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

The confirmation of an immediate Stamp Duty cut last week may have meant delayed sales could complete, but there are concerns...

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

First-time buyers have been urged to manage their expectations after it revealed that 79% believe their first home will meet all...

House price growth slowed in June but remains in double figures, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index shows property...

A housebuilding-led mortgage indemnity scheme called Deposit Unlock has now been launched nationally with 17 major developers taking part. Nationwide is the...

Propertymark’s chief executive - officially still in post on just an interim basis - is to face questions from a past...

An interesting demand has been made of Chancellor Rishi Sunak - to consider reforming stamp duty with thresholds revised to reflect...

The average asking price, as recorded by Rightmove, has fallen for the first time this year. In another sign that the market...

The apparent plight of first time buyers hits the headlines frequently but new research shows that second steppers face a wide...

The land and new homes division of Sequence has signed a deal to offer fully-funded part exchange and home buying services...

The so-called ‘trade up gap’ for people buying for the second time has grown to a record £67,761 according to Rightmove. The...

A new app is being launched which allows agents to gauge possible interest in a property before it is formally put...

The number of new mortgages approved by banks fell to a six-month low in September - but the annual figure shows...

A blog for the British Property Federation has come up with three radically different proposals for stamp duty, providing food for...

Over a fifth of pensioners say they would be encouraged to downsize if there was a stamp duty incentive - particularly...

Many existing homeowners wanting to trade up now rely on financial help from family and friends to help make the jump...

Gross mortgage lending is set to reach its highest level since 2007 despite Brexit, says the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association. But its...

Average asking price of newly-marketed property have jumped 1.5 per cent - or over £4,500 - in the past month, says...

Average house prices rose 0.5 per cent in February, making it the biggest rise in five months according to the latest...

A survey by Lloyds Bank has revealed that the average ‘first time seller’ requires very nearly £136,000 to bridge the gap...

Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt says she welcomes the government’s scrapping of stamp duty for first time buyers purchasing homes under...

Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing.  The decision to cut stamp duty...

Homeowners ready to take their second step up the property ladder say it's harder than getting on it in the first...

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...

New research suggests the Bank of Mum and Dad is now helping so-called ‘second steppers’ - existing owners moving up the...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

Estate agents are angry that Chancellor Phillip Hammond made no attempt in his first Spring Budget to reform stamp duty -...

Confidence amongst ‘second steppers’ - those aiming to sell up to move to larger homes - is improving according to a...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...

One of the first major pieces of research to come from an estate agency following the EU referendum suggests the short-term...