26 June 2024 – The UK voting system is such that it’s difficult for smaller parties to get into government. However, they are a vital...
4 July 2023 – The latest figures from HMRC confirm that the market is cooling, with the number of sales falling by 25% compared to...
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...
According to research by Phil Spencer’s consumer service Move iQ, gazumping – the practice of offering a higher price on a property already sold subject...
13 June 2024 – The Tories pledge 1.6 million new homes for all Brits for the next Parliament in their manifesto. The recently published Conservative...
The Government has scrapped the Green Homes Grant, a voucher scheme it was hoped would transform energy efficiency in the private rental sector and result...
23 May 2023 – Last week it was announced that the online estate agent Purplebricks sold to Strike for the token sum of £1. When...
A recent survey conducted by Legal and General (L&G) suggests that parents are spending so much money helping their children onto the housing ladder that...
As part of Wednesday’s Spending Review, Rishi Sunak will pump an extra £2.3bn of funding into the Government’s housing budgets over the next four years....
Research conducted by Springbok Properties shows that, although market uncertainty is adversely affecting the more expensive southern regions, the north-south property divide still favours the...
With growing numbers of home sellers complaining to The Property Ombudsman (TPO) over dual fees means there will be new guidance issued to estate agents...
New research suggests buyer demand has fallen by 33% since the mini-budget was announced in September, despite increased supply in recent weeks and months. According...
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...
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...
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....
8 August 2023 – New data suggests that house prices have declined sharply in July, falling at the fastest rate for 14 years. Newly released...
