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10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Help to Buy has been ranked as having the most positive influence on the property market in recent times. Agency comparison website...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Savills has today upgraded its five-year UK mainstream house price forecast to reflect the stronger than expected start to the year...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Typical consumer spending on mortgages and rents increased 3.6% in April – the first increase in the rate of growth since...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Market appraisal volumes dropped 7% in March according to Propertymark’s latest market snapshot, based on data from up to six weeks...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Prominent housing and mortgage experts are downplaying the chance of an interest rate cut following the Bank of England monetary policy...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Just as the Nationwide showed the impact of rising mortgage costs on house prices, so another raft of lenders have made...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Only realistic sellers willing to negotiate prices are successful in the current market, says one of the country’s leading estate agents. The...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
UK house prices may be broadly static but sales volumes are up 12% year on year according to Zoopla data out...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
An analysis by Rightmove reveals that the average interest rate for a two year fixed mortgage at 95% loan to value...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The average price of a home in Wales fell to £229,263 in the first quarter of 2024, making this the fifth...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A report in the Times newspaper says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is planning a stamp duty cut in the early autumn. The paper...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Inflation has eased to 3.2% down from 3.4%, official figures from the Office for National Statistics show, the lowest level since...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket president Jason Tebb has cautioned buyers against waiting for an interest rate cut and General Election before making a transaction...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
When we talk in general terms about the UK housing market, we tend to draw a picture of generality. Facts and figures...
13 April 2024
From: Features
Average house prices fell on a monthly basis for the first time since September 2023 during March as higher mortgage rates...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Fall-throughs are costing home sellers an estimated £909m a year, according to new analysis. Upfront information provider Home Sale Pack has analysed...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
House prices dipped on a monthly basis during March but annual growth improved, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Estate agents are hopeful for a busy spring market after official data showed a small rise in property sales in recent...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...
30 March 2024
From: Features
Stress tests are a valuable tool for measuring resilience and the Scottish residential property market was put through a fairly gruelling...
30 March 2024
From: Features
If you want to hear of a tale for our industry’s times - featuring housing shortages, planning disputes, rampant inflation and...
23 March 2024
From: Features
Inflation has hit a new two-year low as the cost of living measure slowed to 3.4% in February. The figure is down...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Annual house price declines slowed in January and values returned to growth on a monthly basis, Land Registry data shows. The latest...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The best news for the property sector to come from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget statement came not from any fiscal...
20 March 2024
From: Features
The gap between the price a seller wants and what a buyer is willing to pay is at risk of widening,...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...
16 March 2024
From: Features
Property market conditions in the new-build sector are likely to remain subdued this year. Persimmon has claimed. An outlook in the house...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The prime London sales market has made a hesitant start to 2024, Knight Frank has said. Despite the agent and property brand...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Average house prices rose for the fourth consecutive month during February, figures from Halifax show, but it is unclear how long...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Agents are hopeful of support for the property market in today’s Spring Budget. It could be the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s final fiscal...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Agents would be happy to pay for regulation but the sector should be wary of costs, a Propertymark executive has told...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The level of mortgage approvals for home-movers hit the lowest level since the 1970s amid the cost of living crisis in...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
House prices are growing annually for the first time since January 2023, Nationwide claims. The latest Nationwide House Price Index found average...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
I was chatting to a genuine city gent the other day (someone who has enjoyed a career in suits, ties, shares...
02 March 2024
From: Features
Mortgage approvals increased for the fourth consecutive month in a row during January but that hasn’t fed into official sales yet, data...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
There are often very grim snapshots of the current property crisis. But one of the most shocking I’ve read in a long...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Around half of agents remain confident about the housing market’s prospects this year, research suggests. A survey of almost 600 estate agents,...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Homeowners with mortgages have seen the highest increase in household costs over recent months, official data suggests. The latest Household Costs Index...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has joined growing calls for the Bank of England to cut interest rates. Interest rates have been held at 5.25% since...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A senior estate agent has described the Government’s pledge to compel councils to cut red tape in favour of development as...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Reading the news on Estate & Letting Agent Today every day (as I’m sure you all do, too), there appears to...
17 February 2024
From: Features
The rate of inflation remained at 4% in the 12 months to January, but housing costs remain high, Office for National...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A drop in house prices remains likely for 2024 despite recent rises and improving sentiment. The latest Halifax house price index showed...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The European property market is the most distressed sector, new research suggests. The latest Distress Index, from restructuring firm Weil, has warned...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The housing sector remains locked in a buyers’ market and prices are unlikely to rise nationally this year, Zoopla claims. While some...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Everyone’s a pundit these days, aren’t they? And January is pundit season – when a New Year starts, out come the...
20 January 2024
From: Features
Prime London prices fell 6% annually over 2023 but remain higher over the long term, LonRes claims. Analysis by the data company...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Inflation rose unexpectedly in the 12 months to December 2023, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data has revealed. The latest ONS figures...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss a beacon of hope for agencies looking to thrive...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts and said it now expects average values to rise this year rather than...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...
13 January 2024
From: Features
In the current challenging market, housebuilders are increasingly looking for novel and engaging means of marketing to achieve the necessary supply/demand...
13 January 2024
From: Features
Winkworth's network completed sales for the year fell by some 19% in 2023, the agency franchise brand has revealed but it...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Let’s start at the very beginning - Happy New Year. Now, let’s give thanks to the guy who made January 1st...
06 January 2024
From: Features
The news in September that Birmingham City Council (‘Europe’s largest local authority’) had been forced to issue a Section 114 notice...
06 January 2024
From: Features
Chris Hemmings, Parter in Carter Jonas’ Planning & Development team We’re confident of a better start to 2024 than 2023. The news that...
06 January 2024
From: Features
The level of mortgage approvals hit a four-month high in November, Bank of England data reveals. There were 50,067 mortgage approvals in...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Fall-throughs are estimated to have cost UK buyers and sellers £270m during the third of last year, research suggests. It marks the...
04 January 2024
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Average house prices ended 2023 down 1.8%, according to Nationwide. The lender’s December House Price Index, based on its own mortgage lending...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The last thing you want as we rake through the dying embers of 2023 is a journalist’s prediction of what’s going...
30 December 2023
From: Features
We’re now just 2 days away from the end of 2023 and what a year it’s been for the property industry....
30 December 2023
From: Features
Lower interest rates and real wage growth will halt price falls next year but sales will remain lower, Hamptons has predicted Forecasts...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s a myth that the property market slows over the festive period, The ValPal Network (TVPN) claims. Data from the lead generation...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
As 2023 trundles towards the buffers and we look forward to our Christmas break, it is something of a seasonal phenomenon...
23 December 2023
From: Features
New homes – we need more in ‘24 2023 was a year which saw the 'need to moves' active in the housing...
23 December 2023
From: Features
This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising rents, and the threat of falling property prices. Although average...
23 December 2023
From: Features
What will happen to house prices? Should I rent or buy? Will a Labour or Tory Government be better for homeowners....
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Inflation fell to its lowest level in two years during November, raising hopes that interest rate cuts and lower mortgage pricing...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Average house prices fell annually for the second consecutive month during October, Land Registry figures show. The data may only reflect activity...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
House prices are set to fall further next year, two major lenders claim. The house prices indices of Halifax and Nationwide have...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The factor most likely to influence the housing market next year is entirely outside the industry’s control: the General Election. Knight Frank...
16 December 2023
From: Features
So Christmas is coming – soon. Traditionally a time for reflection on what’s past and prediction on what’s to come. Last week...
09 December 2023
From: Features
Fraud in the lettings industry is reaching unprecedented heights. Now, more than ever, there is a need for a revolution in...
09 December 2023
From: Features
House prices increased for the second consecutive month in November, according to Halifax. The lender’s latest House Price Index recorded monthly growth...
08 December 2023
From: Breaking News
House prices increased for the third month in a row during November but are still down annually, Nationwide data shows. The lender’s...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
It wasn’t exactly a champagne statement. More like Prosecco. But, nevertheless, there are reasons to be cheerful in the wake of Jeremy...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his Autumn Statement this afternoon amid rumours of Stamp Duty reforms and support for first-time buyers. The...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents are being urged to keep marketing throughout the festive season. The ValPal Network (TVPN) suggests the market is set for a...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The lending outlook is improving for the housing market but psychological milestones remain, Knight Frank warns. The latest UK market commentary from...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
As sure as night follows day, so our industry sets out a wish list of tax changes which it hopes the...
18 November 2023
From: Features
By Kevin Shaw, National Sales, Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising...
18 November 2023
From: Features
The Land Registry has recorded the first annual drop in property values for a decade in its house price index. Both the...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The rate of inflation has fallen to the lowest level in two years, raising hopes of a boost for the property...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Many property professionals may be getting excited by lower inflation and falling mortgage rates but an auctioneer is warning that there...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Stamp Duty cuts won’t give the property market the boost it needs, an agency chief executive has warned. Dominic Agace, chief executive...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Two more major lenders have cut mortgage rates, prompting hopes that deals could seen come close to 3%. HSBC and Halifax have...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Campaigners and commentators have reacted cautiously to leasehold reform proposals put forward in the King’s Speech. The King took part in his...
08 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Mortgage rates could be set to finally fall below 5%, brokers claim. The pricing of home loans has rocketed this year amid high...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s that time of year already: Halloween’s happened, Bonfire Night’s blown itself out, and there’s now a feast of festivities leading...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...
04 November 2023
From: Features
Nationwide has cautioned property market commentators about being too optimistic as its own house price index showed average prices surprisingly rose...
02 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The best way to judge the UK housing market is to check on what’s happening in Parliament, not the price indices...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Zoopla is warning that there will be further house price falls in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A new analysis of the housing market has assessed 50 cities in the UK to establish which is best for first...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
As the UK economy faces a period of uncertainty characterised by a cost of living crisis and soaring inflation rates, many...
25 October 2023
From: Features
An opinion piece by Sam Reynolds, CEO of Zero Deposit Just weeks ago, the Bank of England brought a halt to its...
21 October 2023
From: Features
Propertymark has frozen membership fees for 2024. Acknowledging the impact of ongoing inflationary pressure and high-interest rates, the agency trade body has...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket (OTM) has warned of a “challenging backdrop” for agents which may impact the portal’s annual revenue. It comes amid rumours, reported...