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

MPs on the all-party Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Select Committee want to quiz representatives from across the house selling community about...

UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...

Shared ownership has failed to deliver an affordable route to home ownership for too many and for too long, says a...

A property software business says its research shows that the housing market revival is driven by the premiums levied on new...

New data from Rightmove reveals that Thursday March 28 was the biggest day for the number of new sellers coming to...

A 2,000-person survey has revealed the diverse financial routes that first time buyers take to get on the property ladder. The survey...

HSBC used the Easter period to launch its Energy Efficient Homes range, tailored for UK residential first time buyers, home movers...

Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...

The average volume of UK properties listed for sale month-on-month rose by 58% in 2023 compared to a year previously, underscoring...

The beleaguered construction sector - a good early indicator of later sales activity - has seen a welcome boost in some...

A think tank is urging the UK government to initiate mortgage market reforms to promote higher home ownership. The Social Market Foundation...

Analysis from estate agency Yopa reveals that while the London market may be the worst performing in terms of house prices, it...

A buying agency says stamp duty is one of the biggest obstacles to a healthy housing market driven. Recoco Property Search says...

New data from Zoopla suggests that the housing market is becoming buoyant despite widespread uncertainty over the exact direction of mortgage...

Homebuyer appetites for new-build properties have dipped. Demand dropped 1.1 per cent in the last quarter according to analysis by easyMoney of...

A building society has launched a pilot project banning mortgage lending on holiday lets in two tourist areas for 12 months. Leeds...

A unique system of returning rent to tenants to allow them to save for a deposit on a property has been...

There’s been a surge in enthusiasm for energy efficient homes according to research from heat pump advocates OVO. It says that a...

Nearly four in 10 portfolio landlords, those with four or more properties, plan to increase the size of their portfolios in...

Access Financial Services has partnered with Nomo Bank to offer Sharia-compliant property finance for UK rental and residential property. The products address...

Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...

Leading agency Knight Frank says demand for new homes is generally robust, dependent upon the location and pricing.  It says its regional...

The average price of property coming onto the market for sale rises by 1.3 per cent (equivalent to £4,571 for an...

The Family Building Society has commissioned the London School of Economics to explore the UK’s housing. Its report - called A Road...

A high proportion of first time buyers take advantage of some form of assistance when purchasing their initial home. That’s the verdict...

One of the UK’s biggest house builders, the FTSE 250-listed Persimmon, says its 2023 sales were better than expected - but...

A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...

A record number of sellers came to market on Boxing Day 2023 according to Rightmove. The 26 per cent increase in new...

The government has launched a consultation setting out plans to improve the transparency of land trust information. Land ownership through a trust...

Three high street lenders - Virgin Money, TSB and Skipton Building Society - have joined the commitment to offer mortgages on...

Research from Coventry for Intermediaries has revealed that there is a clear generational difference in attitude when it comes to making...

The number of Londoners leaving the capital to move elsewhere in Britain dropped back sharply in 2023, following two years of...

A new survey - going against the trend of other housing market studies - suggests that house prices could rise six...

Low loan to value ratios from mortgage lenders are leaving an estimated 90,000 new build homes empty across the UK as...

Hodge is removing height restrictions from its lending criteria, meaning it will accept applications for mortgages on homes in England that...

A growing appetite amongst buyers for family homes is helping to drive London’s high value prime market, an agency claims.  Benham and...

There’s been a 46 per cent increase in ‘for sale’ stock hitting the market as sellers look forward to a Boxing...

A new analysis of the new build housing market for next year suggests that eventually there will be a bounce, triggered...

A new 10-point plan from the Home Builders Federation shows how policymakers could act fast to boost the supply of new,...

The research chief at lettings agency Hamptons says it’s likely that landlords have been hit harder by high interest rates than...

New data from Legal & General - based on searches to its Ignite platform - suggests a diverse mortgage market during...

The share of homes sold by a landlord in Great Britain fell from 15.7 per cent in 2022 to 14.0 per...

Rightmove claims that single first-time buyers on an average salary and with a 5.0 per cent deposit could not afford three-quarters...

Tomorrow’s King’s Speech, setting out the legislative agenda for the coming year, looks certain to include leasehold reform - and the...

Jo Breeden, managing director of Crystal Specialist Finance, writes: In his recent speech, the Prime Minister scrapped the proposed changes to EPC...

A range informal media briefings on behalf of the UK government suggest that an extension of the current mortgage guarantee scheme...

UK mortgage holders are repaying record amounts of mortgage debt, according to the  Equity Release Council. But the ERC claims high levels...

Landlords in the UK are paying 40 per cent more mortgage interest than in August 2022, which equates to an extra...

Two prominent UK house builders have warned of sharply reduced volumes in the next year or so as buyers struggle to...

Despite the housing market slowdown, brokers are being warned that the autumn months of September, October and November have typically seen...

There’s been a backlash from the mortgage industry following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Eco U-turn last week.  In recent months a growing...

Research published by the Home Builders Federation shows that the new homes owners will save an average of £135 on monthly...

Trade body UK Finance has issued a timely reminder to the mortgage lending sector of its obligations to borrowers struggling following...

New seller asking prices rise by just 0.2% (+£890) this month to £366,247, which is notably lower than the average increase...

It’s turning into a buyers’ market as sellers are accepting on average £14,000 or 4% less than their asking price, according...

Autumn 2023 will see the return of the Homebuyer Show Scotland in Glasgow, a dedicated show for Scottish homebuyers looking to...

Research from eXp UK, the network of personal estate agents, has revealed that in 22 UK cities, house prices are continuing to...

Newcastle Building Society has reported record lendings for 2022 of £586 million. Significant support was provided to Members, clients, and colleagues during...

The latest sentiment survey by Knight Frank saw the demand for electric vehicle charging points continue, and 35% of respondents rating...

Capricorn Financial Consultancy has released its market expectations for 2023, predicting that the UK mortgage market will have to acclimatise to...

Estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, revealed that tenant demand has started to depreciate across the rental market. The new research is based...

According to property purchasing specialist, House Buyer Bureau, there has been a flurry of homeowners rushing to list their properties for...

Although the property market is starting to slow, Stripe Property Group claims demand for new-build homes are taking the lead. In an analysis of...

Barrows and Forrester reveal that the level of homes being snapped up within two weeks of being listed has fallen to 6.8%....

Property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix, has uncovered some interesting details regarding greenhouse gas emissions among residential properties. The research shows that...

Octane Capital expects the total level of UK mortgage approvals to be 1.570 million by the end of 2022. That is...

Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed the busiest areas for estate agents and cities home to the most competitive markets.  The number...

Despite Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) changes slowly creeping up, the majority of landlords still have low ratings. If landlords do not comply...

Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed which postcodes estate agents with the highest turnovers reside. Registered property transactions over 3 months, the...

With Halloween around the corner, new research by GetAgent.co.uk looks into the value of Halloween-related road names. An in-depth analysis of sold price data...

Specialist rental platform, Ocasa, recently shared new findings about rental incomes landlords have received over the past year. According to the analysis, the...

While Halloween may be the time of year when homeowners want to shout about their haunted house, the latest research by...

Property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix, revealed that 74% of homeowners determine that the energy efficiency of their home is important. By surveying...

Specialist rental platform, Ocasa, claims that England’s Private Rented Sector (PRS) could surpass 5 million homes by 2025.  Over the past decade,...

Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, recently shared where the nation’s best-performing estate agents are currently located. Estate agents that receive the best values...

Alliance Fund has revealed that the secret property market in Britain experienced £30.9 billion worth of property transactions in 2021. This figure is ranked...

What is a forever home you ask? Typically, this would be a property the buyer sees themselves living in for a long...

The latest research by Alliance Fund revealed that the cost of purchasing a new home has increased by 47% over the last decade. The...

New homes PropTech platform, Unlatch, has recently been appointed as a partner to Third.i Group, the Australian-founded developer now dominating the...

New Right to Rent rules were introduced at the beginning of October. Failure to comply with these changes could result in...

The new homes sales progression and aftercare platform, Unlatch, reveals that Great Britain’s new-build housing market is worth almost £3 billion. In accordance...

The latest market analysis by Unlatch, the new home sales progression and aftercare platform for developers and housebuilders, reveals where Birmingham’s...

The latest research by Alliance Fund shows that the government’s decision to cut stamp duty could boost new housing delivery by 16%. The changes...

Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, suggests that the property market will remain steady throughout the autumn. An analysis of property market data over...

Mortgage broker, Henry Dannell, recently conducted a market analysis which reveals the most expensive postcode districts in London. As England's capital city, it...

The government announced the SDLT will only be payable on property purchases over £250,000. First-time buyers will only pay the tax...

According to the latest research by Revolution Brokers, £251 billion worth of properties have sold across England. The mortgage sector accounts...

A recent study by money.co.uk reveals which places in the UK have forever homes. A forever home is a property the buyer...

Benham and Reeves, London lettings and estate agent, has revealed its latest research which discloses which London councils have put in...

In a recent market analysis conducted by Unlatch it was discovered that new-build homes sell for 14% less than their original asking price. These...

The pandemic has had lasting effects on the property sector and market analysis from Total Landlord Insurance discloses that the average...

Mortgage broker, Henry Dannel, claim that over the past 12 months there has been a 22% increase in bridging loan lending...

Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, reveals that properties which are slow to sell by analysing all homes that have remained on the...

The colder months are already creeping up on the nation which means that doing some patchwork around the house could make...

After a hot season, research by property developer Stripe Property Group, has revealed that Newcastle United sits top of the Premier...

In the tough current economy, British homebuyers will cut their asking price expectations by as much as £150,000 to attract a...

According to a leading property firm, the latest announcement that a specialist lender has been given a license to off 50-year...

Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has carried out a study recently which revealed areas of the UK property market that have...

Total Landlord Insurance claims that throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, insurance claims increased by 13%. The most common type of claim was...