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Hatched Review

Online Estate Agent, Hatched, Closes Permanently

The online estate agent Hatched has today closed its doors for good after failing to establish itself as one of the leaders of the market....

Autumn Budget 2023: Housing Market Left Mostly Out

Autumn Budget 2023: Housing Market Left Mostly Out

23 November 2023 – On Wednesday (22 November) Jeremy Hunt stepped up the dispatch box to deliver his Autumn Budget 2023. Among the 110 measures...

Rental property search

Rents Rise In Line With Demand In UK PRS

Robust demand coupled with a dearth of rental properties has resulted in rising rental values across most of the UK, as shown by the latest...

Keys

Bank Of Mum And Dad One Of UK’s Biggest Mortgage Lenders

A recent survey conducted by Legal and General (L&G) suggests that parents are spending so much money helping their children onto the housing ladder that...

Calls For Overhaul Of Energy Performance Certificates

Calls For Overhaul Of Energy Performance Certificates

7 March 2023 – Industry insiders say Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are no longer fit for purpose and need to be updated. When EPCs were...

New Regulations For Smoke And CO Alarms Expected Soon

New Regulations For Smoke And CO Alarms Expected Soon

Propertymark warns landlords and agencies that new regulations in relation to the fitting of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rented properties could come in...

Rightmove Boost Property Market

Rightmove Leads The Way In Property Market Boost

Despite ungrounded grumbles that there may be a slowdown in the property market in 2018, Rightmove have shown that there is still a strong and...

Number Of Sales 25% Down Compared To May Last Year

Number Of Sales 25% Down Compared To May Last Year

4 July 2023 – The latest figures from HMRC confirm that the market is cooling, with the number of sales falling by 25% compared to...

Bird feeders

Landlords Voice Their Views On Future Of Buy-To-Let

The majority of buy-to-let landlords own between two and four properties and 10% now use a limited company structure for their investments. Research conducted by...

rising demand for flats

Rising Demand For Flats Trumps ‘Race For Space’

Experts say the reopening of some offices and the end of the Covid stamp duty break are skewing demand in favour of flats in the...

Uk houses

Government Kick Starts English Housing Market

The Government has laid out plans to restart England’s housing market which has been frozen effectively since the start of the coronavirus lockdown. Housing Secretary...

Mortgage rejection

Mortgage Application Rejections Threaten Property Market

The rejection of mortgage applications and delays caused by the coronavirus threaten the property market, according to research among home buyers conducted by Butterfields Mortgages....

Student house

Best Locations For Highest Yields In Student Rental Sector

Landlords of student accommodation have encountered a challenging 18 months, facing a slump in tenant demand and falling yields as students were compelled to stay...

London by night

HS2 Given Green Light To Go Forward

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that the controversial HS2 high-speed rail link will be built after all, ending months of speculation. The first phase...

Nottingham Market Square

Housesimple Launches In Nottingham As Midlands Expansion Begins

Estate agent Housesimple has expanded into the Midlands with the introduction of its free service in the City of Nottingham. Ahead of the official launch...

52% Of Buyers Think Proximity To Green Spaces A 'Must-Have'

Proximity To Green Spaces A ‘Must-Have’ For 52% Of Buyers

11 July 2023 – New data gives an insight into what buyers are looking for in a new area or house. With public green space...

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