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LTV mortgages

Increase In High LTV Mortgages Offers Hope For FTBs

A raft of new 10pc deposit mortgage deals together with increased incentives offers hope for would-be first-time buyers. Figures published last week showed the number...

House price falls

UK House Sales Predicted To Fall By 38% In 2020

Global property consultancy, Knight Frank, has updated its short-term forecast for the UK’s property market and predicts a fall in house sales of 38pc for...

Landlords Using Accountants

Landlords Increasingly Depend On Accountants For Key Decisions

Landlords in the UK are increasingly depending on accountants for helping them to make key decisions in the buy to let sector, it has been...

State Of The Property Nation 2018

46% Of Consumers ‘Likely’ To Use An Online Estate Agent Next Time They Sell

The popularity of online estate agents when it comes to selling homes is on the increase, according to a new survey....
Signs Housing Market Is Weakening

Signs Housing Market Is Weakening

7 February 2023 – House prices predicted to drop by 10% in 2023 as housing market is weakening, according to lender Santander. After several interest...

Stamp Duty For Downsizers Must Go Say MPs

Stamp Duty For Downsizers Must Go Say MPs

29 February 2024 – Members of the Conservative One Nation Caucus urge Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to make it more affordable for older homeowners to downsize...

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...

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...

Leasehold law

Reform Of Leasehold Laws Proposed By Govt

The Government has proposed reform of the leasehold laws with the new rules possibly rolled out within two years. There are three major changes being...

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...

Nice house

UK Property Sales Hit 16-Year High As House Prices Take Off

House sales in the UK reached a record high in March as buyers and sellers sought to complete property transactions before the end of the...

Seaside resort

What Is An Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement?

An assured shorthold tenancy (AST) offers some security of tenure to a tenant, giving them the right to occupy a property for an agreed period...

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...

Energy efficient houses

Most UK New House Buyers Make Energy Efficiency Top Priority

A majority (61pc) of UK house buyers prioritise energy-efficient heating systems and appliances when looking for a new home, according to a recent study covering...

Rising house prices

UK House Prices Still Rising But Outlook For Market ‘Far From Certain’

Nationwide Building Society say the average UK property price has increased by more than £30,000 since the start of the Covid-19 crisis. Despite the phasing...

BTL properties

Why BTL Landlords Look To Rental Yields To Drive Profits

New research shows buy-to-let landlords are attaching more importance to higher rental yields and ways to future-proof property investments. The average yield earned by a...

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