New planning regulations enabling unused commercial buildings to be converted into homes risk damaging the ‘fabric’ of local communities and threatening the prosperity of high...
A survey by property website Zoopla shows that the majority of homeowners are optimistic about house prices rising over the next quarter. This view is...
Famed for their low upfront fees and ability to divide opinions in the industry, online estate agents continue to be controversial. Just last month, Housesimple...
6 December 2022 – House prices have fallen for the third month in a row, slowing down the annual house price growth for this year....
1 May 2024 – Recent data from Rightmove confirms the immediate need for the country to prioritise good-quality rental homes. Figures for the first quarter...
The Government is set to ban evictions and bring in three-month mortgage payment holidays for landlords whose tenants are finding it difficult to pay rent...
The estate agency comparison website GetAgent claims that some homes in the Uk are worth 44% less now than a decade ago. GetAgent has discovered...
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...
A survey by UK Finance showed that the number of new mortgages approved by mainstream lenders increased in January 2019 compared to January 2018, representing...
While the raffling of homes has grown in popularity, one couple has been forced to abandon their raffling plans after the Gambling Commission stepped in....
Research conducted by Springbok Properties shows that, although market uncertainty is adversely affecting the more expensive southern regions, the north-south property divide still favours the...
There was a modest decrease in void rates in February, although rents experienced a dip in all but three regions in the UK, according to...
28 March 2023 – Last week, the Bank of England raised interest rates for the eleventh time in a row to 4.25%, but mortgage rates...
6 June 2024 – Location and property type may have been the most significant factors affecting a property’s value. However, a new green feature has...
More than one third of private landlords plan to reduce the number of homes they rent out or quit the market altogether over the coming...
17 January 2023 – The housing market has started the new year strongly, with a 0.9% increase in asking price this month. According to new...
