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Stamp duty rebates and cash to improve energy efficiency are being demanded by one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders in...

An analysis by Rightmove reveals that the average interest rate for a two year fixed mortgage at 95% loan to value...

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £229,263 in the first quarter of 2024, making this the fifth...

Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...

New data from one of Britain’s largest mortgage lenders shows that nearly one in five first-time buyers are now aged 40...

New statistics from the Financial Conduct Authority, analysed by a legal firm, show the clear disadvantage and worsening picture for single...

A veteran PropTech figure with extensive experience of working at leading estate and sales agencies has told the government to act...

The number of new sellers coming to the market is up by 12% compared to this time a year ago, and...

It’s taken eight years but one of London’s highest profile estate agencies says the value of its Under Offer pipeline has...

Winkworth has revealed that it has not renewed franchises on offices “where our standards were not being met and results were...

The jargon and complicated house moving process is deterring as many as 2.2m owners from entering the market, claims Zoopla.  The portal...

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

Fraud poses a significant challenge for residential conveyancers, with criminals often attempting to exploit the transaction process for money laundering purposes. The...

Lenders are predicting a busy quarter for supply and demand of mortgages. The Bank of England’s latest Credit Conditions Survey showed lenders...

From the uptick in house sales in January to a house price rise the first time in over a year in February,...

Average mortgage rates have ticked up ahead of the typically busier spring home selling season but borrowers are at least benefiting...

Average house prices fell on a monthly basis for the first time since September 2023 during March as higher mortgage rates...

Landmark Information Group has been named as a principal partner for this year’s ESTAS Awards held in October. As part of this...

The term ‘time bomb’ is sometimes overly used in the housing market, and while it has been linked to many things...

The majority of buyers and sellers in the prime housing market will not be deterred by the upcoming General Election, according...

House prices dipped on a monthly basis during March but annual growth improved, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index...

Mortgage approvals rose for the sixth consecutive month in February and are at the highest level since September 2022, Bank of...

Property blockchain network Coadjute has secured a £10m investment from Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, Natwest, and Rightmove.  This is the first time...

The share of homes purchased by first-time buyers so far this year has been pushed to record levels, but most are...

Estate agents are hopeful for a busy spring market after official data showed a small rise in property sales in recent...

Prime central London (PCL) property values flattened out during the first quarter of 2024 after six consecutive quarterly falls, figures suggest. Analysts...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

Stress tests are a valuable tool for measuring resilience and the Scottish residential property market was put through a fairly gruelling...

The Government may have backtracked on plans for 100% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages but Yorkshire Building Society has come up with its...

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

Financial crime within the property sector is on the rise and the stats are alarming. According to data from Apex Bridging,...

Interest rates were held for the fifth consecutive time after the latest Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting yesterday. The...

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 best news for the property sector to come from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget statement came not from any fiscal...

A baby born today will need to earn £95,121 to get on the property ladder, research suggests. The analysis forecasts that the...

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

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

The Spring Budget missed the mark when it comes to boosting current market conditions, agents have claimed. A survey of 833 UK...

North Berwick in East Lothian, has been named the best place to live in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live...

The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...

Savills has claimed most of the property markets It operates in are past “peak uncertainty” after posting lower revenues and profits...

One of the UK’s largest mortgage lenders has reduced its upper age limit in a blow for home buyers . Halifax is...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured agreements from eight freeholders to remove “problematic ground rent” terms from leases. The competition...

The mortgage price war appears to have eased and the shelf life on home loans has hit a six-month low, Moneyfacts...

Property market conditions in the new-build sector are likely to remain subdued this year. Persimmon has claimed. An outlook in the house...

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

Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has become the latest member of the Open Property Data Association (OPDA), committing to help speed up...

Only two out of five UK adults are aware of what conveyancing is, while the number for those who are already...

Home-moving platform the GoTo Group has been announced as a key partner of the Relocation Agent Network (RAN). RAN agents will gain...

OneDome is expanding its flagship product HomeBuyer Service to include surveying.  The property platform said it now provides a full suite of...

Following the disappointment of his Autmn statement, many property professionals were hoping for a kick-start to property sales in Jeremy Hunt’s...

Now the dust has settled on what many described as an ‘underwhelming’ Budget, we take a look at what two business...

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

When the Chancellor stood up to deliver the Spring Budget on Wednesday, those of us in the property business could be...

Agents are hopeful of support for the property market in today’s Spring Budget. It could be the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s final fiscal...

Foxtons has recorded a 31% annual increase in the value of its under offer pipeline during the first couple of months...

The level of mortgage approvals for home-movers hit the lowest level since the 1970s amid the cost of living crisis in...

Property professionals have called for the Government to allocate its promised £3m towards improving the home buying and selling process to...

House prices are growing annually for the first time since January 2023, Nationwide claims. The latest Nationwide House Price Index found average...

I was chatting to a genuine city gent the other day (someone who has enjoyed a career in suits, ties, shares...

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

Lower mortgage rates gave the housing market a boost in February with supply and sales all moving higher, Zoopla claims. The portal’s...

Propertymark has added its name to calls for Stamp Duty reform and has also urged lenders to develop more affordable mortgage...

Around half of agents remain confident about the housing market’s prospects this year, research suggests. A survey of almost 600 estate agents,...

Rightmove has joined growing calls for Stamp Duty reform ahead of the Spring Budget next week. The property portal has outlined three...

Homeowners with mortgages have seen the highest increase in household costs over recent months, official data suggests. The latest Household Costs Index...

Almost 2m aspiring homeowners do not think they will be able to follow in the footsteps of their parents by owning...

The Government’s proposal to introduce a new 1% deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder is unworkable...

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

Down-valuations appear to be on the rise and it is shocking agents and mortgage brokers. Property professionals have seen an uptick in...

Rumours of the launch of a 1% mortgage deposit scheme have re-emerged with just weeks to go until the Spring Budget  Chancellor...

Lloyds Bank is predicting a “more modest” fall in house prices during 2024. The lender had predicted in September that average prices...

Every year the media writes a lot about house price crashes, and often pose the question whether this is the year...

Properties favoured by first-time buyers are typically selling for an average of 8% or £20,300 below the local market average, Zoopla...

Propertymark has joined growing calls for the Bank of England to cut interest rates. Interest rates have been held at 5.25% since...

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

A senior estate agent has described the Government’s pledge to compel councils to cut red tape in favour of development as...

Older borrowers were deterred by high mortgage rates last year, bank data suggests. Quarter four figures from UK Finance show a 37.1%...

Compared with a decade ago, today's first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and more likely to...

In my last Natter, I recounted the story of how Angels media bounced back from the 2008 financial crisis by launching...

Last weekend, Levelling Up and Housing Secretary, Michael Gove wrote in the Sunday Times that the nation’s housing crisis was so...

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

If a week is a long time in politics, then I’d say it’s a lifetime for anyone working in the property...

Average house prices fell 1.4% during 2023, Land Registry data has revealed. The latest Land Registry House Price Index for December 2023...

The housing market is "turning a page" with fewer price reductions and higher achieved prices, Hamptons claims. A January market activity update...

Zoopla is holding onto its predictions of a 2% average house price drop this year and said high- value regions in...

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

After years of saving, hard work, and market watching, being able to view and make an offer on a property is...

Propertymark has urged the Bank of England to cut interest rates “as soon as practically possible” after the trade body noted...

With a combined value surpassing £7.4 trillion, the UK’s 29 million residential properties represent a vital national asset, and for homeowners,...

UK housing costs hit £200bn for the first time in 2023, according to the latest research by Savills.  The analysis of private...

Record numbers of future vendors sent a request for an estate agent to come and provide a market appraisal of their...

The times, they are indeed a-changin’. But what Dylan may not have appreciated, however, was how fast that change would be...

Potential self-builders are struggling to find suitable plots and many are planning to turn to estate agents for support. A survey by...

LSL Property Services yesterday announced the completion of its acquisition of TenetLime  The property brand announced in August that it had acquired the mortgage...

Average house prices will fall 3.6% in the first quarter of the year, according to forecasts by reallymoving.com. The research is based...

In 1999 (yep) I set up some websites thinking I could generate leads from everyone in the world. I had an...

There are several pros to cohabitation, and it’s always a wonderful experience when you’re handed your set of keys as a...

Compared with a decade ago, today's first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and more likely to...

Agents are becoming more confident about a busy Spring market after the Bank of England held interest rates for the fourth...