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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...
22 April 2024
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New Financial Conduct Authority statistics display housing market turbulence over the past two years, raising concerns about buyers and lenders in...
22 April 2024
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The majority of buyers and sellers in the prime housing market will not be deterred by the upcoming General Election, claims...
17 April 2024
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Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest - along with Rightmove - have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business. This...
15 April 2024
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UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...
10 April 2024
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A property software business says its research shows that the housing market revival is driven by the premiums levied on new...
10 April 2024
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Mortgage approvals jumped 7.7% in February to 60,383, and were 40% higher than they were a year ago, new figures from...
08 April 2024
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New data from Rightmove reveals that Thursday March 28 was the biggest day for the number of new sellers coming to...
08 April 2024
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Recent economic data was reassuringly predictable. We learned that core inflation fell by fractionally more than expected while services inflation proved slightly...
04 April 2024
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The average volume of UK properties listed for sale month-on-month rose by 58% in 2023 compared to a year previously, underscoring...
27 March 2024
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Analysis from estate agency Yopa reveals that while the London market may be the worst performing in terms of house prices, it...
20 March 2024
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A buying agency says stamp duty is one of the biggest obstacles to a healthy housing market driven. Recoco Property Search says...
20 March 2024
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The latest housing market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows the number of buyers has risen for the...
18 March 2024
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New data from Zoopla suggests that the housing market is becoming buoyant despite widespread uncertainty over the exact direction of mortgage...
13 March 2024
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Rightmove says the housing market needs a more innovative mortgage initiative than the 99 per cent idea floated by the government. The...
06 March 2024
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Downsizers across England and Wales could unlock an average £305,090 by moving from a four bed to a two bed home,...
28 February 2024
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A property agency has analysed the lending and housing markets to work out why so many mortgage applicants are couples. Benham and...
21 February 2024
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High street bank Virgin Money UK says there is light at the end of the tunnel for mortgages and the housing...
14 February 2024
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The number of mortgages offered to home buyers went up from 49,300 in November to 50,500 in December, against the normal...
05 February 2024
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Almost two thirds of first time buyers mortgage completions are in joint names (with two or more people), according to the...
05 February 2024
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Respected estate agency and property consultancy Savills is warning that house prices may dip in 2024. In the run-up to Christmas it...
31 January 2024
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The negative effects of higher mortgage rates on affordability were overestimated throughout 2023 with house prices having dropped one one to...
29 January 2024
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There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...
22 January 2024
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Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves says first time buyers could benefit from a "revolution in home ownership" with 25-year fixed-rate mortgages. Reeves says...
22 January 2024
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A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...
10 January 2024
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There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...
10 January 2024
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Latest Bank of England data released in recent days shows net mortgage approvals for house purchases rose from 47,900 in October...
08 January 2024
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A record number of sellers came to market on Boxing Day 2023 according to Rightmove. The 26 per cent increase in new...
08 January 2024
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High end estate agency Savills has issued an update on prime markets in and around London and south east England. And it...
03 January 2024
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Falling swap rates - already falling over the past month - have dropped further following better-than-expected inflation news, triggering speculation over...
27 December 2023
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UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 In...
20 December 2023
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Two-year fixed rate mortgages have dipped below six per cent for the first time since June this year. Back in June there...
18 December 2023
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Many landlords say they’re set to expand investments in 2024 despite facing up to 80 per cent higher costs in the...
18 December 2023
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A new survey - going against the trend of other housing market studies - suggests that house prices could rise six...
13 December 2023
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Rightmove is launching its first broker product, which will allow customers to access mortgage advice through the property website. The portal,...
04 December 2023
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Knight Frank says a reduction in mortgage costs as early as February - or perhaps more likely in Q2 next year...
29 November 2023
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A new analysis of the new build housing market for next year suggests that eventually there will be a bounce, triggered...
29 November 2023
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The Mortgage Lander is warning that mortgages rates will need to come down more, and faster, to really kick-start the housing...
20 November 2023
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Some 45 per cent of homebuyers cited in a survey say slow property lawyer response time is a key pain point...
15 November 2023
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The first time buyer economy, comprised of lending and spending, will reach £74.1 billion by 2025, according to research by Coventry...
08 November 2023
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The Nationwide says high interest rates are helping to redefine the housing market in terms of transaction volumes and choices of...
11 October 2023
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Despite the housing market slowdown, brokers are being warned that the autumn months of September, October and November have typically seen...
11 October 2023
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Is the mortgage price war really over? On the one hand there are good signs for the housing market - no substantial...
09 October 2023
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The latest industry index on property fall throughs by quick-buy property firm House Buyer Bureau shows the problem accelerating across the...
04 October 2023
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The interest rate on the average five-year fixed mortgage has dropped below 6.0 per cent for the first time in nearly...
02 October 2023
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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...
25 September 2023
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Brokers are warning that dramatic council ‘effective bankruptcies’ will increase local residents’ tax bills and so hurt mortgage affordability. This follows the...
20 September 2023
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The impact of higher interest rates isn’t felt equally across the country, according to data from the Halifax. Despite recording one of...
06 September 2023
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Brokers are wanting that the recent Rightmove asking price index does not mean that sellers are necessarily in a position to...
30 August 2023
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High interest rates are worsening the affordability issues at play in the housing market, the Halifax admits. It says that downward pressure...
28 August 2023
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A new analysis shows that the UK's mortgage brokerage market is projected to grow this year despite ongoing economic insecurity. Octane Capital...
08 August 2023
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The Bank of England’s latest base rate rise - up 0.25 per cent to 5.25 per cent - has been poorly...
08 August 2023
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New figures relating to the government’s mortgage guarantee scheme shows significant numbers of people taking out high loan to value mortgage...
25 July 2023
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The latest house price index - this one from the Halifax - has triggered a huge wave of concern about the...
11 July 2023
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Nationwide says the sharp rise in the costs of mortgages is causing a "significant drag" on the housing market - but...
04 July 2023
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Mortgage lenders and brokers have rarely had a higher profile than right now, when they are seen as key to the...
13 June 2023
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New seller asking prices rise by just 0.2% (+£890) this month to £366,247, which is notably lower than the average increase...
25 April 2023
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Research from eXp UK, the network of personal estate agents, has revealed that in 22 UK cities, house prices are continuing to...
28 March 2023
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The latest market analysis by specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital, reveals that recent uncertainty in the property market during the...
14 February 2023
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The Bank of England last week hiked interest rates by 0.5 percentage points - pushing the benchmark rate to 4% up...
07 February 2023
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The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England meets on Thursday with the market expecting them to announce 0.5% raise...
31 January 2023
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Homeowners and would-be buyers probably felt the post-pandemic property boom in the UK would go forever. But it slowed dramatically in the...
17 January 2023
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A new mortgage market analysis by Octane Capital claims that the number of mortgage products available have dropped 41%, compared to...
13 December 2022
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Newly released figures from MPowered Mortgages has revealed that two thirds (66%) of the housing market is cut off from homebuyers...
08 November 2022
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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...
20 October 2022
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A recent survey by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, reveals the current homebuyer and seller sentiment. Many participants revealed feelings that...
13 October 2022
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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...
06 October 2022
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Not the best news for the property sector, as the latest research by Revolution Brokers, shows that the monthly cost of...
06 October 2022
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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...
03 October 2022
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As a result of the current high rates of upward house price growth, research by property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has...
30 September 2022
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If you’re on the lookout for some new prime property around the UK, then you’re in luck because the latest research...
20 September 2022
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An interesting notion to contemplate has recently been dissected by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, which looked at what the...
15 September 2022
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Inflation has been a hot topic and research from London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed just what...
01 September 2022
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According to a leading property firm, the latest announcement that a specialist lender has been given a license to off 50-year...
01 September 2022
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Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has carried out a study recently which revealed areas of the UK property market that have...
25 August 2022
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The Commonwealth Games begin this week and will be hosted in Birmingham. Sprinters, swimmers, and more sporting sensations will take part...
28 July 2022
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As a first-time buyer looking for your first home can be quite a daunting prospect, especially when it comes to figuring...
21 July 2022
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In the last decade, the property market across England and Wales has witnessed £2.7 trillion added in value, a 67% increase...
05 July 2022
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This week’s mortgage roundup involves a month of firsts and milestones, with Proportunity and BuildLoan launching UK-first products for buyers. Meanwhile,...
05 July 2022
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Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk recently analysed annual house price growth across all the major UK music festival locations. Up 44% in...
05 July 2022
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In the UK, homeownership remains one of the main aspirations for young adults and families who envision climbing the property ladder...
21 June 2022
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Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has discovered that the vast majority of UK homebuyers want to see the practice of gazumping made...
29 March 2022
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Data from lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has found which front door colours the nation find the most appealing...
24 March 2022
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Demand for chain-free homes has skyrocketed as buyers continue to pay a significant premium for a fast, efficient purchase, research from...
17 March 2022
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A study by Barrows and Forrester has uncovered how much UK homebuyers could save by buying a property at auction, as...
15 March 2022
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Coinciding with International Women’s Day today (March 8), data from the property platform Boomin has found the wide disparity in property affordability...
08 March 2022
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A study by GetAgent.co.uk has shown how the nation’s property sellers could be left with a particularly sweet taste in their...
01 March 2022
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Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk has recently released its analysis of the time it’s taking to sell a home, with the...
24 February 2022
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In this guest piece, Ross Counsell, chartered surveyor and director at regulated property buyers, GoodMove, presents tips on everything home movers need to...
24 February 2022
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A study by MoveStreets, the property portal designed for the mobile generation, has found that garden offices, garage conversions and kitchen...
22 February 2022
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PEXA, the Australian-founded fintech, has announced its plans to launch in the UK this year, following significant progress in testing its...
17 February 2022
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New data from the UK property website, Rightmove, has found that March is the strongest month of the year for prospective...
15 February 2022
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This week, Introducer Today takes a look at the latest mortgage news, from Aldermore’s expansion to support more brokers, to Roma...
10 February 2022
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Research from the property platform, Boomin, has discovered that living on a Valentine’s related road name could provide a substantial boost...
10 February 2022
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A study by estate agent comparison site GetAgent.co.uk has found that the average homeowner in England and Wales achieved 98% of asking...
08 February 2022
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The latest Nationwide house price index, released yesterday morning, reveals that January has seen the strongest start to the year since...
03 February 2022
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A study by specialist mortgage broker, Henry Dannell, has discovered that homes surrounding London’s royal parks command an average house price...
03 February 2022
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Data from property platform, Boomin, has uncovered that 73% of UK homeowners admit to having filled at least half of their...