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A building society is calling for stamp duty reforms to incentivise downsizing. A statement from the Suffolk Building Society says it believes...

What’s in a name? Or particularly a label? We all seem to have one these days. If we’re not a first time...

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

A Labour council has revealed that it’s bought 15 open market homes, beefed up  their energy efficiency and will use them...

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

Homebuyers are entering bidding wars for bungalows, a property expert claims. The Daily Telegraph recently reported that young professionals in their 20s and...

It has been another busy week in the property sector.  In his latest column, property commentator Jonathan Rolande, provides his take on...

New-build buyers will save on average around £2,600 a year in energy bills, research claims. Analysis based on Government’s Energy Performance Certificate...

The government is being urged to tailor its housing market reforms beyond solely focusing on first-time buyers. It comes as new analysis...

An estate agent says the housing market now has a hidden characteristic - an absence of homes that are friendly for...

An analysis of over 1.6m listings by Rightmove shows a big return to normality - demand for smaller city centre properties...

The Sequence Group is to be the sole selling agent for RoyaleLife, the country’s largest builder of bungalows, exclusively aimed at...

The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in the base interest rate to shore up the economy during the Coronavirus...

A high proportion of over-65s would consider moving to a bungalow and believe more properties should be designed exclusively for older...

The issue of ‘intergenerational fairness’ has been raised in recent weeks, some might say somewhat ironically by a House of Lords’...

Nicky Morgan, a former Cabinet minister and now chair of the highly respected Commons' Treasury Select Committee, is the most senior...

In this week’s Natter I’m going to get all political. Don’t worry, I won’t be giving my opinions on Brexit, Trump...

Around six in 10 estate agents say their experience shows that mortgage lending restrictions targeting customers aged 55 or over are...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

There has been another warning that older home owners are reluctant to sell and free-up family housing because of the cost...

Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...

Bungalows are likely to be sold-off as a by-product the government’s plans to extend Right To Buy, but are unlikely to...

The average price of an apartment has risen by 60 per cent over the past 10 years, far ahead of the...