29 August 2023 – High property prices and mortgage rates have made buying a house more difficult in the past two years. So it’s no...
15 August 2023 – Despite the Bank of England raising interest rates to 5.25% at the beginning of the month, in the last few days...
8 August 2023 – New data suggests that house prices have declined sharply in July, falling at the fastest rate for 14 years. Newly released...
1 August 2023 – The new Renters Reform Bill is on its way through the lengthy parliamentary process to become law. But a law firm...
25 July 2023 – Cost-of-living crisis and rising borrowing costs continue to impact on the housing market, with the number of completions falling. New data...
18 July 2023 – Despite house prices having fallen slightly in July compared to June, the average asking price is still 2.6% higher this month...
11 July 2023 – New data gives an insight into what buyers are looking for in a new area or house. With public green space...
4 July 2023 – The latest figures from HMRC confirm that the market is cooling, with the number of sales falling by 25% compared to...
27 June 2023 – After the Bank of England raised the base rate for the 13th consecutive time, the Chancellor met with lenders to agree...
20 June 2023 – In a first since 2017, house prices fell in June, albeit only marginally, prompting fears that the summer slowdown has come...
13 June 2023 – Following the release of new inflation figures and the recent rise of interest rates, more and more lenders withdraw mortgage deals...
6 June 2023 – To get mortgage payments to an affordable level, buyers take out longer fixed-term mortgages. A record 19% of first-time buyers took...
30 May 2023 – New data shows that the property market is still subdued, with 7.5% lower sales in the first quarter of this year...
23 May 2023 – Last week it was announced that the online estate agent Purplebricks sold to Strike for the token sum of £1. When...
16 May 2023 – A new deposit-free mortgage has been released that aims at helping renters to get onto the property ladder who aren’t able...
9 May 2023 – Activity levels of the property market continue to improve, with 52,011 mortgage approvals in March this year. Showing that the market...
