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28 June 2024
From: Breaking News
The latest residential market sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests confidence in the housing market is beginning...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
A level playing field has emerged between buyers and sellers as purchasers have become less certain of their position, OnTheMarket (OTM)...
20 May 2024
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Agents remain typically optimistic about the property market after interest rates were been held at their 16-year high of 5.25% by...
10 May 2024
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Savills has today upgraded its five-year UK mainstream house price forecast to reflect the stronger than expected start to the year...
07 May 2024
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The JLL Prime Central London Index saw signs of improvement in the first quarter of this year, with 4.5% more properties...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The majority of buyers and sellers in the prime housing market will not be deterred by the upcoming General Election, according...
05 April 2024
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Average house prices rose for the fourth consecutive month during February, figures from Halifax show, but it is unclear how long...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
I was chatting to a genuine city gent the other day (someone who has enjoyed a career in suits, ties, shares...
02 March 2024
From: Features
The number of mortgage approvals hit a six-month high in December as falling mortgage pricing and renewed buyer confidence “breathed new...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Buyer confidence remained flat – or consistent depending on your view of the property market in December – while seller sentiment...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England maintained interest rates at 5.25% yesterday, raising hope among agents that this would boost buyer confidence and...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
House prices increased for the second consecutive month in November, according to Halifax. The lender’s latest House Price Index recorded monthly growth...
08 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Regional differences are emerging when it comes to homebuyer and seller sentiment, research suggests. OnTheMarket’s latest Property Sentiment Index showed 72% of...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The number of homes going under offer within 30 days of listing has dropped from 54% to 38% as buyers become...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
House prices are falling at their fastest rate in 12 years, dropping £7,500 on average over the past 12 months, according...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A standoff between sellers looking back at the 2021 and 2022 markets and buyers anticipating a weaker one is stifling the...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agents have expressed hope that the latest interest rate rise is the last after the Bank of England increased the...
24 March 2023
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Housebuilder Barratt Developments has implemented a hiring freeze and reduced land approvals as it warns of uncertain buyer confidence. A half-year trading...
12 January 2023
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As uncertainty continues to prevail across the industry, aided by a government in crisis, the challenges in the months ahead feel...
29 July 2022
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The number of transactions progressing to completion is being hit by the cost of living crisis and rising interest rates, new...
15 July 2022
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The remaining amount of agency stock still for sale remains at the same level as last year, TwentyCi claims. The property data...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Buyers are already tightening their belts and choosing not to borrow as much as they could, but instead calculate what they...
22 March 2022
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The jury is still out on whether the Ukraine crisis will damage public confidence in the UK housing market. Rightmove’s property data...
21 March 2022
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The Bank of England has confirmed that base rate is to rise again, for the third time in three months, to a...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...
04 March 2022
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A financial analyst says there could be tough times ahead for the housing market, despite another upbeat set of figures regarding...
18 February 2022
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An agency is warning some house hunters that they face a more competitive time this year following a “truly remarkable” change...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News
House prices in July rose after falling in June, according to the Halifax. They were 0.4 per cent higher than in June,...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A senior estate agent says even if the restrictions easing lockdown, still formally scheduled for June 21, are delayed by several...
11 June 2021
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Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
When it comes to the future of the property market in the wake of Covid-19, there are two main schools of...
19 September 2020
From: Features
Mortgage approvals - a key indicator of short-term activity in the housing market - beat expectations in June according to Bank...
30 July 2020
From: Breaking News
It’s official – the property market is back open for business. Estate agents have started to unfurlough staff and many are...
10 June 2020
From: Features
A new homes portal says that in the past year it’s seen a rise of 82 per cent in website visitors and...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News
At the end of a strong week for housing market indicators, the latest survey from the website Home suggests a major...
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Whisper it quietly but the housing market could be significantly stronger in 2020 than in recent years. Two key indicators in the...
16 January 2020
From: Breaking News
With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...
22 July 2017
From: Features
It’s curious how gloom, gloom pre-Brexit Britain’s property market has gained a much brighter outlook now that the result of the...
07 October 2016
From: Features
The numbers of households purchasing their first home has grown by almost seven per cent annually, despite the surge in buy...
31 March 2016
From: Breaking News
The days are getting longer, the sun is starting to appear on a more regular basis, Easter is just around the...
18 March 2016
From: Features
In the latest of many mixed signals from the housing market, a survey by agents Your Move and Reeds Rains suggests...