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RTPI Warns New Planning Law Risks Damaging Communities

New planning regulations enabling unused commercial buildings to be converted into homes risk damaging the ‘fabric’ of local communities and threatening the prosperity of high...

Purplebricks Investors

Turbulent Times Continue For Purplebricks

Purplebricks continues to face serious problems as key financial backer, and leading City fund manager, Neil Woodford reduced his investment over the course of two...

40-Year Mortgages - Home Or Retirement

40-Year Mortgages – Home Or Retirement

A recently released study has shown that more buyers are taking out 30 or 40-year mortgages, which The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) claims...

UK House Prices Drop

First UK House Price Decrease In 6 Months, According To Halifax

UK house prices have fallen for the first time since June according to Halifax.  Between November and December, the average home in the UK dropped in value...

7.5% Lower Sales In First Quarter Of 2023 Compared To 2019

7.5% Lower Sales In First Quarter Of 2023 Compared To 2019

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...

Homeowners moving house every 21 years

Homeowners Moving Just Once Every 21 Years On Average

Research by property website Zoopla shows that the average homeowner moves just once every 21 years. The property portal reached this conclusion after analysing Land...

0.1% Price Decrease Signals Housing Market Slowdown

0.1% Price Decrease Signals Housing Market Slowdown

According to the latest House Price Index by Halifax, house prices have fallen by 0.1% in September, signalling a continued housing market slowdown. Halifax has...

Global Property Prices

UK Falling Behind Other Major Housing Markets

The UK is set to be one of only three of the worlds major housing markets who will not see property price increases during 2018....

Mortgage decisions

Mortgage Guarantee And Phased SDLT For Homebuyers

The chancellor claimed on Wednesday a phased end to the stamp duty holiday and a government guarantee for 95pc mortgages will turn ‘generation rent’ into...

Homeownership Only Possible In 40s For 20% Of Brits

Homeownership Only Possible In 40s For 20% Of Brits

17 April 2024 – A recent Nationwide poll revealed that young Brits are pessimistic about homeownership. One out of five surveyed expressed that they expect...

English country garden

54% Of House Buyers Say Private Garden Is A Must

The top priority for house buyers in the UK is outdoor space for leisure and practical purposes, followed by a driveway or parking space. Marshalls,...

John Lewis store

John Lewis To Build Homes For Rent At 20 Sites

The retailer’s plan is part of its strategy to rebuild profits to £400m within five years by becoming a major landlord of homes for rent....

Property Asking Prices Fell By 1.9% In December Vs November

Property Asking Prices Fell By 1.9% In December Vs November

12 December 2023 – Rightmove’s latest House Price Index suggests that property asking prices fell by 1.9% this month compared to last month, contradicting figures...

Over 50,000 property sales fell through so far in 2022

Over 50,000 property sales fell through so far in 2022

According to upfront information provider Gazeal, in the first 10 weeks of this year 53,856 property sales fell through, which is an astoundingly high number....

Fixed Mortgage Rates Starting To Fall

Fixed Mortgage Rates Starting To Fall

10 January 2023 – As we head into a new year, fixed mortgage rates continue to fall, despite the base rate going up. After the...

Gender Pay Gap And First-Time Buyers

Women ‘Must Save For An Extra 8 Months’ To Get On The Property Ladder

Recent research by Compare My Move shows that, on average, Millenial women across the UK must save for an additional eight months compared to their...

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