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Boxing Day Property Viewings

Online House Viewings Tripled On Boxing Day

It’s good news for those looking to sell their home, as property website Rightmove revealed that 40 million individual property listings were viewed on Boxing...

Online Estate Agents v High Street Agents

Council Bids To Ban Estate Agent Boards From Borough

A London council is making a controversial attempt to ban the display of all estate agent boards in several areas of its borough. The attempt...

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...

Mortgage Rates

Mortgage Approvals Up 1.5% Year On Year

A survey by UK Finance showed that the number of new mortgages approved by mainstream lenders increased in January 2019 compared to January 2018, representing...

Whitby

UK Tourism Boom Fuels Holiday Home Market

Many property investors are considering buying a UK holiday home at a time when mortgage experts forecast a boom in the purchase of ‘staycation’ properties...

easyProperty Review

Future Of Online Estate Agent, easyProperty, In Doubt After Takeover Bid

The future of easyProperty estate agents is in doubt following a takeover bid for the parent company by investment company Toscafund. easyProperty, which also owns...

Nice house

Desperate First-Time Buyers Take On Longer Loans As House Prices Soar

Some home buyers risk spending thousands of pounds more in interest by taking on longer loans in order to make rising house prices more affordable....

Number Of Empty UK Homes Rises

Number Of Empty Homes In The UK Rises By 5.3%

The number of empty properties in England rose 5.3% to 216,186 long term empty homes in the twelve months to October 2018 according to the...

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...

First Time Buyers High

First-Time Buyers Become Largest Group Of Home Buyers

The latest research conducted by Zoopla has found that first-time buyers (FTBs) have become the largest group of home buyers in 2019. Zoopla analysed the...

Countrywide Branch Closures

Countrywide Set For Branch Closures, According To Reports

While rumours continue to abound about potential branch closures, Countrywide has refused to confirm or deny whether the rumours are true. In the last annual...

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....

Houses being built

Jenrick Presents £11.5bn Boost For Affordable Homes

On Tuesday, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick unveiled the new £11.5bn Affordable Homes Programme, which will be implemented over five years from 2021 to 2026. The...

52% Of Buyers Think Proximity To Green Spaces A 'Must-Have'

Proximity To Green Spaces A ‘Must-Have’ For 52% Of Buyers

11 July 2023 – New data gives an insight into what buyers are looking for in a new area or house. With public green space...

Rising Mortgage Rates Will Impact First-Time Buyers

Rising Mortgage Rates Will Impact First-Time Buyers

According to Zoopla‘s latest House Price Index, 35% of all transactions in the housing market this year were made by first-time buyers. But rising mortgage...

Blackpool House Prices

Blackpool Property Market Soars To Number One Spot

It’s home to one of the country’s most popular seaside resorts and it now holds the number one spot for the hottest property market in...

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