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New Review Site Aims To Provide Clarity For PropTech Industry

With the UK PropTech industry potentially worth an eye-watering £6 billion, it’s clear that keeping track of the thousands of providers is becoming increasingly difficult...

Home improvements that add value to your property

Survey Reveals Best And Worst Home Improvements For Increasing Property Value

Recent research has revealed the best and worst home improvements when it comes to increasing the value of your home. When selling a home, people...

Vendors urged to sell before Brexit

Brexit Blues: Homeowners Urged To Sell Before Exit

Those considering selling their homes are being advised to list their properties now, as the prospect of a no-deal Brexit looms, if they want to...

Mortgage Approvals Rise

Sharp Upturn In Mortgage Approvals During April

April showed a sharp upturn in mortgage approvals according to residential chartered surveyors e.surv’s Mortgage Monitor as borrowers take advantage of low mortgage rates across...

Big Ben

RLA Comments On Parties’ Housing Manifestos

The three main political parties have all now published their manifestos as they seek to form the next government. What are their policies for the...

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....

Will First-Time Buyers Get Help From The Government?

Will First-Time Buyers Get Help From The Government?

24 October 2023 – There are rumours the Treausry is considering to put in place measures to support the property market. Stamp duty cuts are...

Is UK Property Affordability Easing?

Is UK Property Affordability Easing?

10 April 2024 – The end of March signals the culmination of the first quarter of the year. Increased buyer and seller activity marked the...

BTL market

The Growing Attractions Of The Let-To-Let Market

The emerging housing trend of the let-to-let market sees property owners becoming both landlord and tenant as a way to increase living space quickly and...

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...

Do You Need Life Insurance for Your Mortgage?

As mortgage rates continue to rise more and more homeowners are searching for ways to protect their family financially should anything happen in between. If...

houses for sale

Experts Divided Over Merits Of SDLT Extension

The chancellor is reportedly planning to extend the stamp duty holiday to June, saving buyers an estimated £1.75bn on 300,000 additional transactions. The move would...

Inaccurate EPCs

Up To 2.5m EPCs Are ‘Likely To Be Inaccurate’

An investigation performed by property technology solution Spec has revealed that as many as 2.5 million Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are likely to be inaccurate....

Bristol

Landlords Take Flight As 100K BTL Homes Sold

Harsh tax reforms have resulted in the sale of more than 100,000 homes and many landlords now plan to leave the market by selling up...

Buyer Demand Fell By 33%

Buyer Demand Fell By 33%

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...

Major High Street Lenders Lower Their Mortgage Rates

Major High Street Lenders Lower Their Mortgage Rates

15 August 2023 – Despite the Bank of England raising interest rates to 5.25% at the beginning of the month, in the last few days...

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