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Inflation has increased for the first time this year during July, dashing hopes of a further interest rate cut. The rate of...

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

Average UK house prices are 8% overvalued but this figure could fall once mortgage rates hopefully drop, Zoopla claims. The portal’s latest...

The recent dip in inflation to 2% for the first time in three years brings a glimmer of optimism in the...

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

The rate of inflation slowed to 2% in May, hitting the Bank of England’s target. Data from the Office for National Statistics...

To put it simply – letting agents are our business. When they overwhelmingly voice a concern about something, we take that...

The rate of inflation slowed to 2.3% in April, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows. It means the consumer price index...

Increasing numbers of people are citing housing as their main concern, official data suggests. The latest public opinions and social trends survey...

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

Inflation has eased to 3.2% down from 3.4%, official figures from the Office for National Statistics show, the lowest level since...

Housing affordability ratios have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels but remain high, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows. The latest figures...

Inflation has hit a new two-year low as the cost of living measure slowed to 3.4% in February. The figure is down...

Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...

Homeowners with mortgages have seen the highest increase in household costs over recent months, official data suggests. The latest Household Costs Index...

The rate of inflation remained at 4% in the 12 months to January, but housing costs remain high, Office for National...

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

Inflation rose unexpectedly in the 12 months to December 2023, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data has revealed. The latest ONS figures...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...

Inflation fell to its lowest level in two years during November, raising hopes that interest rate cuts and lower mortgage pricing...

The rate of inflation has fallen to the lowest level in two years, raising hopes of a boost for the property...

Single first-time buyers with low deposits are priced out of much of the property market, research suggests. New analysis using the latest...

As the UK economy faces a period of uncertainty characterised by a cost of living crisis and soaring inflation rates, many...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...

Only the top 10% of income earners can afford an average house with less than five years of income in England,...

‘Schools out for Summer’ as the Alice Cooper song goes and the kids are not the only ones looking forward to...

A recent poll of 11,000 private renters by SpareRooom reveals that 81% spend more than 30% of their take-home pay on...

Almost half of adults who currently pay rent or a mortgage have seen their payments increase over the past six months...

It’s a tough old road for today’s first-time buyers, with house prices and mortgage interest rates much higher than they were...

In his latest column, property commentator Jonathan Rolande, provides his take on the biggest stories from the past seven days.  For a long...

The gender pay gap in estate agency has grown, new research suggests. Analysis of industry data from the Office for National Statistics...

First-time buyers in the UK are paying almost a third more to get on the property ladder than they were five...

The number of property businesses in the UK has increased over the past five years despite economic challenges. Business owners have had...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday repeated previously debunked claims that the Government is building record numbers of homes. Housebuilding have returned to...

Rishi Sunak may have been Prime Minister for under a week but he has already received the Full Fact treatment. Speaking at...

A third of adults are struggling to pay their monthly rent or mortgage payments, new data shows. The figures from the Office...

Homes with electric car charging points are commanding a 5% premium, research claims. Motoring website RegCarCheck compared average house prices using data...

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

The latest government house price data has sparked a fear that the market may be heading towards an affordability crisis. The Office...

A financial analyst says there could be tough times ahead for the housing market, despite another upbeat set of figures regarding...

With a Bank of England base rate rise expected as soon as tomorrow, new figures from the government add weight to...

Fears that the housing market may be seriously damaged by the worsening economy led to share price falls for Rightmove and others...

Propertymark is reiterating its view that energy efficiency and EPC changes being considered by government must take account of property age...

The prospect of higher mortgage interest rates mean the housing market may get tougher soon despite another set of upbeat house...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

A business analyst is warning that the growing emphasis on energy efficiency of homes could spell trouble for the value of...

House price inflation accelerated to 10.6 per cent in August, up from 8.5 per cent in July as buyers rushed to...

There’s a rising number of over-65s but a short supply of suitable affordable properties for them, Propertymark has told government. The agents’...

A government report suggests that house prices are rising at three times the national rate in some rural and coastal areas...

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

Estate agents are being urged to future-proof and diversify by linking with retirement developers via part-exchange services. Property investment service HBB Solutions...

There’s already plenty of talk about autumn - depressing huh? - with agents pondering how the housing market will respond to...

A leading tax expert is advising investors to “plan your disposals” after new Capital Gains Tax figures have raised speculation of...

Working from home used to get a bad rap. With the phrase mocked as ‘shirking from home’, homeworkers were often seen...

Average house prices in the year to the end of April increased by 8.9 per cent according to the government’s Office...

A trade union is demanding that the government ban emails from all employers outside office hours - and it wants emails...

Shock price rises in materials are set to make new build homes more expensive if a warning from leading industry figures...

The head of one of the UK’s largest conveyancing legal practices is warning the property market could “fall off a cliff...

The last 12 months have heralded significant change across the property market and indeed we could argue across all markets in...

The average UK house price has risen 8.6 per cent - that’s typically £20,000 - in the past year. This is the...

Unsurprisingly it’s been a busy few months in the property market so far this year, and a busy few months in...

Another house price index shows a super-charged housing market with prices rising 7.5 per cent in the year to January according...

Just a week ago, I thought it was all over. Christmas and New Year had gone, as had the passionate calls...

Another day, another index, another record - house prices rose 5.4 per cent annually in October according to official figures from the Office...

Savills says the shape and size of the housing market in the coming months will be determined by the capacity of conveyancers...

A new league table drawn up by a property advice website may be the most authoritative yet for first time buyers...

It was officially announced last week that the UK is in recession for the first time since 2009, and although this...

The number of jobs advertised as available in the UK real estate sector plummeted from 14,000 at the end of the...

Government figures show the 218,975 properties within Greater London have Chinese owners - and two agents say there will be more...

Back in the day, party politics and the private rental sector used to be straightforward. Conservatives were pro-landlord, Labour were pro-tenant, while...

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

Although all bets are off as to what the housing market will be like after the Coronavirus subsides, there is now...

In another positive sign for the housing market, every region of the UK has seen a price rise according to the...

Government figures from the Office for National Statistics show that house prices across the UK rose by a mere 0.7 per...

One of London’s leading estate and lettings agents has criticised the government over what he calls its “pitiful” record on affordable...

Agents have expressed quiet optimism that the market may be over the worst as it continues to show resilience in the...

This is stating the obvious to estate agents but the government has revealed that homes near parks, gardens, playing fields and...

The annual rate of growth of UK house prices has slowed to its lowest level since September 2012. Official government data from...

No less than 56 per cent of properties across the UK are in areas that are affordable for first time buyers...

Agents have put a brave face on official government figures which have shown a shock fall in London house prices and...

House prices have remained roughly stagnant according to the latest figures produced by the Office for National Statistics and HM Land...

The average prices of flats and maisonettes bucked the trend by falling very slightly in the year to December, according to...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the housing market outlook over the next three months is the worst for 20...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

The income first-time buyers need to purchase a home in the UK’s largest cities has shot up by 18 per cent...

Estate agents say the continuing gentle slowdown reflected in the latest government house price figures will be the story of the...

House prices are rising at their slowest rate for nearly five years as London suffers its largest decline in prices since...

Outspoken property commentator and buying agent Henry Pryor has made a scathing attack on some of the main house price indices. In...

Government figures are the latest to show that house prices are still going up - but with a reduced rate of...

A study of house price affordability has revealed that train drivers can afford a greater proportion of homes in the UK's...

Average house prices in the UK have increased 4.4 per cent in the year to February according to the latest official...

The government has published data related to a claim by housing minister Dominic Raab, who prompted controversy last week by suggesting...

The Treasury Select Committee of MPs has announced an inquiry into ‘economic crime’ - including the possibility that overseas-owned UK homes could be...

Despite a string of property pundits suggesting the market is slowing down, new figures from the Office for National Statistics show...

Between October and December 2017, some £822 million worth of UK residential property was sold at auction, according to the Essential...

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that in the year to November average house prices in the UK increased...

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...

The last of the leading agency analysts and business consultancies have now given their predictions for the UK housing market in...

House price growth has been strongest in the north west of England according to the latest government figures from the Office...