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01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The plight of the nation’s first-time buyers may be the focus when it comes to government housing initiatives, but our latest...
13 April 2024
From: Features
The UK Government should make better use of property taxes to deter foreign buyers, boost property supply and raise tax revenue,...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Nationwide has called for an independent review of the first-time buyer market as it urges the Chancellor to boost support for...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre. What is...
09 October 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
The “ticking time bomb” of Help to Buy repayments could be set to explode due to the cost of living crisis,...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
In his latest column Jonathan Rolande reacts to the shock but much-needed pause in interest rate rises. I suspect you, like me,...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Introduced to Parliament in May, the Renters (Reform) Bill seeks to improve the private rental sector for both tenants and landlords....
15 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Mortgage lenders are at last cutting their rates on some deals, confident that the Bank of England’s base rate may rise...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The Labour Party has announced it will be hosting an emergency mortgage summit this week. The summit, happening in London tomorrow, is...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Mortgage lending criteria and products are failing to keep up with more energy-efficient homebuilding techniques, it has been claimed. The Home Builders...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The average first-time buyer in Britain has seen the cost of a home increase by £25 per day since interest rates...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Labour leader Keir Starmer took to the airwaves yesterday, promising to "back the builders not blockers" when it comes to homeownership. Speaking...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The amount of housing wealth owned by the older generation has reached a record level, new figures show. The data, from agency...
02 May 2023
From: Breaking News
First-time buyers are turning to social media platforms such as TikTok for homebuying advice and guidance. A survey of first-time buyers aged 18...
02 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A company aiming to “disrupt the conventional homebuying space” has raised £8m in a Series A equity funding round. Wayhome offers a...
28 April 2023
From: Breaking News
An award-winning charity will cut the cost of homeownership in Wigan by up to £10,000, by offering buyers the chance to...
22 April 2023
From: Features
A property consumer group has had its Twitter account suspended and its bid to be reinstated has failed - and it...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
If journalists believed everything they received in their inboxes, you’d be forgiven for thinking the private rental sector was a shiny,...
21 January 2023
From: Features
A fifth of potential borrowers have had their mortgage application rejected over the past 12 months – hitting their hopes of...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt should be wary of placing a greater financial burden on homeowners in next weeks’s Autumn Statement, an agent...
10 November 2022
From: Breaking News
In this guest feature, Ben Bailey, CCO at Even, a mortgage lender for first-time buyers launched this year, provides commentary on the end...
05 November 2022
From: Features
Housing minister Lee Rowley is set to make one of his first official public appearances at a Conservative Party fringe event...
30 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Analysis: What did Boris Johnson do for the UK property market during his 3 years as Prime Minister?
Time is up for Boris Johnson's tenure as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, serving 3 years and 44...
17 September 2022
From: Features
Zoopla chief executive Charlie Bryant has revealed aspirations for the portal to play a key role in the home buying process. Speaking...
13 September 2022
From: Breaking News
In this Guides & Tips piece, the team at Together set out what Right to Buy is and who is eligible. If...
21 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
Property professionals and MPs were left wanting more after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s much-anticipated housing announcements yesterday. Johnson yesterday promised a review...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Boris Johnson has promised a review of the mortgage market and housing benefit rules to help more people to get on...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The government is being urged to expand and make the Treasury’s mortgage guarantee scheme permanent and compulsory on home loans above...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Almost half of buyers would be willing to pay more for a property with a high energy efficiency rating, research suggests. It...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that he is considering extending Margaret Thatcher’s Right-to-Buy scheme, that gives council tenants the chance to...
14 May 2022
From: Features
A lack of support to help people onto the property ladder has been highlighted as one factor for the Tory party’s...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has given its backing to the ban on ground rents for new leasehold properties and has reminded agents of their...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark is urging restraint on the part of the Welsh Government as it moves to tackle what it sees as the...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News
At least 18 MPs have come out in favour of a new annual Proportional Property Tax which would be levied on...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Typical stamp duty paid by property purchasers now is actually 84 per cent more than before the pandemic and the SDLT...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Earlier this month, the government’s energy regulator Ofgem announced a record 54 percent increase to the energy bill price cap. Combined...
23 March 2022
From: Features
Fifteen businesses which had bought freeholds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A new analysis has revealed those areas of England and Wales with the largest numbers of Russian-owned homes. Credas Technologies analysed Land...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A housebuilding-led mortgage indemnity scheme called Deposit Unlock has now been launched nationally with 17 major developers taking part. Nationwide is the...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News
At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...
30 October 2021
From: Features
There’s been some cynicism amongst the industry in response to new homes promises made by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in yesterday’s Budget. Sunak...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...
13 October 2021
From: Features
The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...
09 October 2021
From: Features
First-time buyers are £25,000 worse off thanks to the stamp duty holiday, according to estate agent comparison site GetAgent. The website revealed...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Many Britains are apparently under-estimating the impact of furlough on their ability to get a mortgage and buy a property. A new...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News
An estate agency comparison website has conducted research into how much it costs to simply keep an average home in a...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Labour says the stamp duty holiday is an example of the government’s “failed approach” to home ownership and housing affordability. Labour’s Shadow...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News
An authoritative study on the housing market has shown that the big losers from the pandemic have been first time buyers. The...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Rightmove have been given a strong endorsement by an influential stock market tipster service, Investing.com. “Rightmove has built a strong brand, delivered...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Agents have given their backing to the government’s First Homes initiative, offering discounted houses for local people and key workers and...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The MP who chairs one of the most important committees in the House of Commons has urged the government to increase...
03 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has thrown its weight behind the government’s First Homes initiative, describing it as “creative” and saying it’s a sign of...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The government has set up a committee to push forward ideas on the collective form of homeownership known as commonhold. Housing Secretary...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The stamp duty holiday has backfired and buyers almost everywhere are paying more for homes, rather than less. StripeHomes analysed house price...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The total value of the UK’s housing stock has hit a record £7.56 trillion despite the pandemic. The calculation - by Savills,...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Life as we know it has changed – for everybody – and what tenants want, need and expect in this post-pandemic...
15 August 2020
From: Features
Restrictions introduced a decade ago after the financial crisis are holding back many first time buyers from purchasing a home. That’s the...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News
This month saw the introduction of the final stages of the Section 24 tax changes, first introduced in April 2017. Whereas buy-to-let...
18 April 2020
From: Features
First time buyers reached an estimated 353,436 in 2019, the highest level since 2007. This is the fifth time in six years...
03 January 2020
From: Breaking News
[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...
06 December 2019
From: Breaking News
The Housing Secretary says he wants to make home ownership more affordable for first time buyers - which could mean discounts...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News
A report by Santander says stamp duty cuts should be used as incentives for older home owners to downsize and allow...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News
An equity release provider says there is now £382 billion worth of equity available within older homeowners’ properties following recent house...
29 July 2019
From: Breaking News
With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...
06 July 2019
From: Features
The topic of introducing rent controls in London crops up time and time again in our industry. But it’s been hitting...
16 March 2019
From: Features
Even the cheapest local homes are out of reach for at least 40 per cent of young adults according to a...
09 October 2018
From: Breaking News
The income first-time buyers need to purchase a home in the UK’s largest cities has shot up by 18 per cent...
27 September 2018
From: Breaking News
100 years ago, 90% of the UK population rented a home. Today, that figure has flipped, and over two thirds are...
26 May 2018
From: Features
Theresa May has appointed a controversial former Shelter executive as her new housing policy adviser working in Whitehall. Toby Lloyd was until...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News
What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...
30 December 2017
From: Features
Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing. The decision to cut stamp duty...
25 November 2017
From: Features
The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday. Despite...
18 November 2017
From: Features
Stamp duty reform lies at the heart of the submission by the National Association of Estate Agents ahead of next month’s...
10 October 2017
From: Breaking News
Over 250,000 non-homeowners appear to have given up on the dream of owning their own property in the past year alone,...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News
First time buyer registrations in the past month have jumped nearly 20 per cent across the UK and almost 30 per...
25 April 2017
From: Breaking News
The government’s blizzard of New Year announcements about new homes has received a distinctly frosty welcome from many within the property...
04 January 2017
From: Breaking News
It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...
19 November 2016
From: Features
Labour’s long-awaited Redfern Review, set up a year ago after the party’s defeat in the general election, finally reports tomorrow. Although it...
15 November 2016
From: Breaking News
With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...
16 September 2016
From: Features
The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...
05 August 2016
From: Features
The sense of gathering momentum for the Leave campaign ahead of the upcoming EU referendum is causing high levels of uncertainty...
17 June 2016
From: Features
When do we really start to worry about rising rents and house prices? Despite an apparent slowdown in house price inflation...
19 June 2015
From: Features
I write this article on the day of the General Election so you’ll forgive the political analogies. In particular, how any...