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Mortgage rates are dropping faster than many expected, Rightmove claims. Nationwide unveiled a 3.99% five-year fix for home purchases this week –...

The new Government’s plan to ‘Get Britain Building’ is ambitious, to say the least.    And it is central to their mission, not...

Women in London who are looking to get on the property ladder face significant challenges that prevent them from buying a...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

The number of properties purchased using a Help to Buy ISA-backed deposit fell to record lows last year, official data shows. Government...

Managing tenant deposits is a crucial part of any letting agent’s responsibilities. Ensuring compliance with regulations and safeguarding both landlord and...

We all know that first-time buyers have had a tough time of it lately. Mad mini-budgets resulting in higher interest rates...

The Government’s proposal to introduce a new 1% deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder is unworkable...

Properties favoured by first-time buyers are typically selling for an average of 8% or £20,300 below the local market average, Zoopla...

The times, they are indeed a-changin’. But what Dylan may not have appreciated, however, was how fast that change would be...

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

The Government’s latest attempt to bolster the property appears to be 1% deposit mortgages. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is reported to be considering...

The Labour Party has proposed introducing 25-year fixed term mortgages should it win the next General Election. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves suggested...

The Autumn Statement ended up being silent on Stamp Duty reforms and direct housing market stimulus but there were some nuggets...

Single first-time buyers with low deposits are priced out of much of the property market, research suggests. New analysis using the latest...

Why professional indemnity claims are on the rise In today's volatile economic landscape, the uncertainty faced by landlords and tenants has reached...

A new analysis of the housing market has assessed 50 cities in the UK to establish which is best for first...

As the UK economy faces a period of uncertainty characterised by a cost of living crisis and soaring inflation rates, many...

An opinion piece by Sam Reynolds, CEO of Zero Deposit Just weeks ago, the Bank of England brought a halt to its...

Agents are securing sales closer to asking price but properties are taking longer to sell, new data suggests. Analysis by Hamptons, using...

The number of first-time buyers has fallen this year but the proportion of sales to this cohort remains the same due...

It is just over one year since former Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ill-fated mini-Budget and homeowners and...

Mortgage searches on behalf of borrowers using gifted equity or making a concessionary purchase from a family member rose by 75%...

I sometimes wonder just how far our national obsession with buying our own homes will stretch. First-time buyers are prepared to save...

Mortgage lending has dropped and buyers are no longer stretching their affordability limits, UK Finance claims. New data from the banking trade...

Forget the Bank of Mum & Dad, now even siblings are chipping in to help brothers and sisters onto the property...

Mortgage lenders are at last cutting their rates on some deals, confident that the Bank of England’s base rate may rise...

The property market is unstable at the moment making it increasingly difficult for first-time buyers to get on the ladder. As a...

A mortgage expert has expressed concern about the level of borrowers still taking out high loan-to-value government-backed home loans despite falling...

A new study of 130 locations across the UK reveals huge ‘postcode lottery’ differences as to how quickly a first time...

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

With the Bank of England’s rate rise to five per cent, soaring rents, and the cost-of-living crisis, now is the time...

The average first-time buyer in Britain has seen the cost of a home increase by £25 per day since interest rates...

Following publication of the Renter’s Reform Bill and the media coverage surrounding it, many agents and their landlords will understandably have...

Letting agents are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to opening a client account and getting Client...

As Tennyson once observed…’.In the Spring, a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of love…’.but not really. At the moment the...

For just over a decade, the Government has operated ‘Help to Buy’ schemes in England. The first of these, ‘NewBuy’, which...

Home-movers are being warned to be on alert for ‘Friday afternoon fraud,’ which experts claim is becoming more common since the...

From first-time buyer support to Stamp Duty changes or just doing nothing at all, there is plenty that agents and property...

With no ease up on the cost of living crisis, understandably many agents’ primary concern is whether or not their tenants...

The interest rate on a five-year fixed rate mortgage has fallen below 4% for the first time since the financial market...

Most letting agents are already carrying out inspections for check-in and check-out reports (hopefully). Some are going further and conducting interim...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will have a go at balancing the nation’s books today and the main thing agents seem to want...

The apparent battle for the future of beleaguered online agency brand Purplebricks took an interesting turn last week when activist investor...

First-time buyers and homeowners seeking to sell alike are worried and confused about the current state of the housing market. With the average...

A new Code of Practice for builders and an independent Ombudsman for consumers in the new-build sector went live this week. Customers...

The fallout from Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget, which has spooked the markets and caused the pound to fall to record lows,...

Empty nesters may be considering downsizing their home this September as their children set off to university, whilst other downsizers are...

The increased energy price cap could hit first-time buyers and the wider property market, new research suggests. It comes as households are...

The check-out report is a critical point in the tenancy and has the power to make the moving-out process run smoothly...

Property website Rightmove has calculated that yesterday’s interest rate rise – up 0.5% to 1.75% - will mean new first-time buyers...

Research over recent years has regularly pointed to the Bank of Mum & Dad being one of the UK’s biggest lenders,...

Stipendium, the platform that simplifies life’s complex events, has compiled a guide to submitting an offer and exchanging contracts, to help buyers...

As Britain’s housing boom continues,  SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000...

Online agent Griffin Property Co has become the latest brand to partner with Help to Buy-style equity loan provider Proportunity. The partnership...

Long-term 50-year mortgages that can be passed on by parents to their children appear to be the latest idea from the...

This question is not as flippant as it sounds because over recent years the status of the private landlord has taken...

There’s one message that’s come home to me loud and clear from my dealings with agents so far this year -...

Sales remain the predominant source of income for most estate agency brands, research claims. The analysis warns that agents shouldn’t ignore lettings...

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...

After years of delays and upheaval, the Renters' Reform Bill finally appears to be back on the agenda, in an effort...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

Accountancy terminology can be a turn off to many business owners, understandably so given that the majority aren’t working in lettings...

In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...

Yesterday afternoon, Helena Marston was finally confirmed as Purplebricks new CEO after all the due diligence checks that are required for...

An industry group is predicting that record numbers of homes sold this year will be off-plan. The National Association of Property Buyers...

The pandemic may have helped first-time buyers get on the property ladder sooner but are they paying too high a price? Research...

Agents will be able to grill Rightmove’s legal and compliance director David Cox this morning as part of the portal’s webinar...

In this weekend feature, inventory expert and chair of the AIIC, Daniel Evans, sets out why rental reform changes will make...

Earlier this month, the government’s energy regulator Ofgem announced a record 54 percent increase to the energy bill price cap. Combined...

In this guest feature, Chris Mason, Operations Director at The Letting Partnership, outlines why agents might want to consider outsourcing client accounting. The...

An estate agent has suggested on social media that people who buy a Greggs breakfast each day could save well over...

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

There’s been a huge rise in the amount of money contributed to the housing market by first time buyers. They paid over...

The average age at which someone buys their first home has risen to 32, up from 29 in 2011 and is...

The lettings sector looks set to steam ahead in 2022 after a record-breaking 2021, despite the financial and mobility challenges of...

For the first time since before the global financial crisis of 2008, the number of first-time buyers is estimated to have...

Purplebricks has this morning said that a newspaper report over the weekend, claiming part of the business is to be sold...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...

Propertymark is to probe Purplebricks over its lettings fiasco - and as the agency becomes a subject of ridicule in the...

Purplebricks’ share price has hit its lowest-ever level following the postponement of a trading statement after the company admitted a blunder...

Purplebricks is delaying release of its half-year figures which were scheduled to be given to shareholders tomorrow. This follows revelations in the Daily...

We all know what did happen in 2021 - Covid and more Covid, the stamp duty holiday frenzy, a soaring rental...

An estate agency owner who is also a qualified independent mortgage adviser has hit out against the suggestion that lenders may...

The product choice for buyers wanting mortgages is now the highest it has been since 2008 according to the independent service...

Purplebricks’ official statement on the departure of chief marketing officer Ben Carter merely says he’s leaving at the end of the...

Purplebricks chief marketing officer Ben Carter is quitting the company; he was appointed late last year. Carter tweeted this afternoon: “Some personal...

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

High house prices relative to average earnings make raising a deposit a big barrier for first time buyers, a new study...

The equity release market is on course for a record year after customers took out £1.049 billion in property wealth in...

The prospect of higher mortgage interest rates mean the housing market may get tougher soon despite another set of upbeat house...

Annual house price growth increased to 8.1 per cent in October according to the Halifax.  The average UK property price is now...

House prices rose by just 0.1 per cent in September - but they are still increasing by 10 per cent a...

Many Britains are apparently under-estimating the impact of furlough on their ability to get a mortgage and buy a property. A new...

A broker claims the high profile return of the 95 per cent mortgage has actually made little impact on the housing...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

A report claims the flurry of transactions over recent months has been down mostly to families moving into larger homes and...

Since 2017, The DPS has used the data we collect to track the rental values of properties across all regions of...

Around 2.66 million landlords were operational in Great Britain in 2019, according to data estimations previously released by Hamptons International. Of those...