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In simple terms, as you are probably aware, ‘lenders’ are the organisations who loan you something, in this case money to...

As I watched Liz Truss take to the stage at this week’s Conservative Party conference, my eyes were drawn to the sign behind her. “Getting Britain...

The Bank of England is to review the affordability tests imposed on  borrowers, opening the door to a possible relaxation of...

Recent figures emanating from the mortgage and housing market suggest that – since lockdown was ended in mid-May – transaction levels...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

The government has temporarily suspended its official house price index as a result of the Coronavirus crisis. In a long and far-reaching announcement...

There could be a wave of legal disputes as off-plan buyers seek to get out of purchase deals after the lockdown...

There’s a warning today that the housing market could face a wave of legal disputes if buyers of off-plan new builds...

At the moment, it somehow seems like tempting fate to think too far into the future, especially in terms of the...

The market could take five years to recover from the Coronavirus crisis after possible double-digit percentage price falls and fast-increasing repossessions.  That’s the...

A mortgage broker that’s just become a partner of OnTheMarket is warning that house prices are likely to fall 10 per...

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...

There used to be a consolation for some estate agents at this time of year - while it was wintry and...

A report from Countrywide says the proportion of homes in Great Britain bought with cash fell to a mere 28 per...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

In the run up to his appointment as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson suggested that he might cut Stamp Duty Land Tax...

The international estate agency Engel & Volkers is closing its single prime central London office - despite past claims that sales...

A briefing note for MPs prepared from government statistics shows that housing starts and completions have increased from the lows observed...

Brexit is not deterring first time buyers this year according to an analysis by the Yorkshire Building Society. It says that despite...

Alongside hundreds of agents and suppliers, I recently attended the Guild of Property Professionals’ annual conference. As ever, it was a great...

An outspoken high-end London estate agent says millionaire foreign buyers purchasing “cheap” properties in the capital represent what he calls “the...

A 1.0 per cent interest rate rise would add £930 a year to the cost of servicing the average mortgage, according...

Sellers have launched "their own sale" in response to the stagnating market by slashing asking prices according to Rightmove - but...

Savills has given a pessimistic outlook for the mainstream housing market for the next five years.  It says average house prices across...

Analysis by the Nationwide suggests that the proportion of UK-wide stamp duty payments paid by purchasers in the south east of...

Countrywide’s share price hit a record low during trading yesterday afternoon when it dropped to 137.75p, having opened the day at...

The number of existing home owners moving house fell two per cent in the first six months of 2017 compared with...

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

New figures produced by estate agency Carter Jonas show that the long-term consequences of the credit crunch have exacerbated the historic...

  You’ll see a lot of 10th anniversary stories in the property industry and consumer media in the coming days: early August...

High end estate agency Savills says the credit crunch - roughly 10 years old next month - is still having an...

The price of property coming to the market has hit anoher record high, up 1.1 per cent over the past month...

The number and range of mortgages being offered in the UK has almost returned to its pre-credit crunch level. That’s the view...

We are now only days away from one of the most-anticipated events in UK politics; one which has a considerable impact...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

The credit crunch may have been the economic backdrop against which much of the housing market performance of the past 10...

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...

A housing body says that, rather than presiding over a worsening housing crisis as many suggest, David Cameron has actually left...

One of the first major pieces of research to come from an estate agency following the EU referendum suggests the short-term...

One of the country’s leading property experts says she expects buyers to hold off over the summer as a result of...

The Financial Conduct Authority is to encourage lenders to give would-be buyers more choice in the mortgages available. In the Responsible Lending...

Respected housing analyst Kate Faulkner is accusing campaigning charity Shelter of ignoring key facts and scaremongering about the alleged difficulties of...

In case we didn’t learn the lesson last time around, we appear to be on the brink of a refresher course...

Given that I wrote my last article on the day of the General Election but well before the result was known,...