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UK Finance’s latest data shows the percentage of mortgaged properties taken into possession has risen, but the trade body insists this...

Housing has finally made it onto the General Election campaign, albeit with a familiar policy. Labour has unveiled plans for a Freedom...

Mortgage lenders are expecting a quieter year for home loans in 2024. Forecasts from banking trade body UK Finance suggest lending for...

There is rarely a quiet year in the property market. And 2023 has felt like the usual rollercoaster at times. On...

Mortgage arrears and claims for repossession are on the rise as official data shows how much homeowners are still struggling in...

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

The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill was finally introduced in Parliament in May, but is it really good news for tenants? Several...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has secured promises from banks to be more flexible with mortgage borrowers amid concerns about rising rates. Average mortgage...

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

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. I dearly hope I...

More than a tenth of homeowners expect to delay buying or selling a home this year due to the cost of...

ANY REPOSSESSION is a tragedy for the person involved, and latest figures indicate the number of victims falling victim is currently...

The cost of living crisis and rising interest rates will lead to a decline in property transactions and mortgage lending next...

Is it really just a year ago that we were nervously wondering whether yet another Christmas would be Covid-affected? Little did we...

Increasing numbers of property buyers are now taking out mortgages with terms of more than 30 years, new figures show. The latest...

Home repossessions have begun to rise but remain below pre-Covid levels, Government figures show. The number of mortgage possession claims increased by...

The share of homeowners struggling to repay their mortgages could hit the same peak levels of the 2008 financial crisis by...

Property professionals and commentators have begun pondering an official definition of a house price crash. It comes amid forecasts that house prices...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said it may consider complaints about ‘misleading SSTC listings’ on portals but suggests it may...

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

Rising inflation triggered by the supply chain crisis following Brexit and the pandemic may undermine recent house price gains according to...

Auction House has announced its highest-ever monthly sales total, with its sales in May just topping £70m.  The firm sold 397 properties...

With much attention on those at risk of repossession or running up rent arrears, it's emerged that many others have actually used...

Property commentator Phil Spencer says lockdown - which we know will now last for another six weeks at least, and possibly...

The Financial Conduct Authority is extending the ban on repossessions by two months until April 1, in light of the pandemic. The...

It’s that time of year again. Black Friday has been and gone and the run-up to Christmas is well and truly...

Property is considered to be a safe investment. The buy-to-let market is booming, fuelled by a generation unable to get on...

There’s one key takeaway for agents from the weekend’s announcements on the next England-wide lockdown - the housing market is staying...

Housing Minister Christopher Pincher announced that the introduction of the Renters' Reform Bill will be delayed for an indefinite period due...

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

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

We all know what the problem is, but what’s the solution? The problem is that landlords, thinking they offer a valuable service...

The ban on evictions was due to end earlier this month, but following a last-minute U-turn from the government, it has...

The Financial Conduct Authority has published new draft guidance for lenders which will set out options available to their customers in the extended...

The Financial Conduct Authority is reported to be considering offering homeowners up to 12 month’s mortgage holidays. Currently 1.2m mortgage payment holidays...

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...

One of London’s most experienced estate agents says there has been a very significant surge in foreclosure sales in part of...

An agency has repaid a £6,000 reservation fee to someone who thought they had purchased a property for £83,000 but was later...

In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...

In recent months, we’ve seen headlines dominated by changes to tenancy rules, government consultations and more than a few scare stories. Landlords...

A new analysis of privately owned homes with mortgages outstanding shows repossessions have risen in London - but they’re down in...

The number of owners' properties being repossessed jumped 15 per cent year on year in the second quarter of 2019. There were...

Increasing legislation and regulation has arguably been the biggest talking point in the private rented sector (PRS) over the last few...

Spicerhaart claims that it achieved an average of 104.29 per cent against the market value on properties that were taken into...

The Money Laundering Regulations require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation to...

Whatever one thinks about online estate agencies, it’s a cause of genuine sadness when people lose their jobs - close proximity...

A house in Mayfair that was sold for £19.175m in 2014 and put on the market this year at £25m has...

There’s been another drop in mortgage arrears and possessions for owner occupiers - although an increase for some elements of the...

If you’re an estate agent and have a property that is difficult to sell or the homeowner simply needs a fast...

A disciplinary investigation by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has blown the lid on the infamous fee-fixing cartel scandal involving estate...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - a slim edition given how quiet the industry is at the...

The housing market may have seen some depressing figures of late but there’s good news about mortgage arrears - they’re at...

Here’s how the LetsBid Property team is helping them do it. A new property platform called LetsBid has launched in the...

When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...

The controversial raffle of a home reportedly purchased in 2014 under the Right To Buy scheme for just £360,000 is back...

Today we’re publishing what we think is our longest-ever list of charitable activities being conducted by agents and their supporters -...

The number of properties taken into possession last year declined by almost 25 per cent and has hit the lowest level in 35...

The number of mortgages in arrears is now at its lowest level since records began more than 20 years ago.  Data from...

The Council of Mortgage Lenders says the number of repossessions in the first quarter of 2016 was 2,100 - the lowest...

A mortgage servicing company is forecasting that the number of UK houses repossessed this year will represent only 0.09 per cent...

Repossession levels in the north and south of England have closed by 80 per cent since the end of the recession,...

Negativity. There’s a lot of it about in the lettings industry right now. Where you might see barriers, hurdles and more...

There’s no escaping it now. The John Lewis advert has been released, the weather is almost as cold as it should...

We have reached an interesting point in what has been a most unusual year for the property sector.  The latest figures from...

The latest data released by the agents’ favourite house price source, the Land Registry, shows that prices in England and Wales...

The repossession rate has fallen again in the second quarter of 2015, and is at the lowest rate since records began. The...