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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...

Signs that the housing stock levels are improving

Signs That Housing Stock Levels Are Improving

The most recent house price index by Zoopla gives buyers hope that the housing market is becoming more balanced, with the housing stock levels improving....

Number Of Completions 13% Lower in Q2 Compared To Q1

Number Of Completions 13% Lower in Q2 Compared To Q1

25 July 2023 – Cost-of-living crisis and rising borrowing costs continue to impact on the housing market, with the number of completions falling. New data...

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...

House Market Lull In February

Nationwide Report Shows A Lull In February – But Not A Slowdown

As UK house prices took a slight downward trend in February, there were small murmurs in the market that this was the start of something...

0.2% Price Rise: Is Housing Market Starting To Recover?

0.2% Price Rise: Is Housing Market Starting To Recover?

5 December 2023 – 2023 has been a challenging year for the property market. But according to new figures, house prices have risen again in...

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...

House Prices Rise By 2.3% In February 2022

House Prices Rise By 2.3% In February 2022

The recent House Price Index by Rightmove shows that house prices rise again sharply, after a slowdown in recent months. The monthly rise in property...

November House Prices

Mixed November For UK House Prices

November was a month of mixed blessings for homeowners looking to sell their properties, with the average house price rising in terms of inflation, but...

23% can't get on property ladder due to Stamp Duty Land Tax

Stamp Duty Land Tax Prevents 23% From Buying Home

According to a survey commissioned by Butterfield Mortgages, almost a quarter of participants stated, that the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is the reason, why...

Pros And Cons Of Property Investment

Risks Of Buying An Investment Property

Putting money into property is seen by many as a smart decision, but what are the risks of buying an investment property? Naturally, there will...

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....

Building In Progress

Jenrick Reforms Planning To Boost House Building

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick announced a package of new planning reforms yesterday aimed at speeding up the delivery of new homes. Jenrick announced the plans...

Rental Credit Checks

Rental Payments To Be Included In Credit Scores

More than four million people in the UK are private tenants in the rental sector. With many spending over half their salary on rent, yet...

Drop in houses for sale

Properties For Sale Decrease While Rentals Rise

The number of properties available to buy in March, traditionally the busiest month for listings, hit the lowest level on record, according to the National...

House Prices Fall For First Time Since June 2021

House Prices Fall For First Time Since June 2021

According to the recently published House Price Index by Halifax, July has seen house prices fall by 0.1%. For the first time since June 2021,...

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