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Will 1% Deposit Mortgages Help Struggling First-Time Buyers?

Will 1% Deposit Mortgages Help Struggling First-Time Buyers?

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...

Housing Affordability Levels

UK Housing Affordability Reaches 2011 Levels

The latest house price index by property website Rightmove has shown that the annual price growth in property prices has risen by just 0.2%, the...

Over 50s renting property

Record Number Of Over-50’s Living In Rented Accommodation

Renting among the over-50s has hit record highs, with more than 790,000 homes across the UK now being rented by this age group. Experts blame...

How The Ukraine Conflict Could Affect The UK Housing Market

How The Ukraine Conflict Could Affect The UK Housing Market

When Russia invaded Ukraine, Europe and the world held their breath. And apart from the horrors such a conflict always brings, the Ukraine conflict could...

easyProperty Review

Evolve Buys EasyProperty.com With Plans To Make It ‘Hybrid’

The easyProperty Services Group, parent company of the Guild and Fine and Country, has sold online estate agency easyProperty to Evolve, a company that has...

Rising Interest Rates Taking Its Toll On Housing Market

Rising Interest Rates Taking Their Toll On Housing Market

8 November 2022 – Rising interest rates put further pressure on already tight household budgets and the housing market now shows clear signs of slowing...

National Average Rent At New Record High

National Average Rent At New Record High

2 May 2023 – The private rental sector has seen rents rising for the thirteenth quarter in a row. At £1,190 per calendar month, the...

Keys to property market

Consumers Drive Recovery In UK Housing Market

Traffic to Rightmove’s property portal returned to normal levels the same day as the lockdown restrictions on the UK’s housing market were lifted, latest figures...

Interest-Only Mortgages

Interest-Only Mortgage-Holders Unprepared, says FCA

The end of the term for interest-only mortgage-holders is set to peak over the next 10 to 14 years, and borrowers are not prepared, warns...

Building In Progress

Jenrick Reforms Planning To Boost House Building

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...

Downsizers Stay Put While First-Time Buyers Dominate Market

Downsizers Stay Put While First-Time Buyers Dominate Market

22 May 2024 – The first-time buyer sector shows signs of incredible activity based on an analysis of conveyancing quote forms. According to reallymoving, the...

New home being built

Homes England Agrees £38m Funding Deals For 2,000 Homes

Homes England, the government housing agency, has agreed funding deals with six local authorities worth £38.2m in order to accelerate the construction of more than...

UK House Prices May 2018

UK House Price Growth Lost Pace During May

Figures released recently show that the average house price in the UK was £224,400 during may, a rise of just 1.9% year-on-year. That’s according to...

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...

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...

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Extensive Regeneration Fuels Manchester’s Rental Growth

The English cities that have experienced significant regeneration have seen average annual rent increases of 21% since 2014, in contrast to the national average increase...

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