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Online Estate Agents Market Share

Online Estate Agents Maintain 7.2% Market Share

Online estate agents maintained a 7.2% share of all exchanges in the final quarter of 2018, maintaining the share it enjoyed in the third quarter...

Best Property Investment Strategies For The UK

Property Investment – 11 Strategies To Make Money From Property In The UK

Investing in the property market is a tricky business at the best of times. But with our 8 best property investment strategies for the UK...

Property price increase of 7.6% compared to same time last year

Property Price Increase of 7.6% Compared To January 2021

The latest House Price Index released by rightmove shows that average property prices have increased by 0.3% in January 2022 to £341,019 from £340,167 in...

79% Of First-Time Buyers Have Too High Expectations

79% Of First-Time Buyers Have Too High Expectations

According to the Yorkshire Building Society, first-time buyers need to manage their expectations when it comes to what they can afford, with more than half...

7% Rise In New Property Listings Boosts Market

7% Rise In New Property Listings Boosts Market

22 February 2024 – Signs point to a growing market momentum in the UK property market, as the number of new property listings is rising....

Number Of Empty UK Homes Rises

Number Of Empty Homes In The UK Rises By 5.3%

The number of empty properties in England rose 5.3% to 216,186 long term empty homes in the twelve months to October 2018 according to the...

What Small Parties' Election Manifestos 2024 Say On Housing

What Small Parties’ Election Manifestos 2024 Say On Housing

26 June 2024 – The UK voting system is such that it’s difficult for smaller parties to get into government. However, they are a vital...

Lenders Agree Support Measures As Interest Rates Rise To 5%

Lenders Agree Support Measures As Interest Rates Rise To 5%

27 June 2023 – After the Bank of England raised the base rate for the 13th consecutive time, the Chancellor met with lenders to agree...

33% Of Buyers Lower Their Offer Due To Survey Findings

33% Of Buyers Lower Their Offer Due To Survey Findings

28 February 2023 – New data suggests that issues found during a survey are the main reason why buyers lower their offer after a sale...

How to avoid being gazumped

Gazumping: 6 Things You Can Do To Avoid It Happening To You

Here, the Property Road team looks at the issue of how you can minimise the risk of being gazumped. Gazumping describes the process whereby a...

Will First-Time Buyers Get Help From The Government?

Will First-Time Buyers Get Help From The Government?

24 October 2023 – There are rumours the Treausry is considering to put in place measures to support the property market. Stamp duty cuts are...

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...

Buyers Are To Blame For Sales Falling Through

Buyers Are To Blame For Sales Falling Through

According to a new study commissioned by ProperPR on behalf of home buying firm HBB Solutions, when it comes to sales falling through, buyers’ issues,...

UK Still Gripped By A Rent Crisis Despite Slow Down

UK Still Gripped By A Rent Crisis Despite Slow Down

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...

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...

Have House Prices Fallen Or Risen In 2023?

Have House Prices Fallen Or Risen In 2023?

9 January 2024 – 2023 was a tough year for the property market. With an unstable mortgage market, where rates went on a rollercoaster ride,...

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