Housing affordability ratios have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels but remain high, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows. The latest figures...
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26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The confirmation of an immediate Stamp Duty cut last week may have meant delayed sales could complete, but there are concerns...
26 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A financial analyst has suggested homeowners may be better off staying put in the current market. CMC Markets has predicted a likely...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
First-time buyers have been urged to manage their expectations after it revealed that 79% believe their first home will meet all...
23 August 2022
From: Breaking News
House price growth slowed in June but remains in double figures, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index shows property...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News
A housebuilding-led mortgage indemnity scheme called Deposit Unlock has now been launched nationally with 17 major developers taking part. Nationwide is the...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Propertymark’s chief executive - officially still in post on just an interim basis - is to face questions from a past...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News
An interesting demand has been made of Chancellor Rishi Sunak - to consider reforming stamp duty with thresholds revised to reflect...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The average asking price, as recorded by Rightmove, has fallen for the first time this year. In another sign that the market...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News
The apparent plight of first time buyers hits the headlines frequently but new research shows that second steppers face a wide...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The land and new homes division of Sequence has signed a deal to offer fully-funded part exchange and home buying services...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The so-called ‘trade up gap’ for people buying for the second time has grown to a record £67,761 according to Rightmove. The...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News
A new app is being launched which allows agents to gauge possible interest in a property before it is formally put...
28 November 2019
From: Breaking News
The number of new mortgages approved by banks fell to a six-month low in September - but the annual figure shows...
25 October 2019
From: Breaking News
A blog for the British Property Federation has come up with three radically different proposals for stamp duty, providing food for...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Over a fifth of pensioners say they would be encouraged to downsize if there was a stamp duty incentive - particularly...
30 August 2018
From: Breaking News
Many existing homeowners wanting to trade up now rely on financial help from family and friends to help make the jump...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News
Gross mortgage lending is set to reach its highest level since 2007 despite Brexit, says the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association. But its...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News
Average asking price of newly-marketed property have jumped 1.5 per cent - or over £4,500 - in the past month, says...
19 March 2018
From: Breaking News
Average house prices rose 0.5 per cent in February, making it the biggest rise in five months according to the latest...
13 March 2018
From: Breaking News
A survey by Lloyds Bank has revealed that the average ‘first time seller’ requires very nearly £136,000 to bridge the gap...
05 March 2018
From: Breaking News
Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt says she welcomes the government’s scrapping of stamp duty for first time buyers purchasing homes under...
27 November 2017
From: Breaking News
Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing. The decision to cut stamp duty...
25 November 2017
From: Features
Homeowners ready to take their second step up the property ladder say it's harder than getting on it in the first...
29 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...
14 July 2017
From: Features
New research suggests the Bank of Mum and Dad is now helping so-called ‘second steppers’ - existing owners moving up the...
26 June 2017
From: Breaking News
Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...
11 March 2017
From: Features
Estate agents are angry that Chancellor Phillip Hammond made no attempt in his first Spring Budget to reform stamp duty -...
09 March 2017
From: Breaking News
Confidence amongst ‘second steppers’ - those aiming to sell up to move to larger homes - is improving according to a...
20 October 2016
From: Breaking News
With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...