UK housing market

UK housing market

Over-60s own massive share of UK housing wealth

This assessment of housing wealth from property firm Savills ...

Growing price gap between first-time buyer and second-stepper homes

The data comes from Rightmove ...

Record start to January housing market – Rightmove

The average price of homes newly listed on the market for sale has increased by 2.8% in just one month. ...

Relief that Budget fall-out has not crushed property transactions

Seasonally adjusted residential transactions in November 2025 increased by 1% to 100,350. ...

Bank leader calls for lender flexibility in 2026

The chief commercial officer of one of Britain's newest banks has given his predictions for 2026 ...

Budget Tax Threat stifles house prices and demand – Rightmove

Prices have fallen more than usual this month ...

Brokers fear the independent landlord is no more

The Renters Rights Act is now in force ...

First Time Buyer mortgage payments show big drop from peak

Rightmove says the average first-time buyer mortgage payment is nearly £150 lower than the mortgage rate peak in July 2023.   Rightmove’s weekly mortgage tracker shows how average mortgage rates have decreased since the peak in July 2023. The average ...

Lloyds / Halifax increase lending multiples for first time buyers

Extra help for first-time home buyers is on the way as Lloyds Banking Group increases the amount prospective homeowners can borrow, via a new product called First-time Buyer Boost. ...

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...

Nationwide cuts rates for second time in a week

Nationwide has reduced mortgage rates for the second time in...
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HBF hits out at lack of help for first-time buyers  

Calls grow for a replacement equity loan scheme to improve...

BTL remortgaging returns to record high

Buy-to-let refinancing matches its previous peak as landlords secure replacement...