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It's No Longer Cheaper To Rent Than To Buy

It’s No Longer Cheaper To Rent Than To Buy

According to the latest Rightmove House Price Index, mortgage payments are only slightly higher than rental prices, making it no longer significantly cheaper to rent....

House planning

PM Announces Sweeping Reforms Of Planning System

PM Boris Johnson has announced the most sweeping reforms of the English planning system in over seventy years to facilitate the building of better quality...

Labour Manifesto 2024: What's In It For Housing?

Labour Manifesto 2024: What’s In It For Housing?

19 June 2024 – Last Thursday, the Labour Party released their manifesto entitled “Change.” Although the document covers Labour’s pledges from delivering economic stability to...

Birmingham

Five Premier Cities For BTL Investment in 2020

The latest research from SevenCapital, the property development and investment company, investigates the UK’s top-rated cities for buy-to-let investment in 2020. While there is little...

UK Still Gripped By A Rent Crisis Despite Slow Down

UK Still Gripped By A Rent Crisis Despite Slow Down

1 May 2024 – Recent data from Rightmove confirms the immediate need for the country to prioritise good-quality rental homes. Figures for the first quarter...

Government House Buying Process Reform

Sellers To Benefit From House Buying Process Reform

In a surprise announcement at the weekend, housing secretary Sajid Javid has revealed plans to tackle the problems of rogue estate agents and gazumping with...

Buyers Shun UK Property Market

House Buyers Shun The UK Market

Homebuyers in the UK are shunning the property market with demand falling to a six-year low, one survey reveals. According to the National Association of...

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...

Does An Extension Add Value To Your House?

Relaxation In Planning Rules For Extensions In England

Those homeowners looking to extend their properties will be able to do so quickly and easily without the need for a full planning application, with...

New Deposit-Free Mortgage Could Help Renters Buy First Home

New Deposit-Free Mortgage Could Help Renters Buy First Home

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...

Chain-Free Buyers Dominating UK Housing Market

Chain-Free Buyers Dominating UK Housing Market

According to analysis by property agency Hamptons, a record-breaking 73% of property buyers in 2022 so far have been chain-free. The research conducted by the...

Rental property search

Rents Rise In Line With Demand In UK PRS

Robust demand coupled with a dearth of rental properties has resulted in rising rental values across most of the UK, as shown by the latest...

Rural Cottage

ASA Rejects Complaint About Housesimple

Leeds-based agent Manning Stainton’s complaint regarding Housesimple has been rejected by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The estate agent argued that the small-print clauses in...

Liverpool

Some Homes In UK Worth 44% Less Than 10 Years Ago

The estate agency comparison website GetAgent claims that some homes in the Uk are worth 44% less now than a decade ago. GetAgent has discovered...

Property Sales Predicted To Fall By 21%

Property Sales Predicted To Fall By 21%

13 December 2022 – Signs that the housing market is cooling down are becoming more concrete, with banking trade body UK Finance predicting property sales...

Online Estate Agents Market Share

Online Estate Agents Maintain 7.2% Market Share

Online estate agents maintained a 7.2% share of all exchanges in the final quarter of 2018, maintaining the share it enjoyed in the third quarter...

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