Although the property market has been on fire for over a year, inflation and interest rate increases could result in falling house prices, while the...
Lenders have punished desperate homeowners who took loan repayment holidays from their bank at the peak of the pandemic with higher mortgage rates and rejections...
Uncertainty caused by the second lockdown is putting house buyers under increasing pressure and influencing search results as lenders further reduce their willingness to accept...
4 July 2023 – The latest figures from HMRC confirm that the market is cooling, with the number of sales falling by 25% compared to...
In last week’s Queen’s Speech, there was a mention of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, which aims at overhauling the planning system, amongst other...
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has unveiled his mini-budget, in which he announced a permanent cut to the Stamp Duty Land tax (SDLT). As part of the...
The Government has laid out plans to restart England’s housing market which has been frozen effectively since the start of the coronavirus lockdown. Housing Secretary...
The momentum in the housing market that usually builds after the summer lull has escalated rapidly this year, caused by the approaching deadline of the...
Boris Johnson’s conference promise to create two million new homeowners with 95pc loans leaves the the mortgage industry bemused as to how it can be...
On Wednesday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a stamp duty holiday with immediate effect which means home buyers will pay no tax on properties up to...
According to Nationwide, the UK’s largest building society, house prices fell in January for the first time since June as demand eased ahead of the...
22 May 2024 – The first-time buyer sector shows signs of incredible activity based on an analysis of conveyancing quote forms. According to reallymoving, the...
Real estate agent Savills has published a report indicating that UK property prices could rise over the period from 2020 to 2024. Research conducted by...
According to the latest House Price Index by Halifax, house prices have fallen by 0.1% in September, signalling a continued housing market slowdown. Halifax has...
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....
Housebuilder Persimmon and insurer Aviva are to refund leaseholders after a UK ground rent inquiry by the watchdog uncovered evidence of overcharging. Thousands of leaseholders...
