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Offshore property

Leaked Papers Reveal Extent Of UK Property Worth £4bn Held Offshore

The so-called Pandora Papers constitute the largest ever cache of leaked data to expose offshore tax haven secrecy involving world leaders, monarchs, oligarchs and tycoons....

35% more first-time buyers in 2021

35% More First-Time Buyers In 2021 Compared To Last Year

Even though house prices have seen a 9% increase in 2021, the highest number of first-time buyers since 2002 have made the step onto the...

Boxing Day Property Viewings

Online House Viewings Tripled On Boxing Day

It’s good news for those looking to sell their home, as property website Rightmove revealed that 40 million individual property listings were viewed on Boxing...

William Hale PickandMix.com

From garden shed to million pound confectionery business

How the right industrial space fuelled PickandMix.com's sweet success...
Property Asking Prices Fell By 1.9% In December Vs November

Property Asking Prices Fell By 1.9% In December Vs November

12 December 2023 – Rightmove’s latest House Price Index suggests that property asking prices fell by 1.9% this month compared to last month, contradicting figures...

House Prices Now 4.6% Below August Peak

House Prices Now 4.6% Below August Peak

4 April 2023 – New data shows that annual house price growth has fallen by 3.1%, with house prices now 4.6% below the august peak....

Mortgage approvals

Banks Pull Cheapest Mortgage Deals As Interest Rate Rise Looms

Banks have begun withdrawing their cheapest mortgage deals from the market as interest rates are due to rise and increase the cost of home loans....

Inaccurate EPCs

Up To 2.5m EPCs Are ‘Likely To Be Inaccurate’

An investigation performed by property technology solution Spec has revealed that as many as 2.5 million Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are likely to be inaccurate....

Number Of Mortgage Approvals Up By 17.8%

Number Of Mortgage Approvals Up By 17.8%

9 May 2023 – Activity levels of the property market continue to improve, with 52,011 mortgage approvals in March this year. Showing that the market...

Estate Agent Dual Fees

Ombudsman To Issue Guidance Over Agents’ Dual Fees

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...

First-Time Buyers In The UK

Number Of First-Time Buyers Hits Decade High

The number of people buying their first property has hit the highest level since 2006, according to the latest property sale figures. Data from UK...

Secure website

Is the UK Facing A Rising Tide Of Property Fraud?

Property fraud is proving to be an increasingly profitable business for criminals with scams robbing victims of £107,669 on average. What’s more, the total number...

It's No Longer Cheaper To Rent Than To Buy

It’s No Longer Cheaper To Rent Than To Buy

According to the latest Rightmove House Price Index, mortgage payments are only slightly higher than rental prices, making it no longer significantly cheaper to rent....

Uk houses on street

Home Ownership In UK And Ireland Falls by 11% Over Last Decade

The latest research conducted by Swinton Home Insurance shows that home ownership in the UK and Ireland has decreased by 11% over the last ten...

Party Conferences 2023: What Was Said About Housing?

Party Conferences 2023: What Was Said About Housing?

10 October 2023 – Party conference season is upon us, where the UK’s political parties vie for the public’s support, and this year, votes too,...

Online Estate Agents Market Share

Online Estate Agents Grab More Market Share

A new report claims that online estate agents now have a share of 8% of the overall market. This is up from 7% in the...

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