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The expected dip in mortgage rates following the Bank of England’s base rate cut continued this week with NatWest’s lowest price...

One key point of difference in the parties’ housing policies during the recent general election campaign was that the Conservative Party...

Moving further away from family, friends and familiar places to get onto the property ladder is becoming more common for first-time...

A building society is calling for stamp duty reforms to incentivise downsizing. A statement from the Suffolk Building Society says it believes...

At last! Well, they say small is beautiful and, if you’re in the property sector right now, you’d better believe it! The...

There’s been a broadly warm response from much of the property industry to Labour’s manifesto, but a call for more detail...

You may not have realised, but yesterday, the new government’s housing policy was agreed. No, I’m not talking about the new ‘Freedom...

Major lenders including Barclays, HSBC, and TSB have reduced their interest rates on new fixed mortgages, offering a glimmer of hope...

With election day looming, in the first of a series of articles, experts from property services organisation, Leaders Romans Group, offer...

So we’ve been sent the ‘Save The Date’ card - it’s July 4. Now all we need is the invitation to the...

A specialist lender is reintroducing a suite of mortgage products aimed at what it call “overlooked customers”. It turns out these are...

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

Thousands of people will be invited to take part in new research to help provide information on why one particularly badly...

New data from one of Britain’s largest mortgage lenders shows that nearly one in five first-time buyers are now aged 40...

A report in the Times newspaper says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is planning a stamp duty cut in the early autumn. The paper...

The jargon and complicated house moving process is deterring as many as 2.2m owners from entering the market, claims Zoopla.  The portal...

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

Property market conditions in the new-build sector are likely to remain subdued this year. Persimmon has claimed. An outlook in the house...

Following the disappointment of his Autmn statement, many property professionals were hoping for a kick-start to property sales in Jeremy Hunt’s...

As the Budget approaches and the housing crisis intensifies, it is important to consider what the Chancellor could – and should...

The times, they are indeed a-changin’. But what Dylan may not have appreciated, however, was how fast that change would be...

Compared with a decade ago, today's first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and more likely to...

Whether a General Election is held in May, November or in January one thing is guaranteed -  we can expect to...

Happy New Year and welcome to what’s looking like a busy - perhaps even hectic - 2024! I thought it worth running...

The final weeks of 2023 have recorded above average levels of new sales with a 17% increase compared to the same...

A lawyer has called for Help to Buy to be resurrected in the Autumn Statement. Paul Sams, head of property at Dutton...

A proposed cut in stamp duty by the Westminster government would be a welcome boost to homebuyers and would need to...

A new analysis of the housing market has assessed 50 cities in the UK to establish which is best for first...

The old adage that estate agency is a people business is rarely more relevant than right now, when the market is...

A Labour council has revealed that it’s bought 15 open market homes, beefed up  their energy efficiency and will use them...

There’s growing evidence that wider family members - not just Mum and Dad - are stumping up cash to help younger...

Winkworth is calling for the Government to take immediate action to fix the property market.  On the eve of the Tory party...

It is just over one year since former Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ill-fated mini-Budget and homeowners and...

Funny how time flies faster as you get older and I’m reminded that next week, (23rd September, to be precise) it...

The Government is facing calls to resurrect the Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme. The housing support scheme, which provided a Government-backed...

Mortgage lenders are at last cutting their rates on some deals, confident that the Bank of England’s base rate may rise...

Property taxes collected in Scotland have risen nearly 50 per cent in just two years according to analysis of the latest...

The property market is unstable at the moment making it increasingly difficult for first-time buyers to get on the ladder. As a...

A new study of 130 locations across the UK reveals huge ‘postcode lottery’ differences as to how quickly a first time...

With the Bank of England’s rate rise to five per cent, soaring rents, and the cost-of-living crisis, now is the time...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. This is the week when...

New analysis from Rightmove claims to reveal the cheapest UK city for a first time buyers to get on the property...

The average first-time buyer in Britain has seen the cost of a home increase by £25 per day since interest rates...

Annual house price growth slowed for the fifth consecutive month during March and remains negative on a monthly basis, Land Registry...

As Tennyson once observed…’.In the Spring, a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of love…’.but not really. At the moment the...

A company aiming to “disrupt the conventional homebuying space” has raised £8m in a Series A equity funding round. Wayhome offers a...

For just over a decade, the Government has operated ‘Help to Buy’ schemes in England. The first of these, ‘NewBuy’, which...

The Labour Party has outlined three ways it will help first-time buyers onto the housing ladder as it ramps up its...

It seems as if optimism is out of fashion right now: just look at the headlines to see what I mean....

It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

The proportion of take-home pay that first-time buyers are having to put towards mortgage repayments is returning to levels last seen...

Higher mortgage rates and the end of Help to Buy has had a “sharp impact” on sales rates, Persimmon has warned. A...

Usually, I enter January with a spring in my step - optimistic about what the future holds.  Two years ago, after the...

The Northern Ireland Executive should seek devolved powers over Stamp Duty, Propertymark claims. The agency trade body has urged the Executive to...

Representatives from homebuilder Barratt and Rightmove are to share tips on how first-time buyers can get on the property ladder in...

In this guest feature, Ben Bailey, CCO at Even, a mortgage lender for first-time buyers launched this year, provides commentary on the end...

The Government’s mini budget on September 23 was anything but ‘mini’ with several major announcements one of the most significant of...

Buyer demand is cooling but the property sector still remains in a sellers’ market for now, new analysis claims. The latest National...

The confirmation of an immediate Stamp Duty cut last week may have meant delayed sales could complete, but there are concerns...

Agents and other property professionals have, perhaps unsurprisingly, reacted positively to rumours of a Stamp Duty cut. Prime Minister Liz Truss and...

Time is up for Boris Johnson's tenure as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, serving 3 years and 44...

The increased energy price cap could hit first-time buyers and the wider property market, new research suggests. It comes as households are...

First-time buyers have been urged to manage their expectations after it revealed that 79% believe their first home will meet all...

Conveyancing software provider Smoove is set to rollout a new flagship estate agency product following a successful trial phase. Smoove Start was...

The other day I read a story here on Estate Agent Today, which was both depressing and inspiring. It reported a study...

A group of mortgage advisers has proposed a range of reforms to reduce barriers to home ownership for first time buyers. The...

First-time buyers have admitted to feeling overwhelmed or scared to talk to estate agents about the homebuying process. A study of 2,000...

First-time buyers are now facing up to a nine-year wait to save enough of a deposit to get on the property...

A survey among home movers has revealed support for making first-time buyers fully exempt from stamp duty and replacing the stamp...

In retrospect, it was perhaps inevitable that the infamous dead cat would come into the debate over government housing targets and...

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...

The Skipton Building Society, which owns Connells estate agency, says the house-selling arm helped it reach a record profit pre-tax profit...

Sales agreed per Propertymark member branch are now running at eight per month - the highest figure since last October according...

An estate agent has suggested on social media that people who buy a Greggs breakfast each day could save well over...

A scheme to help people to get on the housing ladder in one of the UK’s most expensive local housing markets...

Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...

A lead generation platform that boasts Leaders, EweMove and Northwood amongst its clients says it’s expanding into mortgages. Rentround, now in its...

One of the country’s leading agencies says the recent and expected interest rate rises, and the surging inflation, will not blow...

The Chartered Institute of Housing, set to unveil its latest annual housing review next month, has indicated that to no one’s...

Kirstie Allsopp says the Sunday Times has amended its report of an interview in which she says first time buyers may...

A young entrepreneur has won an award for creating an online service making it simpler for couples to buy their first...

There’s been a huge rise in the amount of money contributed to the housing market by first time buyers. They paid over...

Features often overlooked by agents and buyers now, such as double glazing and insulation, are likely to become high up on...

Location Location Location co-presenter Kirstie Allsopp has fought back after her comments on first time buyers were sharply criticised oil social...

Outspoken TV property expert Kirstie Allsopp has told first time buyers they may have to sacrifice lattes, Netflix and gym membership...

The average age at which someone buys their first home has risen to 32, up from 29 in 2011 and is...

For the first time since before the global financial crisis of 2008, the number of first-time buyers is estimated to have...

A housing market forecast based on conveyancing instructions says average prices will dip this month. Average prices will fall by 1.1 per...

A company linked to the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower is being excluded from the government’s Help to Buy scheme, pending the outcome...

The average first-time buyer’s home across Britain has increased in price by approaching £9,000 a year for the past decade. FTBs are...

The chief executive of Propertymark says the number of homes on sale has fallen to an average of just 21 per branch. “Figures from...

High house prices relative to average earnings make raising a deposit a big barrier for first time buyers, a new study...

The proportion of properties selling above asking price has dipped according to Propertymark - a likely sign the market is softening at...

Labour is to reveal a raft of new housing policies at its party conference this weekend - and it claims it’s...

The value of mortgage lending hit a record high in the final months of the stamp duty holiday. Figures from the Bank...

The chairman of the Commons housing, communities and local government committee has criticised the institutional bulk-buying of existing homes for denying...

A broker claims the high profile return of the 95 per cent mortgage has actually made little impact on the housing...

A company says it’s gathering £500m in funding to purchase properties for a “gradual home ownership” scheme - a variation on...

The average asking price, as recorded by Rightmove, has fallen for the first time this year. In another sign that the market...

Two prominent estate agencies are amongst those piloting a new financial product that allows aspiring buyers to purchase property with just...