Investors are being encouraged to review their portfolios promptly as the market for buy-to-let landlords seeking mortgages has improved greatly over the last few weeks....
17 January 2023 – The housing market has started the new year strongly, with a 0.9% increase in asking price this month. According to new...
Research suggests that mortgage rates have seen the highest increase since March of this year. As a result, more and more homebuyers are forced to...
The Government announced today that it will ban landlords from evicting tenants at short notice without good reason, as part of its continued shake-up of...
Online estate agency Housesimple has announced they have stopped charging house sellers commission for marketing their properties. The fifth largest single brand estate agency in...
Rental moves look set to decrease by one quarter this year owing to the impact of the coronavirus lockdown, according to the latest research by...
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick announced a package of new planning reforms yesterday aimed at speeding up the delivery of new homes. Jenrick announced the plans...
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...
While demand continues to outstrip supply, the UK property market has never looked so competitive as the latest data confirm the two most popular neighbourhoods...
While a record number of new build-to-rent homes gained full planning permission in the first quarter of 2021, the sector has seen robust growth despite...
Labour has unveiled plans that would see indefinite tenancies being introduced should they be returned to government. John Healey, the shadow housing secretary, says the...
10 January 2023 – As we head into a new year, fixed mortgage rates continue to fall, despite the base rate going up. After the...
As landlords become increasingly dependent on rental incomes, many are finding themselves at the mercy of tax hikes, a spike in void periods and jobless...
Famed for their low upfront fees and ability to divide opinions in the industry, online estate agents continue to be controversial. Just last month, Housesimple...
6 June 2023 – To get mortgage payments to an affordable level, buyers take out longer fixed-term mortgages. A record 19% of first-time buyers took...
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...
