22 November 2022 – The long-awaited autumn budget has taken place on 17 November and as expected, millions of people will pay more taxes in...
Amid the economic chaos caused by the announcement of the mini-budget by Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, almost half of all mortgage products were withdrawn by lenders....
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...
When it comes to buying and selling a house at the same time, nothing is set in stone until you exchange contracts. This means the...
10 January 2023 – As we head into a new year, fixed mortgage rates continue to fall, despite the base rate going up. After the...
While the temperatures are rising in the UK, and potentially reaching record heights, there are signs that the property market is cooling down, giving many...
7 November 2023 – New analysis has shown that single first-time buyers have been priced out of most areas, despite support by the government’s mortgage...
Brexit uncertainty, higher taxation, and stricter lending criteria are the biggest challenges the property market is currently facing. That’s according to a national survey of...
20 June 2023 – In a first since 2017, house prices fell in June, albeit only marginally, prompting fears that the summer slowdown has come...
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...
Rightmove rival, OnTheMarket has reported strong growth in the number of estate agents listing properties on the platform. The online portal can now boast having...
27 June 2023 – After the Bank of England raised the base rate for the 13th consecutive time, the Chancellor met with lenders to agree...
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...
6 June 2023 – To get mortgage payments to an affordable level, buyers take out longer fixed-term mortgages. A record 19% of first-time buyers took...
29 February 2024 – Members of the Conservative One Nation Caucus urge Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to make it more affordable for older homeowners to downsize...
It is expected that the Bank of England (BoE) will raise the base rate, also called interest rate, to 0.75%. This will be the third...
