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...
According to an annual study on housing affordability conducted by Post Office Money, over 50% of UK properties are located in areas that first-time buyers...
14 March 2023 – Much is expected from the upcoming spring budget, and the property industry also has a list of things it would like...
10 January 2023 – As we head into a new year, fixed mortgage rates continue to fall, despite the base rate going up. After the...
The instigation of lockdown has created a potentially difficult situation for anyone who was interested in selling their property. As it is not currently possible...
On Wednesday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a stamp duty holiday with immediate effect which means home buyers will pay no tax on properties up to...
3 October 2023 – With mortgage rates still at an elevated level, many buyers adjust their wishes and go for smaller properties and longer-term mortgages...
Since the start of lockdown in March, 43pc of landlords have been contacted by their tenants to say they will struggle to pay rent and...
A new campaign has been launched by consumer watchdog Which? urging tenants to share their horror stories of agent mistreatment. The campaign follows an undercover...
6 December 2022 – House prices have fallen for the third month in a row, slowing down the annual house price growth for this year....
25 January 2024 – The government may be reintroducing a radical housing solution dedicated to first-time buyers: 1% deposit mortgages. Under Rishi Sunak’s leadership, there...
With rising mortgage rates, many would-be first-time buyers are no longer able to make it onto the property ladder. And these frustrated first-time buyers are...
According to the latest data from the British Property Federation, the number of new, high-quality and professionally managed homes built for rent and completed in...
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...
The recent House Price Index by Rightmove shows that house prices rise again sharply, after a slowdown in recent months. The monthly rise in property...
A UK environmental consultancy has launched a new product aimed at enabling insurers, risk managers and mortgage lenders to assess flood risk accurately. GeoSmart Information‘s...
