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Agents remain typically optimistic about the property market after interest rates were been held at their 16-year high of 5.25% by...

Savills has today upgraded its five-year UK mainstream house price forecast to reflect the stronger than expected start to the year...

Just as the Nationwide showed the impact of rising mortgage costs on house prices, so another raft of lenders have made...

Only realistic sellers willing to negotiate prices are successful in the current market, says one of the country’s leading estate agents. The...

Higher mortgage rates are a drag on house price growth says Zoopla - and it’s produced startling figures to prove it. 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...

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

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

This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising rents, and the threat of falling property prices. Although average...

There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...

There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...

By Kevin Shaw, National Sales, Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising...

The number of mortgage approvals for home purchase hit an eight-month low during September, Bank of England data shows. Mortgage data from...

An opinion piece by Sam Reynolds, CEO of Zero Deposit Just weeks ago, the Bank of England brought a halt to its...

Introduced to Parliament in May, the Renters (Reform) Bill seeks to improve the private rental sector for both tenants and landlords....

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

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been criticised for figures she used when highlighting how much mortgage borrowers are set to see...

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

A quarter of homeowners are considering selling up and going back to renting amid rising mortgage costs. New Moneyfacts figures shows the...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has ruled out providing financial support for struggling mortgage borrowers as rates hit new highs. Average mortgage rates hit...

The UK is on its rear - fact. Whilst many were breathing a sigh of relief after surviving a global pandemic,...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has described its sales business as ‘operationally challenging’ for last year despite posting a record financial...

You don’t need me to tell you that buy to let has had a torrid time of it lately. For agents trying...

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

Homeowners are starting to consider solutions to deal with their rising monthly mortgage costs including downsizing, research claims. A survey of more...

Rightmove is forecasting a ‘less urgent’ market in 2023 and is predicting asking prices will drop by 2%. It comes as the...

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...

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

The number of property sales falling through has increased for the first time since the height of the pandemic market boom...

The number of viewings per sale should be used as an indicator for the health of the housing market, a senior...

Mortgage rate hikes have already halved landlord profits according to latest research, and a base rate rise to 2.5% will see...

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

A Bill to bring the Government’s Stamp Duty reductions into legislation reached its second reading in the Houses of Parliament this...

Buyers have until 31 October to reserve a new-build and apply for Government-backed finance before the government’s Help to Buy Equity...

Property professionals are hoping for calmer markets after Rishi Sunak was confirmed as the new UK Prime Minister yesterday. Sunak won the...

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

Leeds Building Society has pledged to honour any mortgage offers and support borrowers during this period of market uncertainty. It comes as...

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

The confirmation of an immediate Stamp Duty cut last week may have meant delayed sales could complete, but there are concerns...

Estate agency share prices had a mixed response to dire warnings about housing demand and prices issued by HSBC last week. The...

Inflation remains a bigger concern to homeowners than house prices but potential vendors may get sensitive if prices drop, research suggests. A...

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

The government has launched a new equity loan scheme for the self-build market. The Help to Build scheme aims to help thousands...

The Chartered Institute of Housing, set to unveil its latest annual housing review next month, has indicated that to no one’s...

A new survey suggests two thirds of current or potential home owners would accept the idea of a mortgage interest rate...

UK house prices have reached an all time high - but 2022 will see a more normalised housing market thanks to...

Tenants, landlords, agents, and house buyers all breathed a sigh of relief on Halloween when the government announced that home moves...

With a new President elected and the old one reluctant to move out, this is a good time to see how...

Some buying agents have batted away the many signs of an improving housing market but one says the Boris Bounce is...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee - which meets monthly to set the base rate on which the costs of...

There’s a silver lining to another set of stodgy housing market figures - at least one sector, for those buying their...

There’s been a warm welcome from the property and consumer sectors for a suggestion that the Financial Conduct Authority may be...

Landlords and letting agents might feel they’ve taken a bit of a battering from the government in recent years – and...

LSL Property Services has issued a warning that market conditions are softer than expected so far in 2018 and that transaction...

A new survey suggests that despite many lenders increasing their rates, most mainstream mortgages are down compared to the start of...

A 1.0 per cent interest rate rise would add £930 a year to the cost of servicing the average mortgage, according...

The costs of the majority of mainstream mortgages increased in the final three months of last year.  The news comes from mortgage...

Respected mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says that the costs of some mortgages are already rising in the expectation of a base...

As the mainstream mortgage market braces itself for yet another clampdown on buy-to-let lending, a growing number of property investors are...

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...

It’s the news that has got everyone talking: Barclays are bringing back the 100% mortgage.  The market has taken a bit of...

Chancellor George Osborne has moved his campaign for the UK to remain in the EU on to housing issues with a...

The influential Home Owners’ Alliance pressure group says Britain pulling out of the EU would probably depress house prices. The HOA - a...

With less than a month to go before the new rate of stamp duty kicks in for second property purchasers, we’re...

A leading agent's 'ability to buy' measure shows that it is now 77 per cent harder to purchase a home in...