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Would-be home-buyers are enjoying the highest level of spring-time choice of homes in five years says Zoopla. The portal claims that there...

Data and statistics are never in short supply for those of us working in the property sector.  But one set which really...

The plight of the nation’s first-time buyers may be the focus when it comes to government housing initiatives, but our latest...

The property market appears to be benefiting from the much-hoped for spring bounce, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors...

Buyer demand has continued to climb during the first quarter (Q1) of the year, research suggests. Analysis by agency comparison website GetAgent...

Asking price discounts have hit their lowest levels since last summer as market activity improves across the board, Zoopla claims. The portal’s...

Buyer demand shot up in February, helped by a surge in ‘realistically priced’ property supply, research suggests. Data from TwentyEA shows the...

Average asking prices have increased at their highest rate for 10 months during March but the property market remains sensitive, Rightmove...

Our latest research has revealed London’s six best performing boroughs when it comes to positive property price growth. But a wider trend...

Increasing numbers of mortgage lenders are pulling decent deals as swap rates rise. Santander has become the latest high street lender to...

New Year momentum in the property market has carried into February and new listings are at a four-year high, Zoopla claims. The...

Property supply and demand have rebounded since the start of the year amid falling mortgage rates but sellers are still making...

House prices fell at their fastest rate since 2011 during November 2023, the Land Registry has revealed. The latest Land Registry House...

Buyers and sellers, along with their agents, appear to have started the new year with renewed confidence as Rightmove data shows...

Buyer demand and new sales at the start of 2024 are already ahead of equivalent 2023 levels, Zoopla. Figures from the portal...

House prices ended 2023 up 1.7%, Halifax has claimed. The lender’s latest House Price Index for December 2023 suggests the price of...

Buyer demand across England crept up during the final months of 2023 but remains down annually, research has revealed. Analysis has revealed...

Inflation fell to its lowest level in two years during November, raising hopes that interest rate cuts and lower mortgage pricing...

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

Rightmove is forecasting a Boxing Day bounce this festive period. Analysis by the portal suggests that the number of new properties coming...

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

Buyer demand for homes in England has hit its lowest recorded levels since 2015, according to the latest House Builders’ Survey...

Agents and sellers are taking an average 5.5% discount on listings to secure a sale, new Zoopla data shows. The portal’s latest...

Houses prices stopped falling on a monthly basis for the first time since in six months during October but are still...

Mortgage rates could be set to finally fall below 5%, brokers claim. The pricing of home loans has rocketed this year amid high...

Fewer buyers are purchasing at auctions despite more sellers resorting to them. Quick buying firm House Buyer Bureau analysed auction stock that...

House price growth fell to its lowest annual rate since 2012 in August, official data shows. The latest Land Registry House Price...

September has been ‘underwhelming’ for sales in prime London except for at the high-end £5m price point, figures suggest. Separate analysis from...

Property professionals remain negative about the prospects for the housing market over the coming months amid low buyer demand and fewer...

House prices fell for the sixth consecutive month in a row during September and dropped at the fastest rate since August...

The average discount to asking price has hit a four-year high as the market swings in favour of buyers, Zoopla says. The...

An index of prime London properties suggests buyers standing back as economic uncertainty reaches the upper levels of the market. The Prime...

Annual house price growth has returned to its lowest level since the pandemic, Land Registry data shows. The latest figures from the...

Sprift has launched a new competitor analysis tool for agents using its services. A new market insights dashboard will provide users with...

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

The size of the UK property auction house market hit the highest point in a decade in 2022, approaching half a...

Agents and property professionals will be keeping an eye on Threadneedle Street in London today, with the Bank of England expecting...

Cooling house prices are providing an opportunity for buyers even with higher borrowing costs, Propertymark claims. The agency trade body said it...

Shares in Foxtons rose 3.42% yesterday off the back of its interim results. The London agent’s half-year update shows while lettings revenue...

The level of sales agreed has fallen below its normal market trend for this time of year but the “right-priced” properties...

Mortgage rates have officially broken the 6% barrier. Average rates for home loans are now back at the level that prompted the...

Sellers and their agents have become more confident about pricing but there are still some signs of “over-optimism” for higher priced...

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

Foxtons completed the highest number of viewings for five years during the first quarter of 2023, giving it hopes of a...

The level of agency stock has almost doubled since last year but repricing is on the rise and sales are taking...

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

House prices could drop by almost 25% ‘start-to-trough’ or by as much as 40% in severe circumstances, Lloyds Banking Group has...

The level of property sales in the UK is declining, HMRC has suggested, after it revealed that transactions dipped for the...

Reduced homebuyer activity has led to a 30.5% drop in UK house sales, new research suggests. The data also shows that one...

Prices will fall during this year, but the outlook differs depending on location, according to Cluttons. A first quarter update from the...

Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...

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

The property market has been warned to expect fewer sales and more expensive mortgages after interest rates were raised for the...

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

The return of commuters and international buyers has seen buyer demand return to 2019 levels, a major London agent claims. Dominic Agace,...

Agents have seen a bigger than usual New Year bounce in buyer demand, Rightmove claims. The number of prospective buyers contacting agents...

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

The ‘race for space’ is over and the property market is returning to pre-pandemic levels, Nicky Stevenson claims. Stevenson, managing director of...

New year, old worries: what’s happening in the housing market? We’ve asked experts and collated forecasts, 15 in total. On the one...

The pandemic-inspired property demand boom is well and truly over, GetAgent claims. It comes as the agent comparison website’s latest Hotspot Demand...

Property demand has halved but the slowdown is focused on the previously popular rural and coastal areas, Zoopla has revealed. Higher mortgage...

The end of last year’s Stamp Duty holiday has given a temporary boost to house price data for October 2022. The latest...

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

The level of homes being snapped up within two weeks of being listed has fallen to 6.8% across the UK market...

The housing market is becoming more price sensitive as listing values drop and cuts rise, Rightmove claims. The portal’s latest data shows...

One of the UK’s largest building societies is urging the government to provide more homebuying support as research warns of a...

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

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

Increasing numbers of transactions have fallen-through and asking price cuts are increasing but the market is still on track for almost...

House price growth slowed both annually and monthly during August, new figures show, as commentators warn a property market slowdown is coming. The...

Agency stock has hit the highest level so far this year but it seems to coincide with a decline in demand...

Buyer demand has dropped by a fifth in the fortnight since the mini-Budget while supply has increased from worried homeowners, Zoopla...

Buyer demand is cooling but the property sector still remains in a sellers’ market for now, new analysis claims. The latest National...

Property demand has dropped while price reductions have increased in recent weeks, data shows. Two separate pieces of industry data give new...

Agency stock has returned to 2019 levels as demand eases, Rightmove claims. The portal’s latest data revealed that the number of homes...

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

A property expert has claimed that it remains to be seen where housing will feature in the upcoming political agenda. Nicky Stevenson,...

Connells Group - the largest agency group in the UK after its purchase of Countrywide - has today announced its financial results for...

Lettings has helped drive Foxtons revenue and profits for the first half of the year, a company update has revealed. The listed...

More than a third of England’s regions have seen buyer demand fall over the previous quarter, research claims in the latest...

Rightmove has upped its house price forecasts for this year as new stock supply fails to keep up with demand. The portal...

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

The property market is unlikely to see forced sales but buyers are becoming more price sensitive, Zoopla warns. The property portal’s latest...

More than 500,000 homes are currently sold subject to contract, creating a conveyancing logjam, Rightmove claims. Data from the portal suggests the...

The remaining amount of agency stock still for sale remains at the same level as last year, TwentyCi claims. The property data...

The Bank of England raised interest rates for the fifth consecutive month yesterday. The cost of borrowing is now at a 13-year...

Limited supply is prompting more buyers to consider new-builds but the sector is also suffering from a stock shortage, Savills warns. Research...

House price growth is set to slow but talk of a correction is overstated, Savills claims. The latest house price forecasts from...

The property market is starting to get hit by price cuts and slower sales times. Research by Zoopla has highlighted that one...

Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...

A property lender claims to have identified signs that the property market is slowing. Analysis of Bank of England mortgage approval data...

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

The property market could be set for further upheaval when the Bank of England makes its latest interest rate decision today. The...

The latest trading update from Foxtons has revealed that sales revenue in the first quarter of this year was down 9%...

Winkworth agents posted record sales income last year, attributed to the stamp duty holiday. The London-listed agent franchise group revealed in its...

All regions of the UK remain in a seller’s market as the traditional spring selling season begins for agents. Housing market consultancy...

Demand in prime areas of London has fallen in the first quarter of the year, says estate agency Benham and Reeves. The...

Typical stamp duty paid by property purchasers now is actually 84 per cent more than before the pandemic and the SDLT...

There’s been a remarkable 1.7 per cent increase in the average asking price of homes coming to the market in just...

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