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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...

Research by comparison site GetAgent has shown that across Britain, the number of home sellers entering the market increased by 23%...

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

There’s been a surge in demand for rental properties in London over the summer, according to the agency Chestertons. It says it’s...

Zoopla’s latest House Price index shows a housing market steadily recovering from higher mortgage rates with prices rising slowly. But it...

Annual house price growth across the UK’s ‘Big Six’ regional cities has remained consistent despite the challenges posed by higher interest...

Landlords having enough of high taxes and endless red tape and deciding to sell will be able to take advantage of...

Financial experts are warning that the increase in the headline rate of inflation from 2.0% to 2.2% might be enough to...

A prominent analyst is warning that landlords fearful of a rise in Capital Gains Tax could sell up in droves this...

The Mortgage Works will today be reducing rates by up to 0.45 percentage points across its product range, with rates starting...

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

Speculation about which way the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee will go on interest rates today remains sharply divided.  The Bank’s...

A new analysis by Zoopla suggests and one in eight homes currently for sale were previously let out. The portal says this...

Molo Finance has announced reductions to its buy to let mortgage rates for UK residents, expats and non-UK residents, with cuts...

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

Mortgage rates are forecast to continue falling as lenders take advantage of cheaper funding. Specialist lender Octane Capital has so-called swap rates...

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

Landlords purchased just 10% of homes sold across Britain during the first half of this year - the lowest share for...

The latest inflation figures mean there’s no excuse for the Bank of England to keep interest rates at their current high,...

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...

The Labour landslide victory in last week’s election won’t change the weather when it comes to mortgage rates, a leading analyst...

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

House prices will be 1.5% higher by the end of the year says Zoopla.  It suggests that homebuyers are largely shrugging off...

Molo Finance has made further rate cuts to its UK resident buy to let fixed-rate products. The lender’s BTL rates now start...

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

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

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

Experts say there is no chance of a cut in interest rates being announced by the Bank of England ’s Monetary...

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

In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...

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

Higher borrowing costs have created a mood of hesitancy in property markets. Rising mortgage rates mean UK residential sales are increasingly...

One of the country’s leading independent mortgage brokers is warning that lending may be slower during the General Election campaign period...

Despite a plethora of press releases and statements from pro-tenant groups, it appears only one-in-20 renters knows details of the Renters...

Landlords in London are benefitting from double digit increases in rents, outdoing every other region of Great Britain.  London rents increased by...

A study by property software firm APRAO shows new-build house price premiums at their highest in a decade. The supplier analysed existing...

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

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

Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...

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...

Nick Woodward, director of lettings at Essential Living, gives insights into why renting may be the best option for many. 1. Responsibility...

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

The head of lettings agency Benham and Reeves has made an outspoken attack on stamp duty. The agency analysed data from the...

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

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...

Slowing inflation may - just may - lead the way for reduced interest rates. The headline inflation rate is now just 3.4%,...

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

A new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

Some 40% of residential landlords with a mortgage - fixed, tracker or discount - are due to renew their mortgage rate...

The chief executive of a short lets service says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is wrong to think penalising landlords will help solve...

UK house prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, up by 0.4 per cent or £1,091 in cash terms,...

In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...

The latest index, from the Halifax, shows house prices rose 0.4 per cent in February – the fifth consecutive monthly increase....

One piece of good news to come out of the small print documents accompanying the Budget concerns capital appreciation. The Office for...

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

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...

Knight Frank says that the Bank of England base rate is likely to stay unchanged at 5.25 per cent for at...

New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...

According to Haslams lettings agency’s latest House Price Index, a new hotspot has emerged for private rental sector investors. It claims Reading...

Average rents on newly let properties across Britain rose 8.3 per cent year-on-year in January, the slowest pace for 13 months...

Landlords selling up because of rising taxes and unaffordable regulations are being advised not to be over ambitious with asking prices.  Tim...

Buy to let specialist lender Paragon Bank has introduced offers on its two-year fixed rate BTL mortgages, including its lowest rate...

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

There’s a warning today that the Bank of England’s decision to freeze base rate at the high level of 5.25 per...

A prominent London-focused agent and property consultant says landlords are prioritising long term ‘tenant quality’ over short term yields. Jo Eccles, founder...

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

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

A prominent analyst says the threat of rising inflation caused by the Red Sea shipping attacks - on top of this...

Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...

Average new seller asking prices rose 1.3 per cent between December and January - the biggest rise at this time of...

The latest HomeLet rental index begins 2024 with a glimmer of hope for tenants as rents have fallen for the second...

Another house price index has indicated a gentle rise in capital appreciation coming through at the end of 2023. Richard Sexton, director...

The Penrith Building Society has scrapped mortgage application fees for all buy to let and residential  products, including further advances, until...

There’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...

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...

One of the UK’s best known platforms for mortgages has significantly reduced its Buy To Let rates. Starting from 3.79 per cent,...

Escalating rents have led many first time buyers to adjust their property expectations and accept smaller homes when they purchase, a...

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

New data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals a 22 per cent annual drop in residential transactions in the year to...

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...

By Luke Lightfoot, Regional Director of Asset Management at Sigma Capital As the fastest growing sub-sector in the UK rental market, it’s...

Monthly interest costs have surged by 283 per cent since 2021 for landlords using interest-only mortgages, research shows. Octane Capital compared rates...

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...

The latest RICS Residential Survey, out today, points to an improved outlook for the housing market, with the more optimistic sentiment...

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - but just as it has done this, it’s revealed asking prices have dropped...

The Mortgage Works is reducing rates on products for new and existing landlord customers by up to 0.40 percentage points, with...

UK house prices rose for the second month in a row in November, boosted by a shortage of properties, says the...

I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...

Property investment is a dynamic and diverse field, offering numerous opportunities for investors to grow their wealth. At Mortgage Scout, we...

House prices fell 1.2 per cent in the past year, according to a new Zoopla report out today, with average discounts...

The asking price of homes coming to the market this month is down 1.7 per cent on October according to Rightmove.  The...

A panel of experts forecast house prices will fall as much as 10 per cent by Autumn 2024. Financial website Finder brought...