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Two years of rising interest rates, the withdrawal of first-time buyer support, planning delays and a string of broken promises has...

The announcement by the Bank Of England that interest rates will remain fixed at 5.25% for the seventh month in a...

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

The European property market is the most distressed sector, new research suggests. The latest Distress Index, from restructuring firm Weil, has warned...

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

Prime London prices fell 6% annually over 2023 but remain higher over the long term, LonRes claims. Analysis by the data company...

Winkworth's network completed sales for the year fell by some 19% in 2023, the agency franchise brand has revealed but it...

House prices are set to fall further next year, two major lenders claim. The house prices indices of Halifax and Nationwide have...

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

Mortgage rates could be set to finally fall below 5%, brokers claim. The pricing of home loans has rocketed this year amid high...

Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...

The slower sales market has started hitting high-profile agency and property brands. Agency franchise brand Winkworth’s half year results yesterday showed network...

A third of those opting to move home in the current market are downsizers, research claims. However, it’s not the increased cost...

Cash purchasers, younger needs-based buyers and relocators are the driving force behind the current prime UK property market, according to research...

The London property market is facing a "bleak" second half of the year, the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) has...

Property market activity has returned to levels last seen in the aftermath of last October’s mini Budget, data from the Royal...

The UK is heading for a further drop in housebuilding, according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index data by S&P and...

More than a third of homes have declined in value over the past six months, Zoopla data shows. It comes despite the...

Price sensitivity and a flight to quality is dominating prime London markets, research suggest. Analysis of second quarter property market activity by...

The majority of mortgage lenders have committed to showing more flexibility to struggling borrowers but the Government has confirmed that support...

A new survey suggests the overwhelming majority of the public are critical of the government’s apparent housing failures. A study of 1,323...

Higher energy costs and rising interest rates are leading to a surge in the number of homeowners looking to downsize, a...

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

Agents are continuing to secure instructions and sales but transactions are mainly being done below asking price, data suggests. Agency trade body...

Homebuyers should prepare for short-term volatility as mortgage rates are currently being repriced, OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb has warned. Tebb warned...

Almost half of sellers who took their homes off the market in 2022 will relist them in the next two years,...

Agents may have been slightly put out by Rightmove reporting a boom in user fees despite a drop in members, but...

A high-profile charity is calling for a Stamp Duty overhaul, local buyer restrictions and extra charges on property purchases by landlords...

House prices could drop by almost 25% ‘start-to-trough’ or by as much as 40% in severe circumstances, Lloyds Banking Group has...

With the property market showing signs of a slow-down and the economic outlook rather uncertain, we spoke to Lucy Noonan, founder...

The property market is still active for ‘realistic’ sellers and serious buyers, OnTheMarket (OTM’s) claims. Jason Tebb, chief executive of the portal,...

Halifax is predicting an 8% decline in house prices next year. The lender’s housing market review has forecasted that higher energy bills...

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

A market analyst has rejected claims that the property market is heading for so-called ‘Armageddon.’ Rising interest and mortgage rates as well...

Determined first-time buyers are cutting back on going out and energy usage to still be able to save up for a...

Estate agents could face new transaction delays after the Land Registry and its Scottish equivalent were among Government departments and civil...

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

Property professionals heralded the end of the low interest era yesterday after the latest Bank of England base rate hike. The Bank...

The number of viewings per sale should be used as an indicator for the health of the housing market, a senior...

Agents should be getting buyers to focus on what they can afford now and in the future rather than worrying about...

They say Christmas hits the shops earlier each year and the same may be said for the seasonal slowdown, Zoopla suggests. Its...

The housing market is moving but sellers need to be more realistic about pricing, Propertymark claims. It comes as the agency trade...

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

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

Let’s be completely honest - as challenges go, estate agents are up against it trying to persuade reluctant vendors to take...

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

Interest rate rises are driving an increase in homes for sale, research claims. National estate agency Jackson-Stops has analysed Rightmove data and...

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

The number of mortgages available to borrowers has hit the lowest level for more than a year, Moneyfacts has warned. Analysis by...

A financial analyst has suggested homeowners may be better off staying put in the current market. CMC Markets has predicted a likely...

Many first-time buyers and homeowners are becoming more cautious of the property market. The cost of living crisis, combined with rising...

Increasing numbers of buyers are gazundering or ‘price chipping’ on their offers to force property sellers and agents into last minute...

As uncertainty continues to prevail across the industry, aided by a government in crisis, the challenges in the months ahead feel...

The number of transactions progressing to completion is being hit by the cost of living crisis and rising interest rates, new...

Fine & Country is predicting the impending housing market slowdown will be gradual. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine & Country UK...

Legal experts are warning that the rush to beat interest rate rises could lead to “ill conceived” and “rushed transactions.” The Bank...

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

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

Agents have heralded the beginning of the house price slowdown. The latest Land Registry House Price Index yesterday showed values increased by...

A senior industry figure has called for upfront information changes to move faster to boost market confidence amid the cost of...

A third of first-time buyers have had to reduce their budgets as a result of recent interest rate hikes and the...

OnTheMarket has revealed it is expanding the scope and scale of its successful Town Hall initiative in response to growing demand...

Increasingly cautious mortgage lending could dampen the property market and cause more sales to fall-through, it has been warned. Recent house price...

One of the country’s leading estate agents has played down the significance of the latest house price index which at first...

Despite a backdrop of the Ukraine crisis, soaring fuel bills, rising interest rates and high inflation, buyer sentiment remains strong according...

Analysts are gearing up for the full year figures to be revealed by Rightmove to its shareholders at the end of...

Annual house price growth hit 10.0 per cent last month - and is now tracking close to the level seen before...

A high end estate agency says prices in Prime Central London are poised to rise 18 per cent by 2024 despite...

There’s been a four per cent rise in the number of estate agencies becoming insolvent according to a new report. In the...

Savills has issued its forecast for the housing market for the next five years, and while it highlights some bright spots...

The UK’s real estate sector, embracing estate agencies as well as other aspects of the property industry, has been facing “increased...

Britain’s biggest mortgage lender, the Halifax, says the housing market will slow next year with average price rises of four to...

Zoopla says a Labour victory would be “likely” to lead to falling house prices and rising interest rates and suggests “a...