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Average house prices and mortgage approvals hit new highs during the summer months, in a positive sign for the property market. Nationwide...

The predictions game can be tricky. Sometimes you just don’t know whether to stick or twist. As reported in Estate Agent Today...

House price forecasts have improved in just one month and significantly from a year ago, analysis shows. The Treasury regularly compiles independent...

Average asking prices for new property listings had their usual summer drop this month but Rightmove is predicting a busy Autumn. The...

Annual house price growth remained at 2.7% ahead of the general election in June and was up just 0.5% on a...

A prominent financial analyst is warning that the hopes for a housing market resurgence over the autumn could be derailed by...

Estate agents are braced for a busy Autumn selling season after the first interest rate cut since March 2020. The Bank of...

House price growth hit its highest level for almost two years during July, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index...

Estate agents remain largely split on whether Labour’s General Election win will be positive for the housing market.  A survey of almost...

Conveyancing fees are rising but remain below highs of pandemic during the Stamp Duty holiday, research suggests. Comparison website reallymoving’s latest Conveyancing...

A lack of supply and mortgage affordability remains a challenge for buyers as average house prices dipped slightly on a monthly...

Heidi Shackell, chief executive officer at The Lettings Hub said: “The General Election, called in May, halted progress of the Renters'...

Price growth has been put on hold at the top of the market during the second quarter of 2024 given uncertainty...

High mortgage rates continued to weigh on the housing market in June, leaving house price growth relatively flat. Nationwide’s latest House Price...

Affordability concerns are prompting many first-time buyers to consider moving more than 30 miles on average from their preferred location to...

A new house price forecast by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney, reveals that recent optimism in the UK property market could...

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

There’s a growing ­supply-demand imbalance in the sales market according to the prominent industry asking price index, Home.  It says despite greater...

Average house prices rose annually for the first time since July 2023 in March, Land Registry data shows. The latest Land Registry...

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

Asking prices have hit a record high as agents and sellers become more bullish about the market’s prospects. The latest Rightmove house...

High interest rates, slow price growth and more stringent tax rules have eroded Buy-to-Let’s (BTL) charm for a number of landlords,...

Agents remain typically optimistic about the property market after interest rates were been held at their 16-year high of 5.25% by...

Savills has today upgraded its five-year UK mainstream house price forecast to reflect the stronger than expected start to the year...

Just as the Nationwide showed the impact of rising mortgage costs on house prices, so another raft of lenders have made...

Only realistic sellers willing to negotiate prices are successful in the current market, says one of the country’s leading estate agents. The...

Higher mortgage rates are a drag on house price growth says Zoopla - and it’s produced startling figures to prove it. The...

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

Big demand for small properties has helped to drive growth in UK property prices in the early months of this year,...

Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...

The number of new sellers coming to the market is up by 12% compared to this time a year ago, and...

A new analysis of the cost-of-moving suggests that the typical seller will incur expenses of £5,867 - and that rises hugely...

When we talk in general terms about the UK housing market, we tend to draw a picture of generality. Facts and figures...

House prices dipped on a monthly basis during March but annual growth improved, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index...

Waiting for a General Election is risky for sellers after the so-called Boris bounce in the property market failed to deliver...

A baby born today will need to earn £95,121 to get on the property ladder, research suggests. The analysis forecasts that the...

House price growth may have slowed last year but homeowners who sold their property still made an average gain of £74,000...

Average house prices rose for the fourth consecutive month during February, figures from Halifax show, but it is unclear how long...

House prices are growing annually for the first time since January 2023, Nationwide claims. The latest Nationwide House Price Index found average...

Our latest research has revealed London’s six best performing boroughs when it comes to positive property price growth. But a wider trend...

Downsizers across England and Wales could unlock an average £305,090 by moving from a four bed to a two-bed home, according...

A drop in house prices remains likely for 2024 despite recent rises and improving sentiment. The latest Halifax house price index showed...

Annual house price growth hit a 12-month high last month as values rose for the fourth consecutive month but future drops...

Average house prices will fall 3.6% in the first quarter of the year, according to forecasts by reallymoving.com. The research is based...

The average household in England and Wales who purchased in the past 20 years and sold last year achieved profits of...

So Christmas is coming – soon. Traditionally a time for reflection on what’s past and prediction on what’s to come. Last week...

Nationwide has called for an independent review of the first-time buyer market as it urges the Chancellor to boost support for...

A buying agent has given his backing to the prospect of a Stamp Duty and Inheritance Tax (IHT) cut during this...

More than 70 local authority areas have seen average house prices rise over the last year, bucking the national trend, Halifax...

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

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

A fifth of all homes sold so far this year in London have been for over £1m. London estate agency Benham and...

House price growth fell to its lowest annual rate since 2012 in August, official data shows. The latest Land Registry House Price...

Annual house price growth has returned to its lowest level since the pandemic, Land Registry data shows. The latest figures from the...

The artificial intelligence (AI) platform, Bard, correctly guessed what the UK’s average house price would be in the Land Registry’s monthly...

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

House prices near to the higher ranked schools in the capital are getting a welcome boost, according to research from London...

The property market is set for its quietest year for sales since 2012, Zoopla claims. The portal’s latest House Price Index estimates...

Exchanged prices across the UK have grown at an average of 3.8% over the past year despite ‘gloomy headlines’, TwentyEA claims. New...

Foxtons remains confident about the property market despite sliding house price growth. It comes as data from Rightmove revealed that asking prices...

House price growth and inflation has continued to slow but there are warnings that further interest rate cuts could still dent...

Hamptons is warning landlords disillusioned with buy to let that they may have missed the top of the sales market -...

Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...

Increasing numbers of agent listings are highlighting green features as key selling points, Rightmove claims. It comes as the portal call for...

Lloyds Banking Group has issued a slightly more positive house price outlook despite warning of increased pressure on mortgage affordability from...

Annual house price growth slowed for the fifth consecutive month in May, Land Registry data shows. The official figures show house prices...

Sentiment among movers is proving to be remarkably resilient despite the challenging news in recent months on mortgage rates, inflation, and...

LonRes has declared the prime London sales market to be “subdued” entering the second half of 2023. The data consultancy says that...

Annual house price growth remained negative in June as mortgage rates hit buyer budgets but there is still a chance of...

The level of sellers accepting an asking price discount of 5% or more has hit a three-year high. Zoopla’s latest House Price...

Annual house price growth continued to slow in April but bounced back on a monthly basis, Land Registry figures have revealed. The...

Two sets of housing data have suggested a declining property market, with further price drops on the horizon. Halifax has recorded the...

House price growth may be slowing but Sottish agency brand DJ Alexander has revealed that it recorded its highest ever sales...

The property market appears to have stalled in April and May, with official data showing a dip in house prices and...

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...

Listings appear to be taking longer to sell but buyer and seller confidence remains, OnTheMarket (OTM) claims. The portal’s latest Property Sentiment...

The worst of the pricing adjustment in response to higher mortgage rates appears to be behind us, Zoopla has claimed. The portal’s...

Sellers are becoming more realistic about pricing despite asking prices of typical first-time buyer properties hitting a new high, Rightmove claims. The...

Annual house price growth dropped for the fourth month in a row in February and dropped further into negative territory on...

The start of spring has coincided with buoyant housing market forecasts. Reflecting on a first quarter of 2023 which saw buyer choice...

The latest Halifax House Price Index gave estate agents renewed optimism last week amid the ongoing market crash debate after the...

The level of agency stock has almost doubled since last year but repricing is on the rise and sales are taking...

Average UK house prices were hit by the largest annual decline since July 2009 last month. Nationwide’s latest House Price Index suggests...

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

Average house prices have declined by their largest level on a monthly basis since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty...

Lower mortgage rates than the end of last year and slowing inflation should sustain the housing market as it enters the...

Some sellers remain optimistic about their price expectations as sales at the top end of the market begin to lag, Rightmove...

The latest Halifax House Price Index is set to add fuel to the fire of the ongoing market crash debate. The lender’s...

Annual house price growth has fallen for the first time since June 2020 and is now at its weakest level since...

The average price for larger detached homes has grown at almost twice the rate than for smaller properties such as flats...

Annual house price growth slowed in December and ended the year negative on a monthly basis, the latest Land Registry figures...

Prices will fall during this year, but the outlook differs depending on location, according to Cluttons. A first quarter update from the...

The number of property millionaires in Great Britain has “shot up,” with one in 40 homes now valued at £1m or...

Halifax has recorded the lowest level of annual house price growth for three years. Its latest House Price Index for January 2023...

Every year, those thinking about investing in property for the first time and even current landlords ask themselves whether it’s the...

The property market has been warned to expect fewer sales and more expensive mortgages after interest rates were raised for the...

The ‘fizz’ has left the market, an industry veteran has claimed after the Nationwide House Price Index revealed a second consecutive...

The north-south house price divide may be narrowing, eXp UK claims. Research by the self-employed agency brand has found that while the...

An estate agency veteran has urged Government ministers to consider where their own children will live amid a continuing shortage of...