The demand for rental accommodation is growing, due partly to the change in public attitudes towards the private rented sector and to shifting opinions concerning...
It’s been revealed that hundreds of new-build homes in Britain are at risk of crumbling because builders have used substandard mortar. Now firms are being...
Up to a third of people born between 1980 and 1996 face living in rented accommodation their entire lives. That’s according to a new report...
Reserve funds raided to pay for replacement cladding are predicted to cause a surge in dilapidated homes. While management firms’ emergency funds are drained to...
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...
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...
Housebuilder Persimmon and insurer Aviva are to refund leaseholders after a UK ground rent inquiry by the watchdog uncovered evidence of overcharging. Thousands of leaseholders...
More than four million people in the UK are private tenants in the rental sector. With many spending over half their salary on rent, yet...
Some home buyers risk spending thousands of pounds more in interest by taking on longer loans in order to make rising house prices more affordable....
9 May 2024 – The latest Halifax House Price Index reveals a 1.1% increase from last year, following a +0.4% annual rise back in March....
Property price increases in the UK began to slow down during 2017 according to the Nationwide building society. Perhaps surprisingly, London was the weakest performing...
Surprising though it may seem, 70,000 homes that may be ineligible for Flood Re insurance have been built in the highest risk flood zones (type...
Research suggests that the area in the UK that enjoyed the fastest growing property prices in 2017, was Cheltenham. The town in Gloucestershire recorded an...
PM Boris Johnson has announced the most sweeping reforms of the English planning system in over seventy years to facilitate the building of better quality...
18 July 2023 – Despite house prices having fallen slightly in July compared to June, the average asking price is still 2.6% higher this month...
Estate agency Countrywide continues to face turbulent times, with the announcement that a number of branches are to close, accompanied by a harsh tumble in...
