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Covid mortgage holidays

Shock Surprise Result Of Covid Mortgage Holidays

Lenders have punished desperate homeowners who took loan repayment holidays from their bank at the peak of the pandemic with higher mortgage rates and rejections...

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...

Typical UK street

Mixed Views On Home Ownership

Only 63% of people who do not own a property would like to buy a home of their own, according to new research conducted by...

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Clarity From Agents Could Boost Tenant Satisfaction

If renters are given clearer information on what to expect from landlords and letting agents, they could enjoy greater consumer satisfaction as a result, according...

Landlords Using Accountants

Landlords Increasingly Depend On Accountants For Key Decisions

Landlords in the UK are increasingly depending on accountants for helping them to make key decisions in the buy to let sector, it has been...

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...

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...

Number Of Completions 13% Lower in Q2 Compared To Q1

Number Of Completions 13% Lower in Q2 Compared To Q1

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...

Stamp Duty Cut For First-Time Buyers

Stamp Duty Cut ‘Ineffective’ According To Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

When the Government announced that stamp duty would be cut for first-time buyers buying a home for up to £300,000 last year, estate agents across...

House being built

‘Automatic’ Permission Set For New Homes in England

Radical planning reforms in England will enable new homes and hospitals to be built using ‘automatic’ permission, the housing secretary says. The news comes hot...

rising demand for flats

Rising Demand For Flats Trumps ‘Race For Space’

Experts say the reopening of some offices and the end of the Covid stamp duty break are skewing demand in favour of flats in the...

Downsizers Stay Put While First-Time Buyers Dominate Market

Downsizers Stay Put While First-Time Buyers Dominate Market

22 May 2024 – The first-time buyer sector shows signs of incredible activity based on an analysis of conveyancing quote forms. According to reallymoving, the...

Countrywide Estate Agents

Countrywide Continues To Face Financial Difficulties

Estate agency Countrywide continues to face turbulent times, with the announcement that a number of branches are to close, accompanied by a harsh tumble in...

EPC Ratings Influence Property Value New Research Suggests

EPC Ratings Influence Property Value New Research Suggests

6 June 2024 – Location and property type may have been the most significant factors affecting a property’s value. However, a new green feature has...

UK house

Shorter Void Periods But Rents Dip In BTL Sector

There was a modest decrease in void rates in February, although rents experienced a dip in all but three regions in the UK, according to...

Student Housing Co-Op

Students Look To Take Back Control Of UK Property Market

Frustrated students, who have grown tired of poor levels of accommodation and rising rents, are joining forces to create a National Body of Student Housing...

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