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02 September 2024
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The number of property sales registered with HMRC rose in July but remains below pre-pandemic levels, official data shows. HMRC property transactions...
02 September 2024
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A local pub has been named as the most important lifestyle amenity when buying a home. Jackson-Stops’ latest Property Pulse Survey of...
02 September 2024
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The Government may be silent so far on support schemes for first-time buyers but the UK’s largest lender now appears to...
30 August 2024
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Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property search app Jitty has launched a new feature that lets buyers find their dream home by simply...
30 August 2024
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Property taxes in Scotland raised almost £640m over the past twelve months, according to analysis of the latest statistics by agency...
30 August 2024
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Parents are willing pay 25% extra to live in the right catchment area for a top state primary school, research suggests. New...
29 August 2024
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Auction sales are becoming more popular even as the wider market falls, figures suggest. Proptech firm iamproperty analysed data between January and...
29 August 2024
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Agency stock has hit a seven-year high but realistic pricing is essential, Zoopla warns. The portal’s latest House Price Index for August...
28 August 2024
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Savills has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of Tommy Newbigging to lead its new homes department across Essex and parts...
28 August 2024
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Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings may become a bigger factor for homebuyers in the Autumn market, Rightmove suggests. It comes as energy...
27 August 2024
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Lower mortgage rates have slowed the exodus of first-time buyers from London ,research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons for the first half of...
27 August 2024
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The 90-minute commute continues to flourish for family homes, it has been claimed. Speaking on the Winkworth’s latest Property Exchange podcast, the...
27 August 2024
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More homeowners are preparing to put their property on the market in the autumn, Chestertons claims. The estate agency said it registered...
27 August 2024
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Almost two-thirds of first-time buyers have got on the property ladder using help from the Bank of Mum and Dad but...
23 August 2024
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Coventry Building Society has joined calls for Stamp Duty reform. The lender has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to address the controversial property...
22 August 2024
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Nationwide has risen to the top of the best buy tables again with a new mortgage rate cut. The building society has...
22 August 2024
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Fewer than 50,000 mortgages have been completed with the support of the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, official figures show. The scheme was launched...
22 August 2024
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Mortgaged buyers have continued to drive the property market even in the two years since mortgage rates peaked, research suggests. Property brand...
20 August 2024
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The UK has the slowest home moving timeline among 12 global nations, research suggests. Upfront information provider Moverly has analysed the average...
20 August 2024
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Average asking prices for new property listings had their usual summer drop this month but Rightmove is predicting a busy Autumn. The...
19 August 2024
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More than half of mortgaged first-time buyers received support from the Bank of Mum and Dad in 2023, the highest proportion...
19 August 2024
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Agents can now access pre-populated material information forms through iamproperty. Users of iamproperty’s movebutler platform can use the feature, helping save time...
19 August 2024
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The expected dip in mortgage rates following the Bank of England’s base rate cut continued this week with NatWest’s lowest price...
17 August 2024
From: Features
One key point of difference in the parties’ housing policies during the recent general election campaign was that the Conservative Party...
17 August 2024
From: Features
The smart home movement has been gathering pace for some time and connected living should be top of the agenda for...
17 August 2024
From: Features
When I first started working as an estate agent there was one thing I never saw coming… and that was having...
16 August 2024
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Bloor Homes, the UK’s largest non-listed housebuilder has signed a 12-month contract Zoopla. All Bloor Homes' 80 developments across all nine regions...
16 August 2024
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An exciting new collaboration between TVPN, EstateApps and Paul Long is set to transform the way you advertise your property listings...
15 August 2024
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Annual house price growth remained at 2.7% ahead of the general election in June and was up just 0.5% on a...
15 August 2024
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You won’t need me to tell you, but transactions are taking a l-o-n-g time right now. Figures from a digital information service...
15 August 2024
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Homeowners of five-bedroom properties without a mortgage could unlock almost £500,000 by downsizing, research suggests. Analysis by Rightmove highlights the cash-equity release...
14 August 2024
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Mortgage rates may be dropping but buyers need to act fast as product shelf-life is also falling. Moneyfacts data shows the average...
14 August 2024
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Increasing numbers of homebuyers are taking out bridging loans to prevent a chain from collapsing. The latest Bridging Trends industry report shows...
14 August 2024
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Homeowners need greater protection from poor quality housing amid the Government’s plans for 1.5m new homes, an industry body claims. That’s the...
13 August 2024
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NatWest and Santander are the latest mortgage lenders to unveil rate cuts. The lenders have revealed lower mortgage pricing from this morning...
13 August 2024
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A new analysis of buyers’ actions during viewings suggests many effectively ignore the truly important features, and are instead distracted by...
12 August 2024
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The director of a London estate agency claims a buyer needs an income of £100,000 a year to purchase a home...
12 August 2024
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The latest prime London market snapshot from Knight Frank suggests muted activity so far this summer and warns of possible hesitancy...
12 August 2024
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Now that a new government has been elected and interest rates appear to be on their way down, many buyers who...
10 August 2024
From: Features
The three months of May-July provide welcome news for both active buyers and sellers, and those thinking of buying or selling...
10 August 2024
From: Features
The Competition and Markets Authority has raised an unusual issue concerning Barratt’s £2.5 billion deal to buy rival house builder Redrow...
09 August 2024
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A prominent financial analyst is warning that the hopes for a housing market resurgence over the autumn could be derailed by...
08 August 2024
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The latest RICS Residential Property Survey found the UK's residential property sector brightened slightly in July. Average mortgage rates lowered slightly during...
08 August 2024
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Moving further away from family, friends and familiar places to get onto the property ladder is becoming more common for first-time...
08 August 2024
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A little known family-run agency - Griffin Property Co - says it is finally relaunching as Emoov. The purchase of the Emoov...
07 August 2024
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There’s nothing more frustrating than losing a sale at the last minute due to details that could have been disclosed upfront....
07 August 2024
From: Features
The Scottish housing market is proving remarkably stable according to figures from the Edinburgh Solicitors Property Centre. The average selling price of...
07 August 2024
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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...
06 August 2024
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Home buyers, movers, and existing owners making energy-saving improvements to their properties can now get up to £2,000 cashback from a...
06 August 2024
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A poll of surveyors shows strong support for the idea of pre-sale surveys. When asked whether the new Government should introduce mandatory...
05 August 2024
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Estate agents are being asked to do too much when it comes to material information rules but there appears to be...
05 August 2024
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Research from Zoopla shows that two-bed terraced homes are the fastest-selling property type in England and Wales, with a sale agreed...
05 August 2024
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At last! Well, they say small is beautiful and, if you’re in the property sector right now, you’d better believe it! The...
03 August 2024
From: Features
Estate agents are braced for a busy Autumn selling season after the first interest rate cut since March 2020. The Bank of...
02 August 2024
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Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has agreed a listings deal with OnTheMarket (OTM), claiming that the CoStar-backed portal will overtake Rightmove...
02 August 2024
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Fewer sales than usual were registered by HMRC for June, official figures show. The latest property transactions statistics from the taxman - based on...
01 August 2024
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The majority of UK adults find buying a home more stressful than selling but many are unaware of who an estate...
01 August 2024
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By Mike Bilboe, Face For Business Buying or selling a home can be one of the most stressful and uncertain times for...
31 July 2024
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The UK housing market is heating up, with buyers now agreeing to pay 96.8% of asking price, Zoopla claims. The figure is...
30 July 2024
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The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase fell for the third consecutive month in June but property professionals remain optimistic...
30 July 2024
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The Government is being urged to keep the first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief threshold at its current level. Labour signalled before it...
29 July 2024
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“The housing crisis will be solved using technology.” Or so I read somewhere this week. This notion that technology is the panacea...
27 July 2024
From: Features
According to Landmark Information Group’s recent Insights Report, both sales and purchases have seen substantial increases in the time taken from...
24 July 2024
From: Features
HSBC has promised rate cuts this week as mortgage pricing continues to drop, but it is unclear how much further pricing...
23 July 2024
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Zoopla has invested in new online content and personalised emails using artificial intelligence to drive demand for estate agents. The portal said...
23 July 2024
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Half of young first-time buyers are willing to consider “non-traditional routes” to get onto the property ladder. Research suggests that around a...
23 July 2024
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The gap between what sellers want for their home and what buyers are actually paying has increased by a further 1.1%...
22 July 2024
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Complete guidance on Material Information parts A, B and C has been live in the property industry since last November. While...
20 July 2024
From: Features
Zoopla has been named as the official data partner of the latest series of popular Channel 4 programme ‘Worst House on...
19 July 2024
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A global payments issues that could have hit home sales has now been resolved, the Bank of England has confirmed. A statement...
18 July 2024
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The rate of inflation held steady last month, raising hopes that the Bank of England will give homebuyers a boost with...
18 July 2024
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Cash buyers accounted for the highest percentage of market activity seen in the past decade and, so far this year, they’ve...
18 July 2024
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We’ve probably all had enough of people campaigning in recent weeks but I have to admit to one disappointment with the...
18 July 2024
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Agents in the East of England could face the toughest task filling the void left by first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief...
17 July 2024
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A mixture of buyer reluctance to take on high mortgage rates, the availability of home loans and inefficiencies in the homebuying...
16 July 2024
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Competition from Dubai and concerns about taxation under the new Labour Government have led the world’s super-rich to spend less and...
16 July 2024
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Demand for energy efficient new homes is on the rise, according to recent data from Knight Frank. A recent buyer sentiment survey...
16 July 2024
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Asking prices dropped at the start of July as estate agents and sellers attempted to attracted buyers who have been distracted...
15 July 2024
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It's more than a week since we saw the removal vans enter Downing St and Labour’s promise to hit the ground...
15 July 2024
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A new estate agency dedicated to improving the house moving process has launched in the Gloucestershire and Worcestershire areas. Founded by James...
12 July 2024
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New Chancellor Rachel Reeves has used her first speech to reinstate housebuilding targets and pledge to build one and a half...
09 July 2024
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A lack of supply and mortgage affordability remains a challenge for buyers as average house prices dipped slightly on a monthly...
08 July 2024
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So, now we know. After weeks of reports predicting a Labour landslide, Keir Starmer is indeed unpacking his boxes and settling into...
08 July 2024
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Homeowners in ESPC’s core territories (Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders) are not aware of the full extent of the...
08 July 2024
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On balance, a stable new government with a large majority is good news for the sales market. Labour’s costed spending plans,...
06 July 2024
From: Features
With a historic majority for Keir Starmer and the Labour Party, there can be no doubt over which party will be...
06 July 2024
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Heidi Shackell, chief executive officer at The Lettings Hub said: “The General Election, called in May, halted progress of the Renters'...
06 July 2024
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As mortgage rates remain high, estate agents report that housing market conditions continue to be demanding. A 0.1% fall in the average...
06 July 2024
From: Features
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will have the removal vans booked this morning after the General Election result. Sir Keir is set...
05 July 2024
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Energy assessor trade body the Property Energy Professionals Association has hit back at claims about the accuracy of work by professionals...
05 July 2024
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Homebuyers plan to make their homes more energy efficient in the hope of securing more favourable mortgage deals and boosting their...
05 July 2024
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New research has revealed the areas where sellers have the best chance of finding a cash buyer. Analysis by My Home Conveyancing...
04 July 2024
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Agents are being urged to prepare for a surge in enquiries following the General Election this week Many agents have reported that...
04 July 2024
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Chestertons has confirmed Watson Briggs as the new department head for its busy New Homes division. The promotion to new homes director...
04 July 2024
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Price growth has been put on hold at the top of the market during the second quarter of 2024 given uncertainty...
03 July 2024
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Agency sales supply and demand dipped in May as buyers and sellers await the election outcome, Propertymark members claim. The agency trade...
03 July 2024
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Bradford has maintained its position as the leading hotspot in the country for the second consecutive quarter, according to OnTheMarket data. The...
03 July 2024
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More than three quarters of home buyers are ‘gazundering’—or ‘price chipping’—to reduce the agreed sale price of properties at the last...