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Inflation has eased to 3.2% down from 3.4%, official figures from the Office for National Statistics show, the lowest level since...

A lack of urgency among buyers is hitting the higher value property markets, new research suggests. Analysis of prime London activity by...

The gap between the costs of home ownership and renting has reached its smallest level since 2019, according to the latest...

Inflation has hit a new two-year low as the cost of living measure slowed to 3.4% in February. The figure is down...

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

The prime London sales market has made a hesitant start to 2024, Knight Frank has said. Despite the agent and property brand...

Average house prices rose for the fourth consecutive month during February, figures from Halifax show, but it is unclear how long...

Mortgage approvals increased for the fourth consecutive month in a row during January but that hasn’t fed into official sales yet, data...

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

Prime market activity hasn’t caught up with more positive sentiment, Knight Frank claims. It comes as figures from the agency brand showed...

Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts and said it now expects average values to rise this year rather than...

The level of mortgage approvals hit a four-month high in November, Bank of England data reveals. There were 50,067 mortgage approvals in...

House prices increased for the second consecutive month in November, according to Halifax. The lender’s latest House Price Index recorded monthly growth...

House prices increased for the third month in a row during November but are still down annually, Nationwide data shows. The lender’s...

The lending outlook is improving for the housing market but psychological milestones remain, Knight Frank warns. The latest UK market commentary from...

The rate of inflation has fallen to the lowest level in two years, raising hopes of a boost for the property...

More than 70 local authority areas have seen average house prices rise over the last year, bucking the national trend, Halifax...

It wouldn’t be sensible to jump to a firm conclusion about the prospects of the housing market this side of Christmas,...

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

A Stamp Duty holiday would be more beneficial now than at the start of the pandemic, Knight Frank has suggested. The latest...

The best way to judge the UK housing market is to check on what’s happening in Parliament, not the price indices...

The property market’s 18-month “white-knuckle ride” is coming to an end, Tom Bill claims. Speaking on the Guild of Property Professionals’ The...

Average asking prices have increased as usual between September and October but at the slowest rate since 2008, Rightmove has revealed. The...

Demand for residential property remains fragile despite a pause in interest rate rises, Knight Frank claims. While the number of new prospective...

Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts and now expects a steeper market drop. The agent previously predicted a 5% fall...

The mortgage rate rollercoaster is finally winding down but pressure will remain on the property market, Knight Frank claims. New commentary from...

House prices have fallen at the steepest rate since 2009, Halifax data shows. The latest Halifax House Price Index for August suggests...

Agents and property professionals have expressed hopes that rates have peaked after latest rise Iin the cost of borrowing. The Bank of...

House prices dipped at their fastest rate since 2009 last month, new data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index revealed average...

The property market had its quietest May for sales excluding the pandemic for at least a decade, HMRC data suggests. Provisional seasonally-adjusted...

The air is slowly coming out of the prime London property market, Knight Frank claims but the agent has said it...

Annual house price growth continued to slow in April but bounced back on a monthly basis, Land Registry figures have revealed. The...

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

Annual house price growth slowed for the fifth consecutive month during March and remains negative on a monthly basis, Land Registry...

Average UK house prices declined last month for the first time in three months, Halifax claims. The lender’s latest House Price Index...

The impact of last year’s mini-Budget on the property market are “fading,” agents have claimed after the latest Nationwide housing data...

Property sales slowed annually during March but appear to have bounced back on a monthly basis, according to HMRC estimates. It follows...

Annual house price growth dropped for the fourth month in a row in February and dropped further into negative territory on...

Average UK house prices were hit by the largest annual decline since July 2009 last month. Nationwide’s latest House Price Index suggests...

There was little sign of a major spring bounce in March for prime London markets, Knight Frank analysis suggests, which the...

The level of mortgage approvals for home purchases bounced back in February, Bank of England figures show, but buyers are borrowing...

A financial adviser has hit out at the Bank of England, claiming homeowners and business should be furious about its interest...

February marked the slowest month for residential transactions in almost a decade, HMRC data suggests. New HMRC transaction figures shows the taxman...

House prices will still come under pressure despite a better-than-expected economic outlook, Knight Frank claims. New analysis from the property brand claims...

The property market looks to have avoided ‘heading over a cliff,’ Knight Frank suggests. Analysis by the agency brand suggests the further it...

The latest Halifax House Price Index is set to add fuel to the fire of the ongoing market crash debate. The lender’s...

Property professionals have started the year in a relatively less despondent mood compared with the end of 2022 but the market...

Halifax has recorded the lowest level of annual house price growth for three years. Its latest House Price Index for January 2023...

The motivation of ‘needs-based buyers’ shouldn’t be underestimated despite the current negative market data, Knight Frank claims. Official data in recent weeks...

The ‘fizz’ has left the market, an industry veteran has claimed after the Nationwide House Price Index revealed a second consecutive...

The London property market has started the year better than expected, with sales instructions and buyer demand both rising, according to...

The level of new listings coming to market is at its weakest since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty holiday,...

Tracking mortgage rates may be more fruitful for buyers than following house price data, a property expert claims. Tom Bill, head of...

Mortgage approvals for home purchase hit their lowest level since June 2020 during November, the latest Bank of England data has...

The “great recalculation” of the property market will take at least six months to show, Knight Frank claims. Tom Bill, head of...

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

Buyers are hesitant but haven’t disappeared form the prime London market, Knight Frank claims. The agent’s latest prime London property report shows...

Average house prices fell by their largest level since October 2008 last month, Halifax data shows. It is the latest sign of...

House price growth slowed annually and fell for the third month in a row during November, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House...

New mortgage lending data from the Bank of England has indicated a slowdown in property market activity during October but agents...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned tough times were coming ahead of his Autumn Statement yesterday and agents were left with plenty to...

Agents are acknowledging that ‘change is coming’ to the housing market after the latest Land Registry House Price Index showed prices...

Average property values have decreased for the third time in the past four months as Halifax warns of the end for...

The housing market isn’t definitely facing a 2008-style cliff-edge moment, Knight Frank claims. New commentary from the agent has asked if October’s weak...

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

Annual house price growth hit an 18-month low during October and fell on a monthly basis for the first time since...

Mortgage rates look likely to fall after Rishi Sunak’s appointment as Prime Minister but analysts are still unsure how far the...

The latest research from property consultancy Knight Frank has set out which areas of the UK have the largest proportion of...

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

Knight Frank expects prices to fall by 3% next year in Prime Central London (PCL) before rising modestly in the years...

House prices look likely to fall next year, a senior analyst claims while another warns the property market is moving from...

New Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is expected to unveil the Government’s so-called “plan for growth” today during a mini-Budget. The property market is...

Agents and other property professionals have, perhaps unsurprisingly, reacted positively to rumours of a Stamp Duty cut. Prime Minister Liz Truss and...

Annual house price growth returned to double digits in July, Land Registry data reveals. The figures will reignite the debate over the...

Monthly house price growth bounced back in August but continues to slow annually, Halifax data shows. Halifax’s August House Price Index recorded...

Annual house price growth has dropped to its lowest level this year and is back to single digits, official data shows. The...

A property expert has warned that the Bank of England’s gloomy economic forecasts and last week’s rise in interest rates could...

Global property firm Knight Frank has revealed the pipeline of transactions in prime London residential markets grew further in July as...

Knight Frank is predicting a post-summer slump in the prime London property market. It comes despite its data for the second quarter...

Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts upwards due to continually low levels of residential stock on the market. The agent...

New data suggests the prime London market has a new lease of life as buyers and sellers look to beat the...

The balance of power in the property market may be shifting back to buyers. It comes as Halifax data showed annual house...

Rural areas are dominating the boost in property supply. Agents have reported an improvement in sales stock in recent weeks. Analysis by Knight...

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

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

Knight Frank has issued a stark warning that house price growth is set to slow. House price indices from lenders such as...

The Ukraine conflict and cost of living crisis is likely to but a dent in the spring market for agents, an...

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

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

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

The  housing market is not immune from the supply shortage hitting the economy, according to Knight Frank - with London the...

Exchanges of properties in prime central London, following the end of the largest part of the stamp duty holiday, suggest the...

There are 19 new distinct £1m-plus property markets in the UK thanks to the soaring house prices of the past 15...

The Halifax is reporting a 0.5 per cent monthly drop in house prices, plus a fall in the annual rate from...

Several estate agencies have reported record months of business thanks to the rush of transactions ahead of the main stamp duty...

Average house prices have risen by £29,000 over the course of the stamp duty holiday as house price annual inflation hits...

Price renegotiations are underway between buyers and sellers in danger of missing Wednesday’s stamp duty holiday deadline, says Knight Frank. The agency...

Knight Frank says it will be September at the earliest before the current frenzy of housing market activity will stabilise. The agency’s...

Prices in prime central London grew by 0.3 per cent in the year to May - tiny rise but a significant...

A gradual increase in the supply of homes coming to the market means the stellar price rises of recent months are...