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

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

Average asking prices had their usual seasonal dip this month, dropping by just £21 to £375,110, according to Rightmove data. The portal’s...

The housing market is still “finding its feet,” Halifax has claimed, after its latest data showed house prices appeared to stagnate...

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

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £229,263 in the first quarter of 2024, making this the fifth...

Estate agency stock has hit the highest level since February 2021, new figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...

While our own Government continues to tentatively encourage homeowners to carry out energy-efficient measures, they will no doubt be eagerly watching...

House prices ended 2023 up 1.7%, Halifax has claimed. The lender’s latest House Price Index for December 2023 suggests the price of...

The last thing you want as we rake through the dying embers of 2023 is a journalist’s prediction of what’s going...

Lower interest rates and real wage growth will halt price falls next year but sales will remain lower, Hamptons has predicted  Forecasts...

This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising rents, and the threat of falling property prices. Although average...

The Bank of England maintained interest rates at 5.25% yesterday, raising hope among agents that this would boost buyer confidence and...

By Kevin Shaw, National Sales, Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising...

House price falls could continue into 2024 as high interest rates continue to make it difficult for homebuyers to transact, an...

Zoopla is warning that there will be further house price falls in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop...

Prime London property values are not falling as far as the rest of the market but realistic pricing will be crucial...

UK housing market activity "remains weak" according to the Nationwide. Its latest house price index shows that prices declined 5.3 per cent...

House prices won’t fall by as much as the 1990s and 2008 financial crashes but it will take until 2025 for...

If, like me, you’re an ardent England rugby fan or indeed a fan of rugby in general, you’ll be counting down...

The Halifax is warning that house price falls will continue into 2024. It cautions that price drops will be “gradual, rather than...

Cooling house prices are providing an opportunity for buyers even with higher borrowing costs, Propertymark claims. The agency trade body said it...

House prices will fall by at least another 5% between now and Christmas, a property group has warned, creating tough times...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on another manic week for the property market. Like many working in the...

Mortgage borrowers are facing higher costs but banks are ‘resilient enough’ to withstand a 30% fall in house prices, the Bank...

House prices are falling at their fastest rate in 12 years, dropping £7,500 on average over the past 12 months, according...

Higher interest rates have already softened UK prime regional markets but cities are proving resilient, Savills claims. Research by the agent shows...

Sellers are still adopting a “take it or leave it approach” with prices up to 20% higher than most “sensible buyers”...

The level of sales agreed has reached its highest point this year and is encouraging more sellers to the market, Zoopla...

The gap between prime buyer and seller price expectations has widened, estate agents have warned, with the majority of buyers expecting...

The number of properties advertised for sale in Scotland has increased by 75% in some parts of the country as vendors...

Lenders approved the lowest number of mortgages since May 2020 in December. The latest Bank of England data shows mortgage approvals for...

Readers of a certain age may remember 1983. The Space Shuttle Challenger made its first flight, Neil Kinnock was elected Labour leader,...

New year, old worries: what’s happening in the housing market? We’ve asked experts and collated forecasts, 15 in total. On the one...

Aside from all the news surrounding the Autumn Statement this week, which will have a significant bearing on the property market...

Knight Frank expects prices to fall by 3% next year in Prime Central London (PCL) before rising modestly in the years...

House prices in some regions of the UK could continue increasing, despite concerns over the economic downturn and forecasts of house...

House prices look likely to fall next year, a senior analyst claims while another warns the property market is moving from...

The level of price cutting on agency listings has started to hit new highs. Property Log, which is a Chrome extension that...

The latest research from Rightmove has revealed that the price of property coming to the market has witnessed its first fall...

The latest house price index from Zoopla has suggested the market remains resilient in the face of the cost-of-living crisis, but...

House price growth is set to slow but talk of a correction is overstated, Savills claims. The latest house price forecasts from...

Properties are selling faster than ever either at or above asking price, Rightmove claims. It comes as the portal revealed that the...

A new housing market snapshot from Zoopla suggests that in the supply of homes coming to the market has triggered a...

Inflation could deal a double blow to the housing market, an agency expert warns. Last week it was revealed that UK inflation...

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

Soaring inflation means that house price growth in much of the country is being wiped out, according to a leading housing...

Prime Central London’s attraction to multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers appears to have soared during the pandemic. High end agency Beauchamp Estates says...

Savills has set out its annual house price forecast for prime London - and after years of price falls, the prediction...

Business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown is predicting house prices will still rise, even after a possible hike in interest rates later this year or...

Right now it seems that another day means another house price record, an all-time high for transactions, and a conveyancing log-jam...

The number of transactions is scheduled to reach 1.52 million this year - way above the norm of between 1.0 and...

London’s super prime residential market shows signs of recovery with more £5m-plus sales recorded in the first four months of 2021 than...

We are just over one year on from the day our lives truly changed, when the UK went into its first...

A leading analyst is questioning whether buyers have benefitted from the stamp duty holiday because demand has purshed up prices far...

A housing index says the market continues to defy Coronavirus and Brexit worries with asking prices up 4.9 per cent in...

London and other urban areas dominate the league table of locations seeing the biggest house price rises of 2020. This is despite...

In the six months to November there’s been a 79 per cent increase in sales of homes priced £5m to £10m says Knight...

It’s not a big rise, but price growth has returned to the Prime Central London sales market for the first time...

The first leading agency to make a 2021 forecast says the market should be stable next year - so long as...

Share prices for many quoted estate agencies and property portals fell in trading as fears grew about Coronavirus. London-focussed agency Foxtons was one...

In the week the Nationwide recorded the UK’s highest ever average house price, high-end agency Savills has forecast that prime markets...

With the UK officially in what has been described as the single worst national recession in the world, one agency has...

Many young people are stuck unable to purchase their first home even if house prices fall in the wake of the...

Strutt & Parker is warning that in a worst-case scenario house prices in some locations could drop 10 per cent this...

Savills has revised its market forecast for the enclaves of prime central London and now says prices will fall by 2.0...

Zoopla predicts that the price strength that has been seen since the reopening of the housing market is likely to continue...

Typical house prices in England and Wales are set to fall over the rest of summer according to home moving service...

A survey of sellers by a high-end agency suggests that around a third expect price falls of six per cent or...

A respected estate agency has revised downwards its price forecast for the housing market for the second time since the start...

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...

The impact of the Coronavirus crisis is going to reduce agents' revenue into the third quarter finishing in late September warns a leading...

The share price of challenger portal OnTheMarket has fallen to its equal lowest-ever level after a drop of over five per cent...

Figures released this morning by data firm LonRes provide the latest evidence of a so-called Boris Bounce with the market improving...

Three signs emerged over the weekend suggesting that the market may be shaping up well for 2020. Firstly a new survey by...

For the stock market generally, 2019 has been a positive year - but a few high profile agencies and associated companies...

Major UK cities have seen average house price rises of 54 per cent in the past decade - an increase of...

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...

House prices in England and Wales are set to fall over the next three months according to a price index produced...

A rock bottom supply of homes on sale is helping to reinvigorate London sales according to a market monitor. The website Home...

The average house price growth across southern cities is running at the lowest level recorded since January 2012, according to Zoopla.  Prices...

Estate agents are amongst the workers to suffer the worst fall in wages over the past 10 years according to shock...

London and South East England are to see house price falls this year and only “very modest” growth in 2020 -...

Online estate agency Yopa is warning of price falls ahead in London and south east England - although price rises elsewhere...

The income required for first time buyers to purchase in the three most expensive UK cities has fallen slightly according to...

Over a third of homes across Southern England are at risk of suffering price falls as the housing market slowdown extends...

The gap between average asking prices and average selling prices has increased in recent months according to Zoopla. Its latest study of...

House prices in 20 UK cities analysed by Zoopla show an average 1.7 per cent increase over the 12 months to...

Zoopla’s Hometrack index of 20 major UK cities shows that London property prices are starting to stabilise after a three year...

Another estate agency has closed one of its prime London offices as the capital’s most exclusive areas continue to be hit...

A respected property investment consultancy is warning that the current premium put on the prices of new-build homes - around 15...

High-end agency Savills says London’s super-rich are now buying and selling more actively than a year ago.  The agency says London’s so-called...

Gloomy statements from some industry organisations have suggested the market is in trouble thanks to Brexit uncertainty but Rightmove says visits...

Another housing market snapshot is showing a pessimistic start to 2019 as the property platform Home reports that four regions of...

A leading buying agent says 2019 is likely to see the continuation of last year’s trend where distressed sellers accept discounts...

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

House price inflation across the UK has slowed to a six-year low of 2.6 per cent thanks to falls in London...

One of the country’s most detailed housing market forecasts for 2019 suggests house prices will fall in London and nearby regions...

Asking prices of homes coming to the market have fallen for the second month in a row - and Rightmove says...

Purplebricks chief executive in Australia, Ryan Dinsdale, is quitting the firm after two and a half years. The influential Australian Financial Review...