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When I first started working as an estate agent there was one thing I never saw coming… and that was having...

The recent dip in inflation to 2% for the first time in three years brings a glimmer of optimism in the...

The average first-time buyer mortgage payment has risen by 61% since the previous election year of 2019, research suggests. Analysis by Rightmove...

Interest rates were held for the sixth consecutive Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting yesterday, as agents expressed hope of a cut...

The latest inflation figures this morning are expected to show that the cost of living measure has slowed to the Bank...

House prices appear to have benefited from a Spring bounce but sales and mortgage approvals have struggled. It comes after a busy...

Prominent housing and mortgage experts are downplaying the chance of an interest rate cut following the Bank of England monetary policy...

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

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

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

Property market conditions in the new-build sector are likely to remain subdued this year. Persimmon has claimed. An outlook in the house...

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

Compared with a decade ago, today's first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and more likely to...

Compared with a decade ago, today's first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and more likely to...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...

Average house prices ended 2023 down 1.8%, according to Nationwide. The lender’s December House Price Index, based on its own mortgage lending...

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

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

House prices increased for the third month in a row during November but are still down annually, Nationwide data shows. The lender’s...

House prices fell for the sixth consecutive month in a row during September and dropped at the fastest rate since August...

Housing affordability is improving but the benefits are being offset by high mortgage rates, Halifax claims. Analysis by the lender found the...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...

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

The number of mortgage approvals edged up for a second month in a row during June but remains below 2022’s monthly...

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

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

House prices fell for the fourth consecutive month in December, the worst run since 2008, according to Nationwide. The lender’s final House...

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

Agents have shown their support for helping junior staff with the cost of living crisis. The rate of inflation hit 9.4% during...

The housing market appears almost as stubborn as now caretaker Prime Minister Boris Johnson as it continues to defy predictions of...

Almost half of the UK public think young people cannot afford to buy their own home because they spend too much...

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...

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

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

One of the leading figures in trade body Propertymark wants stamp duty to be reformed, and claims that the success of...

The last 12 months have heralded significant change across the property market and indeed we could argue across all markets in...

In another positive sign for the housing market, every region of the UK has seen a price rise according to the...

When looking back on the property market this year, the main message we can take is that it has remained extremely...

House prices dipped a tiny 0.1 per cent in October - but this led to the annual rate coming in at...

Agents have interpreted the latest house price figures as evidence that the market is in limbo waiting for the Brexit -...

Agents have expressed quiet optimism that the market may be over the worst as it continues to show resilience in the...

The latest figures from Halifax show annual house price growth has dipped to a six-year low. Average property price growth in...

Another house price index has suggested the housing market continuing to show great resilience despite the continuing economic and political uncertainty. The...

House prices fell unexpectedly for the second month in a row in July according to the Halifax - but the mortgage...

Prices have dropped 0.5 per cent in the past year according to LSL Property Services, the parent company of Your Move...

Monthly mortgage payments as a proportion of income have dropped to 31 per cent now from 43 per cent a decade...

The latest Rightmove price index suggests that homes are at their most affordable level for some years thanks to wage growth...

House prices grew at the slowest annual rate for nearly six years in January, according to Nationwide, which says the market...

A slew of property experts and commentators have put the blame on Brexit for a surprise drop in house price growth...

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

House price rises are now the slowest they have been for six years according to the Halifax. Across the UK, property values...

One estate agent has described the latest price fall announced by the Halifax as “quite a retreat” for the housing market...

A downbeat report from property investment specialist London Central Portfolio says “there are very few causes for optimism in the domestic...

Rightmove says the housing market is now into a ‘summer sale’ as newly-marketed property shows an average asking price fall of...

House prices in the three months to the end of April were 2.2 per cent higher than in the same period...

Brexit uncertainty and weakening consumer demand are likely to hit house prices this year, according to a survey of 33 housing...

The Halifax reports that house prices in the last three months, that’s between September and November, were 2.4 per cent higher...

One of the last major estate agencies to give its forecast for 2018 says London prices will drop another 0.5 per...

It’s not breaking new ground to say that younger people have what many regard as the raw end of the deal...

Analysts believe a rise in the Bank of England base rate is on the cards next month as a result of the...

Rightmove’s monthly price index says the average asking price of homes coming to the market has fallen 1.2 per cent in...

House prices in June, July and August were a tiny 0.1 per cent higher than in the previous three months according...

Countrywide has issued forecasts for the housing market over the next two years amidst a warning that Brexit volatility is the...

House prices recorded their second consecutive monthly fall in April, while the annual rate of growth slowed to 2.6 per cent,...

Agents have given a cautious welcome to the latest index from the Nationwide, suggesting that the annual rate of price growth...

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

Property prices were at the forefront of the EU debate in the run-up to the referendum, with the now former Chancellor...

One of the leading members of the Bank of England's influential Monetary Policy Committee has suggested that the recent fall-back in...

UK average house prices rose 0.4 per cent in July taking the annual pace of change up to 3.5 per cent,...

Confidence in the outlook for house price growth hit its highest level in four years following the general election in May...

In case we didn’t learn the lesson last time around, we appear to be on the brink of a refresher course...