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Britain's housebuilders are seeing a recovery in buyer interest and land purchasing activity in early 2024, according to the latest Knight...

Agency stock has hit a three-year high but sales expectations have dipped as hopes of an imminent interest rate cut fade,...

Prominent housing and mortgage experts are downplaying the chance of an interest rate cut following the Bank of England monetary policy...

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

Lloyds Bank has issued figures showing a 28% profits plunge for the first quarter of the year - but it nonetheless...

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

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

OnTheMarket president Jason Tebb has cautioned buyers against waiting for an interest rate cut and General Election before making a transaction...

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

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

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...

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

Seller confidence has improved in anticipation of the traditionally busier Spring market and interest rate cuts in the months ahead, research...

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

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

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...

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...

Homebuyer and seller activity has finally started to turn positive, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) suggests. The latest...

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

Average house prices rose between December and January but a rapid rebound is unlikely, Nationwide has warned. The latest Nationwide House Price...

Mortgage lenders are “treading a fine line” between offering attractive rates for homebuyers and getting caught out by rising swap rates,...

Inflation rose unexpectedly in the 12 months to December 2023, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data has revealed. The latest ONS figures...

Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts and said it now expects average values to rise this year rather than...

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

The Bank of England maintained interest rates at 5.25% yesterday, raising hope among agents that this would boost buyer confidence and...

House prices increased for the third month in a row during November but are still down annually, Nationwide data shows. The lender’s...

Two more major lenders have cut mortgage rates, prompting hopes that deals could seen come close to 3%. HSBC and Halifax have...

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

Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts and now expects a steeper market drop. The agent previously predicted a 5% fall...

House price growth and inflation has continued to slow but there are warnings that further interest rate cuts could still dent...

Mortgage lenders are at last cutting their rates on some deals, confident that the Bank of England’s base rate may rise...

The Government is backing a new trial to give homeowners who make their properties more energy efficient a mortgage rate cut. Perenna...

As I watched Liz Truss take to the stage at this week’s Conservative Party conference, my eyes were drawn to the sign behind her. “Getting Britain...

The veteran estate agent who led criticism of Countrywide’s former management is turning his glare on Foxtons. The London estate agency has...

I won't be the first or last person to say that society and the property industry in which we operate is...

The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in the base interest rate to shore up the economy during the Coronavirus...

Despite still being in the transition period after leaving the EU on January 31, we are seeing an upturn in the...

At the end of a strong week for housing market indicators, the latest survey from the website Home suggests a major...

Multi-national financial institution UBS says there could be a cut in the Bank of England base rate as early as May...

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

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...

Estate agents and mortgage experts have reacted to the Bank of England’s surprise decision to keep base rate unchanged at 0.5...

The news that Theresa May will be installed as Prime Minister tomorrow has immediately stabilished the share prices of estate agents...

The Bank of England is expected to set out its latest thinking on the UK’s Brexit economic changes today - including...