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Average house prices and mortgage approvals hit new highs during the summer months, in a positive sign for the property market. Nationwide...

The latest Greener Homes Attitudes Tracker from NatWest and S&P Global, reveals that younger homeowners are more in favour of policies...

Property taxes in Scotland raised almost £640m over the past twelve months, according to analysis of the latest statistics by agency...

Parents are willing pay 25% extra to live in the right catchment area for a top state primary school, research suggests. New...

Local authority searches are taking up to 60 days in some parts of the country - holding up the sales process. Analysis...

Knight Frank has left the door open to revise its house price forecasts after the chancellor’s first Budget in October. Chancellor Rachel...

Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings may become a bigger factor for homebuyers in the Autumn market, Rightmove suggests. It comes as energy...

Lower mortgage rates have slowed the exodus of first-time buyers from London ,research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons for the first half of...

With Labour’s election victory, a new EPC target has been announced. In mid-July, the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and...

Almost two-thirds of first-time buyers have got on the property ladder using help from the Bank of Mum and Dad but...

House price forecasts have improved in just one month and significantly from a year ago, analysis shows. The Treasury regularly compiles independent...

Coventry Building Society has joined calls for Stamp Duty reform. The lender has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to address the controversial property...

Fewer than 50,000 mortgages have been completed with the support of the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, official figures show. The scheme was launched...

Mortgaged buyers have continued to drive the property market even in the two years since mortgage rates peaked, research suggests. Property brand...

The UK has the slowest home moving timeline among 12 global nations, research suggests. Upfront information provider Moverly has analysed the average...

I have been an agent for 25 years and have represented a large corporate agency and Anderson Rose (my own independent...

Overvaluations are making properties taking longer to go under offer but sales are at least finally completing faster, research suggests. Analysis by...

Demand for new-build homes in London eased in the run up to and just after the General Election but more recent...

Homeowners of five-bedroom properties without a mortgage could unlock almost £500,000 by downsizing, research suggests. Analysis by Rightmove highlights the cash-equity release...

A new analysis of buyers’ actions during viewings suggests many effectively ignore the truly important features, and are instead distracted by...

The three months of May-July provide welcome news for both active buyers and sellers, and those thinking of buying or selling...

Price premiums on waterside properties are at their lowest in five years, according to Jackson-Stops’ annual Waterside Review.  While waterside homes in...

Most households in England today are ‘under-occupying’ their homes, according to the think tank the Resolution Foundation. And it says there doesn’t...

Some 74% of developers believe that the government setting targets for councils would be the key to unlocking planning issues faced...

A consumer group and a removals firm claims to have identified the busiest day of the year for house moves -...

Research from Zoopla shows that two-bed terraced homes are the fastest-selling property type in England and Wales, with a sale agreed...

Throughout the general election campaign, the Green Belt was central to the debate about the housing crisis. The new Labour government...

Higher mortgage rates will push more people than expected into poverty, research warns. Analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) highlights...

The total value of the UK residential housing market is now worth £8.67 trillion, according to Savills, with the value of...

HMRC and the Treasury have been urged to improve guidance on anti-money laundering (AML). Agency trade body Propertymark has suggested that while...

Half of young first-time buyers are willing to consider “non-traditional routes” to get onto the property ladder. Research suggests that around a...

The gap between what sellers want for their home and what buyers are actually paying has increased by a further 1.1%...

Half of all UK homes (15m) have increased in value in the first half of 2024 by 1% or more, research...

There’s been a “substantial rise” in landlords exiting the market or downsizing their portfolios, analysis by TwentyEA has found.   Figures from the...

Agents in the East of England could face the toughest task filling the void left by first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief...

Competition from Dubai and concerns about taxation under the new Labour Government have led the world’s super-rich to spend less and...

The Single-Family Rental (SFR) sector is experiencing rapid growth in the UK, presenting a unique opportunity for local lettings and estate...

Extra paperwork, poorly-resourced solicitors and a lack of upfront material information have all been cited as factors contributing to delays in...

The General Election sparked an early summer slowdown for London’s prime housing market, research suggests. Analysis of the prime London housing market...

Estate agents submitted 30% more Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and Defence Against Money Laundering (DAML) SARs last year, research suggests. Analysis by...

Fintech firm CLSQ has launched a tool to give mortgage lenders access to real-time Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data. The product, called...

As mortgage rates remain high, estate agents report that housing market conditions continue to be demanding. A 0.1% fall in the average...

Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset class but more recently, residential property values have taken over....

New research has revealed the areas where sellers have the best chance of finding a cash buyer. Analysis by My Home Conveyancing...

Price growth has been put on hold at the top of the market during the second quarter of 2024 given uncertainty...

Buyer demand levels climbed significantly between the first and second quarters of this year, research suggests. GetAgent’s Hotspots Demand Index monitors quarterly...

The Conservatives are set to lose nearly half of homeowner votes on Thursday, latest polling from national estate agency Jackson-Stops reveals.  In...

The Stamp Duty exemption for first-time buyers will be returned to £300,000 under a Labour Government. The Labour Party, which is currently...

In a survey with over 150 agents representing 345 branches, an AI-driven software platform has uncovered insights that dispel many common...

Institutional investors and "for-profit" registered providers are set to play an increasingly vital role in tackling the UK's affordable housing crisis,...

There has been a 22.9% increase in the number of new homes hitting the market across Britain compared with the start...

At least 18m homes have an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating of D or below, pushing up gas and electricity bills...

The average first-time buyer mortgage payment has risen by 61% since the previous election year of 2019, research suggests. Analysis by Rightmove...

More than half a million homes need to be built by 2031 to clear the current supply backlog. Research from property consultancy...

The average price of detached homes in Edinburgh has risen by almost £1,500 a week according to analysis of the latest...

Homebuyers need to act fast to grab mortgage rates, with deals now disappearing within two weeks. Analysis by comparison website Moneyfacts shows...

Agents are invited to a webinar on how the General Election will affect the property market. Reapit and PayProp will be hosting...

Yopa is achieving almost £13,000 more than the average agent on a typical £450,000 home, the online agency brand claims. Using TwentyCi...

The Conservatives appear to have abandoned plans to reverse Stamp Duty thresholds for first-time buyers if the party returns to power...

Vendors could boost the value of their property by around £13,000 on average by improving its energy efficiency, research suggests. Research by...

The majority of buyers planning to move home say the election will not affect their plans, research suggests. A survey by Rightmove...

Just 14% of properties currently listed for sale within the last 30 days have found a buyer, new research suggests. Agency comparison...

There are those in the technology sector that claim “data is the new oil”. I think they might be right, but...

Property taxes in Scotland exceeded £623m over the last twelve months according to analysis of the latest statistics by a leading...

Estate agents were fined a total of more than £3m in the nine months to September 2023 for failing to register...

High property taxes in Scotland may eventually deter buyers, one of the country’s major agents has warned. Analysis by DJ Alexander has...

The proportion of mortgaged homebuyers has hit its highest level for four years, research suggests. Analysis based on conveyancing quote requests on...

Scottish housebuilding needs to return to the completion numbers from 25 years ago according to analysis of the latest official statistics...

It is now 8% cheaper to buy a property than to rent in the same area even despite higher mortgage rates,...

Prime London property sales are taking longer to go through once under offer, which is creating a vicious cycle of fall-throughs,...

Homebuyers have been hit by the highest jump in mortgage rates since March, research suggests. Analysis by Moneyfacts found the typical pricing...

Home-buying and property part exchange service Spring has partnered with developer McCarthy Stone. The partnership will enable Spring to offer its part...

Local property market performances vary from 12% gains to price reductions of as much as 24% since the pandemic house price...

The allure of Victorian architecture continues to captivate homebuyers, Rightmove suggests. Analysis by the portal shows Victorian homes are the most searched...

Building societies are currently offering the most competitive mortgage deals for first-time buyers compared with high-street lenders, research suggests. Analysis of 90%...

Alto is rolling out free Property Valuation Reports for agents.  The tool can be accessed directly from individual property record pages, and...

The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...

Some 36% of all homes which have had asking prices cut this year are now listed as sold subject to contract.  GetAgent...

UK house prices may be broadly static but sales volumes are up 12% year on year according to Zoopla data out...

Knight Frank says it’s opened six new offices over the past two years, and hired 14 new partners, as part of...

There was a long-awaited return to the House of Commons this week when the Renters (Reform) Bill finally rose to the...

The latest research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that while a rental property with a...

An analysis of Rightmove data shows that sale stock levels were up 9.2% across England during the first quarter of 2024,...

An analysis by Rightmove reveals that the average interest rate for a two year fixed mortgage at 95% loan to value...

Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...

A new analysis of the cost-of-moving suggests that the typical seller will incur expenses of £5,867 - and that rises hugely...

Businesses in the real estate sector have seen one of the biggest rises in sick leave over the past year, research...

The plight of the nation’s first-time buyers may be the focus when it comes to government housing initiatives, but our latest...

Dog-owning house buyers who want to live in areas of abundant green space in which to walk their four-legged friends are...

Southwark, Barnet, Camden, Croydon and Newham are the top five London boroughs with the highest number of vacant properties amid a...

The average time it takes to sell a house from listing to completion has dropped by 0.7% in the past year,...

Average mortgage rates have ticked up ahead of the typically busier spring home selling season but borrowers are at least benefiting...

A lack of urgency among buyers is hitting the higher value property markets, new research suggests. Analysis of prime London activity by...

Buyer demand has continued to climb during the first quarter (Q1) of the year, research suggests. Analysis by agency comparison website GetAgent...

Fall-throughs are costing home sellers an estimated £909m a year, according to new analysis. Upfront information provider Home Sale Pack has analysed...

Interesting report this week in Estate Agent Today on an analysis by the Resolution Foundation thinktank which suggests that the UK’s...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

The gap between the costs of home ownership and renting has reached its smallest level since 2019, according to the latest...

The UK’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, new research suggests. Analysis by the Resolution Foundation...

Epsom and Ewell, Epping Forest and Dartford have been named as the top London leaver hotspots as buyers continue to move...