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KEYWORD "housing" - 103 RESULTS
House prices and mortgage approvals hit new highs - has the market recovered?

Average house prices and mortgage approvals hit new highs during the summer months, in a positive sign for the property market. Nationwide...

02 September 2024

From: Breaking News

Property Natter: The swings and roundabouts of the predictions business

The predictions game can be tricky. Sometimes you just don’t know whether to stick or twist. As reported in Estate Agent Today...

31 August 2024

From: Features

EA X 9 Industry Event set for 4th Oct in London

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the annual Estate Agency X event, titled 'Mastering the...

30 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Parents willing to pay 25% premium for top school catchment location

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

From: Breaking News

The ValPal Network passes 1m leads earlier than usual

Political and economic stability is encouraging more movement in the housing market, according to new figures released by online valuation specialists...

29 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Can we build 370,000 homes a year?

The new Labour government has committed to building 370,000 homes per year, but is it realistic? The housing crisis in the UK...

24 August 2024

From: Features

Housing Scotland Bill must be changed

The Housing Scotland Bill must be changed to reflect reality. Following a recent report by the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) which...

24 August 2024

From: Features

JONATHAN ROLANDE: Why building more homes isn’t enough to fix our broken property market

EVER since Rishi Sunak stood in the rain and effectively announced he’d soon be moving house, Labour have been saying the...

23 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Mortgage-backed homebuyers dominate even as rates have surged - claim

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

From: Breaking News

Property Natter: Will first-timers be thrown a Budget lifeline?

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

What should the government do to support first time buyers?

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

Urgent need for more age-appropriate housing

The ‘UK Seniors Housing Market Update Q2 2024’ from Knight Frank brings positive news that the supply of new seniors housing...

17 August 2024

From: Features

A new approach to brownfield regeneration?

The new Labour government has pledged to prioritise a ‘brownfield first’ approach to urban planning, as part of its promise to...

17 August 2024

From: Features

New-build demand on the rise now the election is over - claim

Demand for new-build homes in London eased in the run up to and just after the General Election but more recent...

16 August 2024

From: Breaking News

September interest rate cut 'unlikely' as inflation rises

Inflation has increased for the first time this year during July, dashing hopes of a further interest rate cut. The rate of...

15 August 2024

From: Breaking News

PHIL SPENCER: The Waiting Game - managing clients' expectations

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

From: Breaking News

Downsizing could unlock half a million in cash for empty nesters

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

From: Breaking News

More protection needed for new-build buyers - claim

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

From: Breaking News

Slump in transactions triggers conveyancing firms pulling out

The slump in housing market transactions is beginning to translate into a fall in the number of conveyancing companies. A study by...

12 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Agent says you need £100k income to buy in ‘cheap’ part of London

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

From: Breaking News

Price premiums for waterside homes lowest in five years - agency analysis

Price premiums on waterside properties are at their lowest in five years, according to Jackson-Stops’ annual Waterside Review.  While waterside homes in...

09 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Labour tax threat could derail housing market recovery - warning

A prominent financial analyst is warning that the hopes for a housing market resurgence over the autumn could be derailed by...

08 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Britons don’t understand how mortgages work - Barclays survey

A new study by Barclays Bank suggests that despite most Brits either owning a home or aspiring to be future homeowners,...

08 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Mortgage rate falls bring sunshine to housing market - RICS

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

From: Breaking News

First Time Buyers purchase further away to find affordable homes

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

From: Breaking News

Don't bother asking people to move to smaller homes, says think tank

Most households in England today are ‘under-occupying’ their homes, according to the think tank the Resolution Foundation. And it says there doesn’t...

07 August 2024

From: Breaking News

New figures show big local differences in overall stable market

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

From: Breaking News

Tax Break: new call for stamp duty help to free-up larger homes

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

From: Breaking News

Connells sees big rise in listings, viewings and sales

New figures from Connells suggest the company remains Britain’s biggest estate agent, handling one in 10 transactions. And in its latest report...

05 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Property Natter: The first cut is the deepest… for all of us

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

Cautious welcome for Raynor’s radical planning shake-up

We welcome the thrust of the Deputy Prime Minister’s announcement this week on planning reform.  In particular, we support the return of...

03 August 2024

From: Features

Data is the key to unlocking the grey area around grey belt

SINCE the new Labour government was elected in early July, one phrase has been circulating more than any – grey belt....

03 August 2024

From: Features

Rethinking the Green Belt

Throughout the general election campaign, the Green Belt was central to the debate about the housing crisis. The new Labour government...

03 August 2024

From: Features

Amendments to Class MA Commercial to Residential Development Rights

Changes were made to Class MA commercial to residential permitted development rights in February which mean that there has never been...

03 August 2024

From: Features

Nominations open for Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee chair

MPs have begun the process of electing the next chairperson of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee in the new Parliament. The chairman...

01 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Housing Secretary unveils planning reforms to boost property market

All councils in England will be given new, mandatory housebuilding targets under planning reforms unveiled by the Government yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister...

31 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Zoopla: 'Asking price discounts narrow as property market heats up'

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

From: Breaking News

General Election hasn’t been 'floodgate moment' for agents

Estate agents remain largely split on whether Labour’s General Election win will be positive for the housing market.  A survey of almost...

30 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Ambitious Labour may hit homes target if rates come down

There is no doubt that the residential market in the UK slumped last year. Transactions were at around 1 million, whereas...

27 July 2024

From: Features

PropTech isn't all that it's cracked up to be

“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

Can the Labour Government get Britain building again?

Mandatory housing targets are back, alongside a pledge to build 1.5 million homes in the next five years. But can Prime...

27 July 2024

From: Features

Small can be beautiful for housing growth

A recent appeal decision which allowed housing development on the Hertfordshire Green Belt highlights the need for greater flexibility on locational...

27 July 2024

From: Features

Agents Do Charity - row row row your boat

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

26 July 2024

From: Breaking News

High mortgage rates ‘pushing people into poverty’ - claim

Higher mortgage rates will push more people than expected into poverty, research warns. Analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) highlights...

26 July 2024

From: Breaking News

 Propertymark backs latest Welsh Labour leader

Eluned Morgan is set to be named First Minister of Wales in a move backed by estate agency trade body Propertymark. Morgan...

25 July 2024

From: Breaking News

PropTech Today: Putting the AI into reAI estate

The total value of the UK residential housing market is now worth £8.67 trillion, according to Savills, with the value of...

24 July 2024

From: Breaking News

JONATHAN ROLANDE: Can the Government deliver on King's Speech promises?

NOBODY does pomp and ceremony like us Brits and, wow, it was on full display in Westminster last week. Despite the prestige...

22 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Property Natter - Why are we waiting? Delays are suffocating…

It’s so good to see housing at the top of the government’s agenda for change. Finally! The housing crisis has been met...

20 July 2024

From: Features

Building sites and battlegrounds - will Labour’s 1.5m new homes plan collapse?

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

20 July 2024

From: Features

How agents can make the most of market recovery

Two years of rising interest rates, the withdrawal of first-time buyer support, planning delays and a string of broken promises has...

20 July 2024

From: Features

The new government, planning policy and challenges ahead

The Chancellor’s plans to ‘get Britain building again’ are very significant for the property sector and property investment, specifically.  The plans...

20 July 2024

From: Features

What is needed to create genuine communities?

We all know what defines a successful community: not just a range of homes to address a range of requirements, but...

20 July 2024

From: Features

King’s Speech: Labour policies back housebuilding and leasehold reform

Housebuilding, leasehold and rental reform are set to be key roles of the new Labour Government’s legislative agenda but agency regulation...

18 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Inflation holds steady at 2%

The rate of inflation held steady last month, raising hopes that the Bank of England will give homebuyers a boost with...

18 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Phil Spencer:  One More Housing Campaign Our MPs Should Champion

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

From: Breaking News

Election result has placed the market under starter's orders

Just a week after Labour’s landslide election victory and already their top team is coming under scrutiny and being asked to...

17 July 2024

From: Features

King’s Speech: what policy policies will new government reveal?

The new Labour Government will set out its legislative agenda today with the King’s Speech set to reveal its policy priorities. Agents...

17 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Welsh First Minister resigns: Propertymark calls for end to housing instability

Propertymark has called for an end to instability over Wales’ housing policy. It comes after Welsh Labour leader and First Minister Vaughan...

17 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Demand for energy efficient homes on the rise

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

From: Breaking News

Industry-backed open letter calls for agency regulation

Propertymark and RICS are among industry bodies that have backed an open letter to the new Housing Secretary calling for the...

15 July 2024

From: Breaking News

JONATHAN ROLANDE: Where Labour should start on housing

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

From: Breaking News

Industry Views - Three Things Starmer May Have Forgotten About Housing

Like a breath of fresh air, we now have a government that actually appears to be governing. OK, it’s only 10 days...

13 July 2024

From: Features

Election result has placed the market under starter's orders

Just a week after Labour’s landslide election victory and already their top team is coming under scrutiny and being asked to...

13 July 2024

From: Features

Can Labour government help fix Scotland’s housing crisis?

While housing is a devolved matter, ESPC hopes that the promises made by Labour in the recent general election might help...

13 July 2024

From: Features

LonRes: ‘Summer slowdown started earlier this year’

The General Election sparked an early summer slowdown for London’s prime housing market, research suggests. Analysis of the prime London housing market...

12 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Propertymark webinar to address new political landscape for housing

Propertymark is holding a webinar today covering the likely impact of the General Election on the housing market. Timothy Douglas, head of...

11 July 2024

From: Breaking News

PropTech Today: Addressing the housing crisis through technology

Under the strain of a housing crisis, the UK faces a severe shortage of affordable homes. This is further emphasised by...

10 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Housing Secretary drops “levelling up gimmick”

The Government has dropped the previous Tory Party’s levelling up slogan. Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner confirmed the move...

10 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Fintech firm launches live EPC feeds for mortgage lenders

Fintech firm CLSQ has launched a tool to give mortgage lenders access to real-time Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data. The product, called...

10 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Chancellor restores housebuilding targets

New Chancellor Rachel Reeves has used her first speech to reinstate housebuilding targets and pledge to build one and a half...

09 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Labour Government needs 'less chopping and changing' on housing

Property professionals have called for cross-party support and stability when it comes to housing policy under the new Labour Government after...

08 July 2024

From: Breaking News

JONATHAN ROLANDE: Starmer’s golden opportunity

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

From: Breaking News

Sir Keir wins keys to the House but is it built on shifting sands?

So it’s a Labour landslide but it’s not like 1997. I remember the last time as if it were yesterday. May 1st, 1997....

06 July 2024

From: Features

Now the election is over, the real work begins for agents

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

Don't skimp on the details - PropTech expert's message to the new government

With a historic majority for Keir Starmer and the Labour Party, there can be no doubt over which party will be...

06 July 2024

From: Features

Election '24 - Industry leaders call for landlord support

Heidi Shackell, chief executive officer at The Lettings Hub said: “The General Election, called in May, halted progress of the Renters'...

06 July 2024

From: Features

How agents can use comparable data to price properties with accuracy

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

How to make a profit from existing property assets

Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset class but more recently, residential property values have taken over....

06 July 2024

From: Features

General Election day! What the outcome could mean for the property market

The nation heads to the polls today to help choose the next Government. Housing hasn’t been a main feature and most of...

04 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Propertymark: ‘Buyers are waiting for election and interest rate movements'

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

From: Breaking News

Agents urged to take advantage of new MPs in 'listening mode'

An industry expert has called on agents to actively lobby new MPs to influence housing policy – whoever wins the election. Neil...

03 July 2024

From: Breaking News

BestAgent boss launches 50-hour pre-election housing debate

Industry commentator Charlie Lamdin has launched a 50-hour live stream to help voters concerned about housing decide how to vote in...

03 July 2024

From: Breaking News

General Election: UK voters shifting from Tories to Labour on housing

The Conservatives are set to lose nearly half of homeowner votes on Thursday, latest polling from national estate agency Jackson-Stops reveals.  In...

02 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Gazundering on the rise in buyers' market - warning

More than three quarters of home buyers are ‘gazundering’—or ‘price chipping’—to reduce the agreed sale price of properties at the last...

02 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Nationwide: 'Affordability issues weighed on Spring property market'

High mortgage rates continued to weigh on the housing market in June, leaving house price growth relatively flat. Nationwide’s latest House Price...

02 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Industry Views - There will be no excuses if Labour fails on housing

It’s all over bar the voting, so let’s cut to the chase. Labour will win on July 4, big time. Even a...

29 June 2024

From: Features

Can traditional BTR learn from the successes of suburban BTR?

We frequently read about how the traditional form of urban BTR has inspired the more recent model, suburban BTR. Our own...

29 June 2024

From: Features

For profit providers set to treble affordable housing portfolios by 2028

Institutional investors and "for-profit" registered providers are set to play an increasingly vital role in tackling the UK's affordable housing crisis,...

29 June 2024

From: Features

Jonathan Rolande:  2.5m reasons why EPC ratings need reforming - and fast

You may not have seen it, but one of the most important reports published within the housing sector over the past...

28 June 2024

From: Breaking News

Estate agent unveils solar power For Sale signs

An Irish estate agent has come up with a solution to For Sale boards that can get damaged by bad weather. Auctioneera...

27 June 2024

From: Breaking News

Inflated expectations? Be a pragmatic advisor in an uncertain market

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

26 June 2024

From: Features

Rightmove: 'Half of UK homes have poor EPC ratings'

At least 18m homes have an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating of D or below, pushing up gas and electricity bills...

26 June 2024

From: Breaking News

JONATHAN ROLANDE: Interest rate cuts won’t solve the property crisis

The announcement by the Bank Of England that interest rates will remain fixed at 5.25% for the seventh month in a...

24 June 2024

From: Breaking News

550,000 homes needed per year to fix housing shortage - report

More than half a million homes need to be built by 2031 to clear the current supply backlog. Research from property consultancy...

24 June 2024

From: Breaking News

Industry Views - The one Property tax Labour really should change

In the later stages of an election when the Conservatives’ best chance of success is forcing an own goal by Labour,...

22 June 2024

From: Features

Mind the gap: single women in London have less saved for a deposit

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

22 June 2024

From: Features

The rise of the op-co prop-co

In the first quarter of the year, the UK real estate investment market demonstrated resilience and active participation. Despite ongoing uncertainties,...

22 June 2024

From: Features

House prices to grow by 6.3% by end of 2025

A new house price forecast by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney, reveals that recent optimism in the UK property market could...

22 June 2024

From: Features

Advice for landlords on energy efficiency and sustainability

Despite a consultation starting back in 2020, the proposed legislation hadn’t progressed through Parliament and no doubt many landlords who faced...

22 June 2024

From: Features

Interest rates held again: estate agents react

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

21 June 2024

From: Breaking News

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