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Scale-Up Businesses Attitude To Brexit

42% Of Scale-Up Property Businesses Believe They’ll Benefit From Brexit

A new report claims that 42% of scale-up construction and real estate firms believe that the Governments approach to Brexit and international trade will benefit...

BoE Raises Interest Rates But Mortgage Rates Fall

BoE Raises Interest Rates But Mortgage Rates Fall

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...

Will 1% Deposit Mortgages Help Struggling First-Time Buyers?

Will 1% Deposit Mortgages Help Struggling First-Time Buyers?

25 January 2024 – The government may be reintroducing a radical housing solution dedicated to first-time buyers: 1% deposit mortgages. Under Rishi Sunak’s leadership, there...

6% More Buyers On The Market Compared To 2019

6% More Buyers On The Market Compared To 2019

21 March 2023 – The property market shows signs of picking up momentum as 6% more buyers have been registered compared to the same time...

71% Of Agents Concerned Sellers Being Unrealistic

71% Of Agents Concerned Sellers Being Unrealistic

24 January 2023 – New research shows what agents are most concerned about for sellers and buyers in 2023. The biggest concern for vendors are...

'Boost Housing Supply' Government Told By Industry Body

‘Boost Housing Supply’ Government Told By Industry Body

After the Prime Minister’s housing announcement last week, agency trade body Propertymark is calling on the government to do more to boost the housing supply....

House Sales Are Down By 23% In 2023 Compared To 2022

House Sales Are Down By 23% In 2023 Compared To 2022

31 October 2023 – While the property market has shown a lot of resilience in the past months, it appears that high inflation and mortgage...

How To Gazunder Successfully

How To Gazunder Successfully

Knowing how to gazunder successfully can be a very useful skill to have when house hunting. After all, not every buyer who reduces their offer...

UK House Prices May 2018

UK House Price Growth Lost Pace During May

Figures released recently show that the average house price in the UK was £224,400 during may, a rise of just 1.9% year-on-year. That’s according to...

House Prices Jump At Start Of 2024 As Buyer Demand Increases

House Prices Jump At Start Of 2024 As Buyer Demand Increases

18 January 2024 – If Rightmove’s recent data is any indication, 2024 is looking to be a promising year for the UK property market. At...

Mortgage Deals For New Customers Are Getting Scarce

Mortgage Deals For New Customers Are Getting Scarce

13 June 2023 – Following the release of new inflation figures and the recent rise of interest rates, more and more lenders withdraw mortgage deals...

Marked Decline In House Prices by 1.3% In August

Marked Decline In House Prices by 1.3% In August

According to Rightmove’s newest House Price Index, there was a sharp decline in house prices, the first recorded by the property portal this year. The...

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...

Theresa May Foreign Stamp Duty

New Stamp Duty Surcharge: Foreign Buyers Set To Be Hit

In an attempt to make property more affordable for British residents, the Government plans to increase the stamp duty surcharge for foreign buyers. Theresa May...

40-Year Mortgages - Home Or Retirement

40-Year Mortgages – Home Or Retirement

A recently released study has shown that more buyers are taking out 30 or 40-year mortgages, which The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) claims...

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...

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