbers of so-called ‘high risk’ mortgages are taken...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...

Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...

Total mortgage approvals by the main High Street banks increased three per cent in May over the same month last year...

Potential first-time buyers in every area of the UK would have lower monthly outgoings if they bought a property rather than...

The pace of change is extraordinary. As we reach the middle of one conversation, rumblings of the next already begin. I think...

A property portal that describes itself as free-to-list has launched today, taking the industry by surprise - however, at least one...

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...

Breakdowns within property chains are the most common cause of fall throughs, according to a new study. Over the last ten years,...

Century 21 UK is slashing the cost of becoming a franchisee for a six week period, cutting the price from £23,500...

A service that tracks different types of mortgage demand reveals that remortgaging is on the rise while borrowing for new purchases...

The housing market may have seen some depressing figures of late but there’s good news about mortgage arrears - they’re at...

Trussle, which describes itself as the UK’s first online mortgage broker, has won £13.6m in financing from international investors led by...

The Financial Conduct Authority says house buyers need more help to find the best priced and most appropriate mortgage deal for their...

Fewer mortgages were approved for home buyers last month than in the same month a year ago according to figures from...

A new survey suggests that despite many lenders increasing their rates, most mainstream mortgages are down compared to the start of...

Property purchases for buyers requiring mortgages reached 50,000 in February, the highest level for the month since 2007.  The data, from mortgage...

The latest mortgage snapshot from e.surv has reinforced recent claims from other sources that London’s housing market remains the most difficult...

The proportion of first time buyers in the market is still 11 per cent below the level seen before the 2008...

Barclays is next week launching a so-called ‘green mortgage’ which links the loan to the Energy Performance Certificate rating of the...

The first-ever ‘digital mortgage’ deed has been lodged at HM Land Registry, for a property at Rotherhithe in London.  Coventry Building Society...

Countrywide is not quite finished with online experimentation yet, for today sees the launch of an online mortgage service, backed by...

Gross mortgage lending is set to reach its highest level since 2007 despite Brexit, says the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association. But its...

A magazine claims its investigations into the sales tactics of Countrywide and Connells suggest the two agency are “harming consumers, stopping them from...

Figures just released assessing February’s mortgage borrowing show that approvals are 1.25 per cent lower than in January, and are down...

The switchback of house price indices and other data on the state of the market has taken a turn for the...

The magazine Mortgage Strategy says Countrywide is investigating reports that one of its estate agent branches pressured buyers to use in-house...

Foxtons has reported its 2017 figures to shareholders and the City this morning and as expected they show sharp falls in...

Leaders is expanding the mortgage side of its business with a raft of new products and services, as well as introducing...

A 1.0 per cent interest rate rise would add £930 a year to the cost of servicing the average mortgage, according...

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

Why I won’t buy Purplebricks shares and why if I had any, I’d sell fast… In its latest adverts, Purplebricks attempts to...

LSL Property Services is beefing up the mortgage arm of its activities.  It has acquired the mortgage adviser network Personal Touch in...

The costs of the majority of mainstream mortgages increased in the final three months of last year.  The news comes from mortgage...

According to The Branding Journal, a brand is “a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's...

A poll of over 2,500 first time buyers suggests that on average they pay £5,300 less than the asking price -...

The managing director of a bank has called for young people to be given more assistance in understanding the finances and processes behind...

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...

It’s not breaking new ground to say that younger people have what many regard as the raw end of the deal...

A survey suggests that over 10 per cent of existing homeowners have been deterred from selling thanks to the recent interest rate...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

Winter seems to be firmly with us now, if the plunging temperatures are anything to go by. After a ridiculously mild...

Mortgage approvals are well above last year's levels despite concerns about the health of the housing market.  There were 66,185 mortgage applications...

The Bank of England has raised the base rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. The Bank’s monetary policy committee was...

Experts suggest that a possible interest rate rise this morning - if it is backed by a majority of members of...

As the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee consider whether to increase base rate later this week, new figures from the...

The residential research associate director of Cushman & Wakefield says there is now evidence that the Help to Buy equity loan...

It’s been a big week for property news - controversies surrounding Purplebricks, merger discussions between big franchise operators, and another government...

Respected mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says that the costs of some mortgages are already rising in the expectation of a base...

In his PropTech 3.0 report, Andrew Baum dedicated an entire section to blockchain; it was titled: ‘Blockchain is coming – get...

UK house price inflation is now running at a modest 2.0 per cent but London's housing market has recorded its worst...

Mortgage lending reached £24.2 billion in August according to latest estimates by UK Finance. There were some 41,807 house purchase approvals, with...

There is growing concern that online agents who do not chase-up on behalf of clients are leading to delays and fall-throughs...

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

The Daily Telegraph claims that what it calls “dodgy practices” are leaving customers “thousands of pounds out of pocket.” The article quotes...

ZPG - which already owns and operates Zoopla, PrimeLocation, Hometrack and the price comparison website uSwitch - has acquired the financial...

Estate Agent Today understands that Spicerhaart is in the final stages of talks to acquire major regional independent firm butters john...

Customer service is a definitive priority for prospective borrowers when choosing a mortgage lender.  This is according to a study of over...

Whenever any research is released, part of me can’t help thinking of that old adage, ‘lies, damn lies and statistics’ especially...

There’s good news for the housing market from new mortgage and remortgage approval figures showing growth in July after three flat...

Independent financial service Moneyfacts says first time buyers who opt for a fixed rate deal might be better off if they chose...

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

It’s not just the evenings drawing in that marks the approach of autumn - it’s also the return to work of...

New data from UK Finance - previously the Council of Mortgage Lenders - paints a relatively optimistic assessment of the UK-wide...

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...

The price of houses in the UK will remain high because a “structural decline” means fewer homes are being sold and...

The housing market may be a little sticky in the middle of summer right now, but there’s certainly no shortage of...

As the mainstream mortgage market braces itself for yet another clampdown on buy-to-let lending, a growing number of property investors are...

Some 1.8m UK adults have stayed or would stay in a relationship chiefly in order to get on the housing ladder,...

The equity release sector is claiming a record quarter between April and June with the number of new customers and total...

High end estate agency Savills says the credit crunch - roughly 10 years old next month - is still having an...

Gross mortgage lending reached £22.1 billion in June - that’s nine per cent higher than in May and three per cent...

  A hybrid agency called 99Home Ltd, which made its debut back in April, appears to have relaunched with what it calls...

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...

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

We’ve had the Bank of Mum and Dad so is the next big thing to hit the market a growing number...

The Nationwide is warning that a slowdown in household spending is likely in the near future, leading to a ‘drag’ on...

Estate agents are increasingly helping customers who have been forced to sell their homes to pay off interest-only mortgages ahead of...

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’s buy to let forecast for 2017 and 2018 has been revised down from previous expectations at...

Spicerhaart has launched what it calls a talent acquisition team to recruit new agents to the group’s range of brands, as...

The banning of letting fees levied on tenants has dominated the industry headlines in recent months but this election campaign suggests...

A prominent agent admits to being “disappointed” at what appears to be slowing mortgage figures at a time of year when...

First time buyers who were supposed to be helped by the high-profile Help To Buy ISA have in fact found it...

The proportion of mortgage products available for investor buyers operating through limited companies has risen by over 50 per cent in...

The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...

Home buyers borrowed £11.2 billion in March - down on the ‘stamp duty bonanza‘ period at the same time last year...

Cash is becoming an increasingly large proportion of the funding used to buy homes according to a new analysis of transactions...

There are more mortgage products available to buyers now than at any time since 2008 according to respected finance monitor service...

There has been widespread praise for the Nationwide building society's crackdown on criteria for mortgages for leasehold new build homes.   From May...

The Bank of England is warning that approvals of mortgages for property purchases in March were at a lower-than-expected 66,837, the weakest...

Research from Legal & General and the Centre for Economic Business and Research says parents are to spend 23 per cent...

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

Property transactions rose marginally in March this year, up 0.5 per cent on February’s total according to figures from HM Revenue...

The Financial Conduct Authority says it is to review lenders offering solely interest-only mortgages to home owners. In its business plan for...

News was released this week of a new PropTech partnership: banking disrupter Revolut has joined up with mortgage brokerage, Trussle, to offer...

The industry has broadly welcomed the shock announcement of a June 8 General Election as a chance to end long term...

One of the biggest stories post-Brexit is how the housing market has proven to be more resilient than anyone could have...

A building society claims that in the past three years alone no fewer than 1.2m buyers have given up on house...

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

Mortgage brokers say they are encountering fewer difficulties sourcing products now than at any time for three years.  Research from the Intermediary...

There are more first-time buyers (FTBs) finding a way on to the property ladder than at any time since the Financial...

It’s been another busy week of fund-raising for agents across the industry, sparing time to do good works despite the market...

Buyers with deposits of 15 per cent or less of the purchase price now make up more than a fifth of...

The consumer group HomeOwners Alliance claims new research indicates that more than a million UK adults have shelved plans to purchase...

Nationwide has introduced what it calls a ‘Family Deposit Mortgage’ in a bid to help first time buyers. It is aimed at...

Total property wealth owned by over-65s who have paid off their mortgages grew to a new record high of £1.072 trillion...

Former clients of a Scottish estate and letting agency and mortgage company are being asked by a corporate insolvency firm to...

The number and range of mortgages being offered in the UK has almost returned to its pre-credit crunch level. That’s the view...

Data from the Council for Mortgage Lenders show that loans taken out by buyers have hit a near two-year low.   Home buyers...

Research from the consumer organisation Which? claims that first time buyers are typically saving for anything up to a decade for...

Recent stats from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show that last year 360,000 people moved homes, meaning the number has stayed...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

Connells Group has announced strong figures for 2016 with the total number of properties sold rising five per cent and lettings...

A sales progression tool claims to have reduced the average transaction time for a property from around 94 days to around...

Over the past two decades, investing in buy-to-let has been a relatively easy way to make money, which is why so...

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...

Connells Group’s mortgage services wing has recorded a 10 per cent increase in the number of mortgages in 2016 and has generated...

First-time buyers borrowed £5.1 billion from mortgage companies in December, far above the same month in 2015, and the highest December...

One of Britain’s biggest mortgage companies has come up with a new way to try to boost buying across the housing...

The chronic shortage of housing supply in the UK relative to demand has been a national issue for decades. The Government...

The number of properties taken into possession last year declined by almost 25 per cent and has hit the lowest level in 35...

Welcome to February! It means that 2017 is well under way and we’re edging closer to Spring – a time when...

Cash rebates with mortgages - seen by housing market analysts as a great sweetener for many cash-strapped first-time buyers - may now...

Gross mortgage lending reached a remarkable £246 billion in 2016 - that’s 12 per cent higher than the previous year and...

There were an estimated 354,000 homemovers in 2016, a fall of 4% compared to the 367,000 recorded the previous year. Analysis by...

The highest number of 'risky' mortgages issued during 2015 was in South West London, according to new analysis of the latest...

Digital mortgage broker habito has announced that it has raised £5.5 million in investment funding.  The firm says it will use the...

A new report from the NatWest Bank nips in the bud any speculation that rising inflation may end the current cheap...

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...

Around six in 10 estate agents say their experience shows that mortgage lending restrictions targeting customers aged 55 or over are...

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

Brexit and wider economic uncertainties worsened by changes to property taxation have forced the Council of Mortgage Lenders to cut its...

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...

New figures from the Council for Mortgage Lenders add weight to the argument that the housing market is gently slowing.  Home-owners borrowed £10.5...

Retired home owners have gained an average of £26,000 tax-free this year from their houses, new analysis from an over-55s financial...

Over 50,000 have signed up to the Land Registry’s property fraud alert service following a series of high-profile stories on the...

Moneyfacts, the independent financial products monitoring service, says first time buyer have a lot to thank Help To Buy for -...

The number of fee-free deals on fixed rate mortgages has more than doubled in the past year according to research by...

There’s good news for London’s troubled market - a report from the CML shows that buyers in the capital took out 12...

The long-awaited Redfern Review has recommended that improved access to mortgage finance and improved income levels for first time buyers are...

Older homeowners are unrealistic about how much money they will raise from downsizing, and estate agents are warning them to manage...

It’s all been kicking off in recent weeks, hasn’t it? Marmite wars, the endless Trump v Clinton debate, Samsung phones blowing...

We are now less than a month away from Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Statement to the nation, depending of course on...

The average UK property takes 91 days to sell - and that’s down to greedy sellers according to the mortgage arm...

A business publication says figures from a PropTech peer-to-peer lending firm which markets its products through Zoopla show a 95 per cent...

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

Agents don’t need reminding that Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today are invaluable sources of daily industry news - but...

Research from the consumer organisation Which? suggests that the number of mortgages on the market has increased by 13 per cent...

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

As with finance broking, there can be many frustrations that come with being an estate agent – I perhaps don’t need...

The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority has confirmed that tighter regulations will apply to lenders providing mortgages for buy to...

The government says its latest release of figures from its various Help to Buy schemes show that over 185,000 people have...

Zoopla has formally announced the launch of its new 'Invest' channel, which has been designed to provide consumers with the opportunity...

Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) has announced the launch of a new feature on its website which will help estate agents to...

As the PropTech industry continues to expand, with dedicated events and more innovative startups entering the world of UK property, online...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

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

The credit crunch may have been the economic backdrop against which much of the housing market performance of the past 10...

Confidence in the UK housing market has slumped according to an annual survey conducted by economic consultancy ING.  The survey, called Homes...

Average house prices across the UK increased by 0.6 per cent in August, taking the annual rate of growth to 5.6...

The Bank of England says the number of new mortgages fell to 60,912 in July, down from 64,152 the previous month...

The British Banking Association’s latest mortgage lending figures suggest early signs of fall-out from the surprise vote for the UK to...

The number of 95 per cent loan to value mortgages available for first time buyers has dwindled 16 per cent in...

The number of mortgage products available is now over 23,000 - a figure last seen during the heady days just before...

There has been a spur in activity in the mortgage market since the Bank of England base rate dropped to 0.25...

An investment report from credit ratings agency Moody’s suggests it is concerned about the effects of Brexit on the housing market,...

The number of mortgages in arrears is now at its lowest level since records began more than 20 years ago.  Data from...

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...

There was a small two per cent drop in residential valuations in July compared to the same month last year, according to...

  The Bank of England has, as expected, cut its base rate to 0.25 per cent after a record seven years at...

The Nationwide says house prices rose at their fastest annual rate for four months in July, but that performance may not...

The latest figures on mortgage lending suggest that higher house prices led to greater lending in June this year than 12...

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

As promised, this week’s Natter is dedicated to a question and answer session with Peter Brodnicki, the man who has been...

I’m indebted to one of the most enthusiastic estate agents I’ve had the pleasure of meeting for suggesting the subject of...

Nearly three quarters of people who have sold or bought a property deem it more stressful than having a child or...

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

The Bank of England has kept its base rate to 0.50 per cent despite many analysts expecting it would be cut...

One of the first major pieces of research to come from an estate agency following the EU referendum suggests the short-term...

House owners and buyers with mortgages in today’s market should budget to ensure they can “have enough headroom” for a rise...

As I sit and write this piece, even with the FTSE 100 back up and sterling having recovered some of its...

Campagining housing charity Shelter claims that an estimated 13 million people aged between 18 and 44 feel the high costs of buying...

The Bank of England’s governor is warning future mortgage borrowers who buy homes that “conditions will be difficult” as a result...

Never in my lifetime have I seen so much enthusiasm and passion for politics. Brexit awoke the sleeping dog in almost...

The Council of Mortgage Lenders says the Brexit vote will hit transactions as buyers and sellers wait for the dust to...

The Conveyancing Association is setting up a working group to consider how to increase transparency, cut unnecessary delays and costs, and...

A few of our Industry Views pieces this week focus on the upcoming EU referendum. I don’t think I can add...

Home-owners borrowed £8.1 billion for house purchases in April, which was four per cent down on the same month a year ago. There...

An estate agency chief operating in an area where there are high levels of holiday home ownership has stood up for...

A firm says it wants to help agents and sellers frustrated by a stagnating housing market to short-let homes using controversial...

Home loans activity has fallen to a 12 month low as market torpor sets in ahead of the EU referendum.  According to...

Valuation activity in May rose by nearly a fifth on an annual basis despite the upcoming EU referendum according to research...

While buy-to-let lenders brace themselves for further interventions as part of proposals currently being drawn up by the Prudential Regulation Authority...

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

So what is it with young people failing to stand up for themselves and not making the most of their money...

The Council of Mortgage Lenders estimates that gross mortgage lending reached £18.5 billion last month - the highest April figure since...

There has been a 58 per cent rise in the past year for mortgages for house purchase purposes, according to the...

The Financial Conduct Authority is to encourage lenders to give would-be buyers more choice in the mortgages available. In the Responsible Lending...

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

The Council of Mortgage Lenders says the number of repossessions in the first quarter of 2016 was 2,100 - the lowest...

Chancellor George Osborne has moved his campaign for the UK to remain in the EU on to housing issues with a...

Barclays has reintroduced the 100 per cent mortgage - but there’s a catch.  The bank’s so-called Family Springboard Mortgage is now available...

On Tuesday we managed hail, snow, rain, sun and a chilly wind all in one day. Whatever you want to say...

First time buyers with small deposits are among those likely to suffer as a result of new regulations on credit risk...

A new survey suggests that it is the other fees associated with moving house - not estate agents’ charges - that...

It’s almost impossible to write about the conveyancing market and not reflect on the activity levels of the past month or...

Home lending in 2016 saw its best opening quarter for nine years according to the figures from chartered surveying firm e.surv.  An...

In 2014 there were 19,000 estate agent branches in the UK. Of which 18,000 were registered to list properties on the...

Research by The Guardian has revealed that the Blair family’s property empire has expanded - secured just ahead of the stamp...

Countrywide has taken another step into the residential development mortgage market by acquiring Mortgage Bureau, which works with national house builders as...

We talk about the unstoppable rise of buy-to-let and forget that it was only as recently as the early 1970’s that...

An academic study claims that increasing the supply of new-build properties - widely thought to be the favoured solution to the...

Despite the many woes in the housing market, there has possibly never been a better time to get a competitive mortgage...

New proposals to curtail mortgage borrowing in the buy to let sector have been branded as “a classic case of slamming...

The Property Franchise Group - including the brands Martin & Co, Whitegates, CJ Hole, Parkers and Ellis & Co - has...

A key Bank of England body has revealed its proposals for tougher borrowing standards to prevent buy to let lending overheating the wider...

The Nationwide is warning that the busy start to 2016 in the housing market is driven at least partly by the...

Banks have approved the highest number of mortgages for almost two years as the rush to purchase buy to let properties...

Consumer choice of mortgage products has reached a near-eight-year high with 17,132 products available on the market. This is the highest number...

The number of UK properties worth at least £1m is expected to more than triple between now and 2030. A report from...

In December 2015 first time buyers borrowed £4.5 billion for house purchases - that’s up seven per cent on November and...

Increased competition amongst mortgage lenders and the rush to buy investment properties before the April 1 stamp duty surcharge deadline have...

Public relations used to be a minor part of estate agency, something only ‘the big boys’ paid for and with little...

The average deposit for a property has risen 15 per cent in the past year and now stands at over £80,000...

In January readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given the opportunity to give their views on proposed...

Surely people will start moving again soon. The employment rate for the last quarter of 2015 is likely to be the...

The UK’s largest estate agency group has upgraded its profits forecast to the City - just over 10 weeks after issuing...

Mortgage lending has risen 12.5 per cent in the past year, despite a small dip at the end of 2015. Chartered surveying...

Mortgage lending for home buyers dipped by nine per cent in November according to new data - but it is up...

Shepherd Direct Limited - best known for owning the Century 21 UK franchise business which has 50 operators across England -...

There’s been plenty of forecasting in recent weeks - banks, consultancies and high-end estate agents have predicted house prices in the...

One of the leading members of the Bank of England's influential Monetary Policy Committee has suggested that the recent fall-back in...

A typical 50-day wait for a buyer to receive a mortgage offer “increases the risk that sales will collapse and puts...

What is the biggest change you’ve seen in the agency industry during your time at TPO?  For me, the biggest change has...

Property sales in Scotland for first-time buyers and home movers are increasing three times faster than the rest of the UK...

Investors’ Chronicle, the weekly investment magazine published by the Financial Times Group, has lavishly praised high-end agency Savills for diversifying its...

Estate agency Keller Williams has set up a specialist team to help military personnel with mortgages and property investment.   "The needs of...

New research from the mortgage advice section of the consumer group Which? reveals that one in three mortgage holders have no...

I’m sure I’m not the only estate agent confused by the Government’s approach to residential property ownership. Many of the current ministerial...

It is anticipated that the government will reveal more details of how it proposes to simplify mortgage fees and make mortgage...

I make no apologies for returning to Build To Rent, the institutional investment in building and managing blocks of flats to...

A body called the UK Housing Market Observatory - consisting of economists at Lancaster University Management School - is giving a...

New research from Countrywide suggests that the growth of the private rental sector and the higher number of mortgages means far...

House prices edged up by an average 0.6 per cent across the UK last month according to the Nationwide, bringing a...

An estate agency claims there is a “contagion” spreading across the prime London housing market with sales reduced drastically thanks to...

We have reached an interesting point in what has been a most unusual year for the property sector.  The latest figures from...

On Wednesday 21st October future and reality will collide. Back to the Future’s Marty McFly will arrive in the DeLorean to...

The consumer is King and to protect sellers and buyers' best interests estate and letting agents have to operate in the...

The number of house purchase mortgage approvals has risen by 19.8 per cent over the last 12 months.  Data from eSurv suggests...

The average price of an apartment has risen by 60 per cent over the past 10 years, far ahead of the...

In a new sign that the housing market is strengthening, mortgage lending increased in August by the largest amount since 2008. Data...

Over half of Britain's home owners will hit problems if interest rates rise. The Building Societies Association says new research which it...

It’s Friday so it’s time for us to salute those agents who tirelessly go the extra mile for good causes -...

Over 64,000 property purchases over the last year involved the buyer relying on a gift of cash for all or part...

August saw 69,220 house purchase approvals, up 9.3 per cent on the same month last year and an 18 month high. On...

The Financial Conduct Authority is remaining tight-lipped as to whether its newly-announced assessment of MMR will lead to easier access to...

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

An out-spoken estate agent has claimed that first-time buyers in the North East of England will need to save deposits of...

A member of the Bank of England’s key Monetary Policy Committee says waiting too long to raise interest rates risks undermining...

The repossession rate has fallen again in the second quarter of 2015, and is at the lowest rate since records began. The...

Figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show that lending to first time buyers bounced back in the second quarter of...

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

Credit rating service Moody’s is warning that restrictions on mortgage interest relief for buy-to-let landlords will slow house price growth in...

A London mortgage broker who lied about his company profits to evade almost £115,000 in corporation tax has been found guilty...

When Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, recently announced that interest rates would have to start to rise sooner...

The average salary of buyers seeking a mortgage fell to a near-four year low in June according to the Mortgage Advice...

Owner occupation in Britain will plummet from its current level of about 68 per cent of homes to around 60 per...

Lending for house buying is still down compared to this time last year but there are signs that the market is...

In case we didn’t learn the lesson last time around, we appear to be on the brink of a refresher course...

This week the Chancellor, George Osborne, delivered the first Conservative Budget for almost 20 years. While Mr Osborne claimed that it marked...

Agents have expressed their disappointment at the decision by the government to restrict mortgage interest relief for Buy To let investors...

Although the housing market is showing few signs of igniting following the election slowdown, there is at least some good news...

The methodology used by the Nationwide to compile its house price index is to be changed from next month, with more...

Given that I wrote my last article on the day of the General Election but well before the result was known,...