Tom Bill

Tom Bill

Read my articles below...

Tom Bill

Read my articles below...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment but mortgage market lags

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the Middle East conflict. ...

Raising base rate – would it be Bank of England’s big mistake?

The Iran War is still not wreaking the havoc of the Liz Truss mini-Budget ...

Middle East conflict clouds rate outlook this week – Opinion

Middle East conflict clouds rate outlook for next week - Opinion ...

Are markets over-reacting as they take rate cut off the table?

Tom Bill is head of UK residential research at Knight Frank ...

Opinion – Council tax revaluation risks unsettling property market

We'll know if the speculation is correct when the Budget is delivered this week ...

Go! Go! Go! Some buyers try to beat Budget uncertainty

The set is next week but speculation has been rife for weeks ...

Mansion Tax – this is where Reeves’ tax will hit most

The Budget is on November 26 ...

Lower Borrowing Costs Offer Respite for Mortgage Holders

By Knight Frank's residential research guru ...

Volatile Mortgage Rates hurt the Housing Market

Buyers and sellers had to process a series of different numbers starting with five last week. ...

Impact of cheaper mortgages may eclipse house price declines

Staying close to a mortgage broker will be an important part of timing a house purchase correctly in 2023. ...

Barclays slashes mortgage rates across 22 products

Barclays has cut mortgage rates across 22 products and by...

Buyers urged to be ready to strike as prices begin to fall

Buyers are being urged to act as falling house prices...

Rightmove says house prices rise again  but north-south divide continues

Rightmove says affordability is widening the north-south property price divide...
Latest Features

Affordability still a worry as house prices rise

House prices edged higher in June, but affordability continues to...

Fall-through costs increase £21m in a quarter

Property fall-throughs rose in Q1 2026, pushing the estimated cost...

30-year high for young adults living at home

Nearly three in ten young adults still live with their...