22 November 2022 – The long-awaited autumn budget has taken place on 17 November and as expected, millions of people will pay more taxes in...
Although a deal has been struck and Brexit and its consequences for the UK remain a talking point, the housing market appears impervious to any...
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...
As part of Wednesday’s Spending Review, Rishi Sunak will pump an extra £2.3bn of funding into the Government’s housing budgets over the next four years....
23 November 2023 – On Wednesday (22 November) Jeremy Hunt stepped up the dispatch box to deliver his Autumn Budget 2023. Among the 110 measures...
5 December 2023 – 2023 has been a challenging year for the property market. But according to new figures, house prices have risen again in...
In a shock move, co-founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, has been ‘ousted’ from his position as Chief Executive of the online estate agent. Michael Bruce...
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...
With growing numbers of home sellers complaining to The Property Ombudsman (TPO) over dual fees means there will be new guidance issued to estate agents...
The number one reason why home owners want to move house is the desire for more room (64%), followed by the need for a more...
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...
While it may seem to tenants that rents are always rising and taking an ever larger portion of their monthly income, the reality is that...
Research commissioned by Paragon Bank reveals that for the first time in four years more landlords are planning to expand their portfolios than reduce them....
7 February 2023 – House prices predicted to drop by 10% in 2023 as housing market is weakening, according to lender Santander. After several interest...
Uncertainty caused by the second lockdown is putting house buyers under increasing pressure and influencing search results as lenders further reduce their willingness to accept...
