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Annual House Price Growth At 4.4% In November

Annual House Price Growth At 4.4% In November

6 December 2022 – House prices have fallen for the third month in a row, slowing down the annual house price growth for this year....

House Prices Fell In June For The First Time Since 2017

House Prices Fell In June For The First Time Since 2017

20 June 2023 – In a first since 2017, house prices fell in June, albeit only marginally, prompting fears that the summer slowdown has come...

Modular houses being built

Audit Condemns Most New Housing As ‘Substandard’

The design of new housing developments in England is overwhelmingly “poor” or “mediocre”, according to a national audit conducted by University College London (UCL) for...

Marked Decline In House Prices by 1.3% In August

Marked Decline In House Prices by 1.3% In August

According to Rightmove’s newest House Price Index, there was a sharp decline in house prices, the first recorded by the property portal this year. The...

Stamp Duty Cut Stays, But Demand Slows Down

Stamp Duty Cut Stays, But Demand Slows Down

The new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has confirmed that the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) cut that was announced as part of the mini-budget by his...

Autumn Budget 2022: What Impact It Has On The Housing Market

Autumn Budget 2022: What Impact It Has On The Housing Market

22 November 2022 – The long-awaited autumn budget has taken place on 17 November and as expected, millions of people will pay more taxes in...

Average Asking Price 2.6% Higher Than In January This Year

Average Asking Price 2.6% Higher Than In January This Year

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...

Lenders Agree Support Measures As Interest Rates Rise To 5%

Lenders Agree Support Measures As Interest Rates Rise To 5%

27 June 2023 – After the Bank of England raised the base rate for the 13th consecutive time, the Chancellor met with lenders to agree...

Rising house prices

UK House Prices Still Rising But Outlook For Market ‘Far From Certain’

Nationwide Building Society say the average UK property price has increased by more than £30,000 since the start of the Covid-19 crisis. Despite the phasing...

Property As A Pension

Property Still The Best Pension Out There, Say Savers

It’s still better to buy property than save money in a pension, according to people who took part in a recent survey. In their regular...

House Network Online Estate Agent

Confusion Mounts For House Network Customers After Company ‘Saved’ From Administration

Mystery shrouds the situation regarding House Network, the UK’s first online estate agency, just two weeks after it was bought out of administration by a...

Nested Receive Investment

Online Estate Agent, Nested, Receives £120m Cash Boost

Online estate agent, Nested, has received a £120m investment from venture capitalists that include the same people who have backed Spotify, Revolut, and Betfair. Nested...

First Time buyer help

Launch Of New Scheme To Help First-Time Buyers

First-time buyers will be able to apply to the new Help to Buy scheme from December 16, 2020, enabling more struggling would-be owners to step...

Property prices

4% Rise In UK Property Prices Predicted For 2021

The most upbeat prediction for 2021 is a 4pc increase in property prices, despite the stamp duty holiday and the Covid furlough scheme coming to...

Vendors urged to sell before Brexit

Brexit Blues: Homeowners Urged To Sell Before Exit

Those considering selling their homes are being advised to list their properties now, as the prospect of a no-deal Brexit looms, if they want to...

Client Money Protection Scheme

Client Money Protection Scheme (CMP) Comes Into Force

All property agents who deal with privately rented properties will be required to sign up to a new scheme that aims to protect both renters’...

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