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The move from the Bank of England to cut base rate for the first time in four years, from 5.25% to...

Nationwide says UK house prices fell by 0.2% month on month in August, after taking account of seasonal effects, but the...

Charlie McNeill, managing director at Rainclear Systems, gives this advice to landlords considering gutter maintenance ahead of autumn and winter.  - Your gutters play...

The property industry establishment representing agents, surveyors and the volume house builders, has piled in to praise the planning reforms proposed...

A building society says the combination of the UK Labour government’s housing proposals and a regional plan for 20,000 low-carbon homes...

The Bank of England has cut base rate from 5.25% to 5.0% - its first cut in four years. It was a...

Metropolitan areas that have built more homes in relation to their population since 2015 are more likely to have seen rent...

Nothing in the King’s Speech or the new government’s housing plans has had any material impact on the outlook for the...

The new lender April Mortgages - which already offers a range of five to 15-year fixed rates on 95% mortgages, has...

A new index shows that only one in eight potential first-time buyers can purchase the average FTB home in their area. The...

In a survey conducted just before the General Election by Leaders Romans Group, 60% of tenants and landlords believe a reduction...

The average price of a home coming to the market for sale has dipped 0.4% in the past month says Rightmove.  This...

The latest residential sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests a currently-subdued housing market but with a more...

Prime London rental growth picked up in Q2 (0.7% from 0.3% in Q1), according to the latest index results from Savills,...

The latest e.surv index shows that house prices in England and Wales are, on average, still some 1.6% below the level...

UK house prices stayed relatively flat for the third successive month in June, according to figures released over the weekend by...

UK house prices edged up by 0.2% in June, according to the Nationwide. This resulted in the annual rate of growth rising...

The deputy chief executive of Generation Rent claims to have suffered “horrendous exploitation” at the hands of lettings agents.  Dan Wilson Craw...

Over half of renters who choose a deposit alternative are funding their moves with money saved by not having to pay...

Fewer landlords feel negative about their buy to let business according to the latest Landbay landlord survey. The specialist lender’s surveys typically...

Mortgage industry research on affordability estimates that the cumulative shortfall in first-time buyer numbers since the financial crisis reached 3.1m by...

A new first-time buyer study from Rightmove reveals that the average first-time buyer mortgage payment has risen by 61% since the...

Speculation is growing ahead of the General Election around how first-time buyers will fair, and if they’ll receive the support they...

“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...

A think tank claims that when it comes to space within a home, private rental sector tenants pay three times as...

The Bank of England has kept base interest rate at 5.25%. Some industry figures hoped for a cut following yesterday’s inflation news,...

A prominent economic analyst warns that many of the rental policies advocated by the major political parties in the General Election...

A lack of choice for private renters about where they can live will undermine plans set out by political parties to...

Three more lenders have revised their buy to let mortgage range as competition continues apace to get landlord customers. Landbay has announced...

Rental growth seems to be stabilising, says lettings agency Hamptons.   It says the cost of a newly let home in Great Britain...

Mortgage experts have criticised the Reform UK housing and tax policies as being superficially appealing but risking a return to the...

The number of tenancies ending in arrears of more than five weeks’ rent has jumped to 17%, a deposit alternative service...

Rightmove says that while much of the housing market is carrying on regardless, some higher end potential vendors are now sitting...

So Sadiq Khan has succeeded in winning a third term as Mayor of London – albeit with a smaller majority than...

Generation Rent has raised detailed concerns about a proposal from the Liberal Democrats to introduce a national register of landlords.  The Lib...

In an unusual intervention for a lettings industry supplier, Zoopla has made an impassioned plea for a new Renters Reform Bill. The...

Shock new figures from Zoopla show that although rental demand has softened over the last year there are still 15 people...

Propertymark says the current political crisis in Wales - where the Labour Welsh Parliament leader has lost a confidence vote but...

Average house prices rose 0.4% in May, taking the annual growth rate up to 1.3%, from 0.6% in April. The figures come...

There’s been a big rise in the supply of homes for sale - 20% up on this time last year. This is...

Foundation Home Loans has cut rates across its buy to let, core and ‘specials’ range and changed some residential rates as...

England’s dwindling social housing stock is poised to plummet by an additional 189,000 properties through the controversial Right to Buy scheme...

The fragile peace between different groups in the Renters Reform Coalition has ended in a dispute about a Labour-commissioned report on...

The Bank of England says one in four mortgages will end when the mortgage borrower is in retirement, as more people...

Availability in the private student halls sector is at a three-year high, according to new data from marketing and insights platform...

The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results shows the recent recovery in buyer demand has mellowed slightly, with the market impacted...

Airbnb has ripped into politicians in Scotland who have implemented restrictions on short lets. The former SNP-Green coalition government allowed local councils...

House prices last month were just 1.1% higher than April 2023, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index. The average house...

Housing costs - rents and mortgages - are rising by about 3.6% a year according to a Barclays Bank assessment. This figure...

Demand is still way ahead of supply min he private rental sector, a Rightmove survey has round. The property portal says there...

A housing industry group wants the energy efficiency of a social rented property to be factored into the rent the tenant...

Average UK house prices fell by 0.4% in April, taking the annual rate of house price growth to 0.6% in April,...

The average advertised rent of new properties coming onto the market hits a 17th consecutive record, with the average price of...

The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

Rightmove is warning that the housing market is set for disruptions from the summer onwards, and suggests the brisk start to...

If you’re moving home and have either plenty of equity or savings you can use for a deposit, plus a decent...

The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in...

Around half of first-time buyers say their prospects of owning a home are further away than ever due to the ongoing...

UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...

Tenant referencing provider Canopy has released data from a  rental affordability index, which claims most tenants are at the very limit...

UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...

The popular narrative may have been that first time buyers have been priced out of the market, partly by landlords: but...

The average house prices in England was £290,000 last year, some 8.3 times average annual earnings. This was actually down from 8.5...

A charity representing older people has taken up almost all of the key demands of activist group Generation Rent. Independent Age says...

Rental growth continued to cool in February, says the latest market snapshot from lettings agency Hamptons.   Last month, the average rent on...

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the...

A string of debt advice charities want Housing Secretary Michael Gove to go well beyond merely banning Section 21 in a...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects.  This resulted in...

Building on the momentum of 2023, the North West is poised for continued growth in rental and property prices. Early investment...

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

Zoopla’s latest market snapshot, used as a guide to capital appreciation by some landlords, says there’s now a three-tier housing market...

The letting agents’ trade body has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically decided...

Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...

Government proposals on limiting short lets "fall a long way short of what's needed and will do nothing to put right...

Rental sector and property industry views are split over the controversial idea of allowing first time buyers to put down a...

New analysis by insurance giant Aviva reveals that one in every 13 new homes built in England in the last decade...

Airbnb has given its backing to a proposal from Housing Secretary Michael Gove to introduce a mandatory register of short let...

Deciding on a residence in the bustling city of London is no small feat, especially when faced with the dichotomy of...

Analysis by Zoopla says rent controls introduced in Scotland have directly led to higher rents. The property portal’s research team has analysed...

A recent survey by digital mortgage lender, Molo, revealed that nearly 60% of UK landlords have seen a rise in late...

Landlords seeking capital appreciation will be encouraged from two new housing market surveys - one showing a surprise rise in house...

Confidence has returned to the mortgage market, with sentiment improving steadily month by month in the last quarter of 2023, according...

Research by Zero Deposit, a deposit alternative service, claims that under-30s face an almost impossible task when it comes to current...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in January, resulting in an improvement in the annual rate of house prices...

‘Save the tenancy – don’t serve notice.’ That’s the message to landlords from a west country council. Landlords and tenants are being...

The government is considering allowing renters to buy their first homes with just one per cent deposits, according  to press reports...

There will be long term pressure on housing affordability and the private rental sector if demographic forecasts from a range of...

The Suffolk Building Society has launched new mortgage products aimed at private landlords who are planning refurbishments, such as a new...

A respected league table of yields in different parts of England and Wales has issued its latest figures. The Fleet Mortgages Buy-to-Let...

Analysts have warned landlords and others interested in the housing market from celebrating too much following the latest Halifax index figures. The...

The latest Halifax house price index shows average house prices rose by 1.1 per cent in December, the third monthly rise...

UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 -...

There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...

UK house prices ended 2023 down 1.8 per cent compared with December 2022, leaving them almost 4.5 per cent below the...

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - and has looked back on the past 12 months. This year, 2023, ends with...

Almost two thirds of private landlords expect to see their mortgage payments increase over the next 12 months with warnings that...

Consumer Price Inflation in November was 3.9 per cent - significantly lower than the 4.4 per cent expected by many analysts. It’s...

The Nationwide says 2023 has seen a surprisingly-resilient housing market but there will be no full scale recovery in 2024 -...

House prices may fall by up to four per cent in 2024 the Halifax is warning. Its Outlook for 2024 report says...

Generation Rent says it’s worked out what rent levels will be in two years’ time. The activists say rents will rise 14...