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The gap between the price a seller wants and what a buyer is willing to pay is at risk of widening,...

Estate agency stock has hit the highest level since February 2021, new figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...

A drop in house prices remains likely for 2024 despite recent rises and improving sentiment. The latest Halifax house price index showed...

Homebuyer and seller activity has finally started to turn positive, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) suggests. The latest...

Negative outlooks appear to be reducing amid property professionals as falling mortgage rates filter through to the housing market, according to...

Agents and surveyors are at their most positive about the housing market for the first time since January 2022. The November 2023...

House price falls could continue into 2024 as high interest rates continue to make it difficult for homebuyers to transact, an...

As the Governor, Andrew Bailey, announces his plans to install heat pumps at the Bank of England, we are increasingly hearing...

Property market activity has returned to levels last seen in the aftermath of last October’s mini Budget, data from the Royal...

Two sets of housing data have suggested a declining property market, with further price drops on the horizon. Halifax has recorded the...

High borrowing costs and an uncertain economic outlook remaining the main challenges for homebuyers, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...

A more stable picture of the housing market may be emerging, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has suggested. It comes...

Making homes more energy efficient or moving to properties that have already been improved is becoming a key focus for homeowners,...

Buyer demand, new instructions and agreed sales all continued falling in November, according to a downbeat update from the Royal Institution...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned of a further weakening of the property market as buyer caution increases. The...

New research from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has highlighted further lost further momentum in the housing market during...

Agency stock has hit a new low as surveyors report falling instructions and a drop in demand. The latest RICS Residential Market...

New instructions and buyer demand have stumbled again but agents are still managing to sell existing stock above asking price, the...

The limited amount of property stock continues to push up house prices despite cost of living concerns, surveyors claim. The latest RICS...

The supply shortage may be coming to an end. That is the view from the latest RICS Residential Market Survey. The research among...

The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...

The government has been called upon by one of the industry’s most respected bodies to announce a stamp duty holiday to...

A more stable trend is now emerging in the UK housing market, according to the latest results for the RICS UK...

Investment consultancy London Central Portfolio has launched a new index which it claims uses “the most comprehensive data available” to assess...

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...

It is a tedious fact, but the housing market is underpinned by economic fundamentals. This won’t be a surprise.  However, at a...