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Nationwide says UK house prices fell by 0.2% month on month in August, after taking account of seasonal effects, but the...

Zoopla’s latest House Price index shows a housing market steadily recovering from the impacts of higher mortgage rates with prices rising...

April Mortgages has improved its capital raising criteria, to make it easier for borrowers looking to raise additional capital for gifting...

April Mortgages, the lender seeking to introduce Dutch-style longer-term products, has reduced the interest rates on its range of five to...

There’s speculation that there could be two more base rate cuts announced before the end of the year, following last week’s...

UK house prices increased by 0.3% month on month in July, after taking account of seasonal effects.  This resulted in a slight...

Price growth in high-value prime areas has been put on hold given uncertainty surrounding the General Election, according to the latest...

Rightmove reports that the average price of property coming to the market for sale drops by £21 this month to £375,110...

Analysis by an estate agency shows that since the 1980s, house prices have climbed by an average of 5.4% in the...

This accounts for some of the big rise seen recently in the supply of homes for sale - 20% up on...

It might look like house prices have stabilised, staying relatively flat over the first four months of 2024, but at least...

Savills has today upgraded its five-year UK mainstream house price forecast to reflect the stronger than expected start to the year...

Big demand for small properties has helped to drive growth in UK property prices in the early months of this year,...

Higher mortgage rates are a drag on house price growth says Zoopla - and it’s produced startling figures to prove it. The...

The number of new sellers coming to the market is up by 12% compared to this time a year ago, and...

Large gaps remain between Mortgage Approval Prices and Asking Prices - even though there is some evidence of vendors and agents...

UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...

UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...

A property software business says its research shows that the housing market revival is driven by the premiums levied on new...

The average volume of UK properties listed for sale month-on-month rose by 58% in 2023 compared to a year previously, underscoring...

Downsizers across England and Wales could unlock an average £305,090 by moving from a four bed to a two bed home,...

The Nationwide wants greater government support for first-time buyers as rising costs delay owning a home. As one of the UK’s biggest...

Contributors to a quarterly specialist finance publication have reported a 15.3 per cent increase in bridging loan transactions, totalling £191m, during...

Research from eXp UK, the network of personal estate agents, has revealed that in 22 UK cities, house prices are continuing to...

Staying close to a mortgage broker will be an important part of timing a house purchase correctly in 2023. Mortgage rates will...

As a result of the current high rates of upward house price growth, research by property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has...

Mortgage broker, Henry Dannell, recently conducted a market analysis which reveals the most expensive postcode districts in London. As England's capital city, it...

If you’re on the lookout for some new prime property around the UK, then you’re in luck because the latest research...

An interesting notion to contemplate has recently been dissected by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, which looked at what the...

Inflation has been a hot topic and research from London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed just what...

Homebuyers and professional property investors hoping to make a good return on investment might want to consider new build homes. New data...

Since seeing a pandemic inspired boost back in 2019, the latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that...

Despite the London market trailing the rest of the UK where the pandemic house price boom is concerned, research from London...

The Commonwealth Games begin this week and will be hosted in Birmingham. Sprinters, swimmers, and more sporting sensations will take part...

Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk recently analysed annual house price growth across all the major UK music festival locations. Up 44% in...

The long-awaited Crossrail line is finally set to launch on 24 May 2022. It will connect the east and west of...

Despite a strong start of the house price growth this year, the latest analysis from specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital,...

Recently a study was done and revealed by Stipendium, the platform that simplifies life’s complex events such as home moving, that...

Research from GetAgent.co.uk has revealed where houses in Britain have actually earned more than the average wage over the past year. The...

After 37 years on air, popular Australian soap opera Neighbours is due to come to an end, but a positive for...

Demand for chain-free homes has skyrocketed as buyers continue to pay a significant premium for a fast, efficient purchase, research from...

A study by GetAgent.co.uk has shown how the nation’s property sellers could be left with a particularly sweet taste in their...

The latest Nationwide house price index, released yesterday morning, reveals that January has seen the strongest start to the year since...

Contemporary estate agent, Nested, recently carried out research about estate agent business expansion in 2022. The research involved a survey with 961 estate agents...

New-build sales optimisation platform, Unlatch, recently revealed that over the last year the new-build property stock currently listed on the market...

2021 proved to be one of the most hectic years to buy and sell a home. We witnessed prices soaring to...

Market analysis has revealed where house price growth could stutter should monthly interest payments start to climb as a result of...

A study by MoveStreets, the property portal designed for the mobile generation, has uncovered how much current home sellers are likely...

In July 2020 the stamp duty holiday was kickstarted by chancellor Rishi Sunak. It gave first-time buyers and home movers up...

Perhaps the scariest thing to occur in the property market is the fall of house prices, with the latest property market...

Research by GetAgent has revealed how asking prices across many areas of the property market tumbled in the wake of the...

The latest mortgage search activity data from Legal & General Mortgage Club (L&G) shows signs that the market is beginning to...

Last week Thursday (May 13) marked one year since the property market in England reopened after being hit with lockdown restrictions. Ascend...

Some areas of the UK market have seen house price growth slow substantially, suggesting they could be in for a rough...

Brexit has caused UK house price growth to half since June 2016, according to property management company Apropos. The digital platform, designed...

The time it takes to sell a home across UK cities has hit a three-year high, according to Zoopla. Its September UK...

First-time buyers (FTBs) saw their completion rate for mortgage offers through intermediaries reach a three-year high of 89% in Q4 2018. That...

Average property prices in the three months to October were 1.5% higher than in the same three months a year ago,...

First-time buyers and others with small deposits took a greater share of the market last month than in August, according to...

A slow but steady start was recorded at the beginning of 2018, in line with numerous industry predictions on how the...

The latest ‘bubble alert’ from One 77 Mortgages found lending in March 2017 was in decline compared to March last year...

The latest House Price Sentiment Index (HPSI) from Knight Frank and IHS Markit has revealed that households throughout the UK perceive...

The UAE has been named as the best country for first-time buyers, new research carried out by MoveHub has revealed. Based on...

The UK House Price Index for November 2016 revealed an annual price rise of 6.7%, taking the overall average property value...

Annual house price growth slowed in October, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index. It fell from 5.3% in September...

House prices in the three months to May were 9.2% higher than in the same three months a year earlier, according...

House prices in British seaside towns have increased by an average £440 every month for the last decade, new figures show. Prices...

Housing market sentiment remains strong with most owners optimistic about the future despite market uncertainties, new research shows. Households in all UK...

Tottenham Hotspur may have missed out on the Premier League title but the local property market has claimed the house price growth...

The supposed slowdown in the London property market is a “myth” as the majority of Londoners see prices continue to rise. While...

The price of the average home in London broke through the £600,000 price barrier in April for the first time, Home values in...

UK house price growth slowed more than expected in the three months to April, further evidence of a slowing property market. House prices in...

Increasing levels of rents around the UK have softened the blow of recent rises in stamp duty levels for landlords, according...

Two sets of industry data published yesterday suggest that house price growth is finally starting to slow. Nationwide's figures showed annual house price...

UK house prices rose 7.6% in the year to February and property experts expect the "unrelenting" growth to continue. This marked a...

House price inflation has hit double digits for the first time in almost two years with prices rising more than £20,000 in the...

Transactions in prime central London picked up in March due to falling asking prices and the buy-to-let stamp duty surcharge. Latest research...

Buy-to-let investors were racing to beat the new 3% duty surcharge right up to midnight on 31 March as a frantic first quarter drew...

UK house prices continue to accelerate increasing by 7.9% in the year to January, up from 6.7% in December. Prices were driven...

The pace of house price growth has doubled due to a boom in buy-to-let sales ahead of April's stamp duty surcharge, new...

Two new sets of figures show house prices continue to power upwards but property experts warn a slowdown could be in sight. The...

House prices leapt by 2.5% in January to mark the biggest monthly upswing for 14 years, Land Registry figures show. The average...

Chancellor George Osborne's stamp duty changes saved homemovers more than £4,500 on average last year, new figures show. The Chancellor cut stamp...

The collapse in the supply of houses for sale has forced prices to new highs with an average increase of £3,500...

London property prices rose at double the pace of the rest of the UK last year, new figures show. Prices in the capital...

Construction industry output fell by 0.5% in November to put even greater pressure on the UK housing market. The shortage of properties...

2016 will be a critical year for the property market as we see the impact of the global economic slowdown and...

Brokers say the housing market is "buzzing" as latest Halifax figures show activity rebounded in December. Prices rose 1.7% in December, reversing...

Continuing property growth will push prices beyond the reach of low to middle earners next year. 2016 will prove a growing struggle...

Higher stamp duty on £1 million plus properties has hit growth in prime central London and pushed it to the fringes...

House price inflation in UK cities hit 10% in 2015 led by London, where the average property jumped 13.3% to £52,900. Buyers need...

The housing market is set for its strongest December since 2006 and next year should be equally buoyant, according to Rightmove. Asking...

House prices in England and Wales jumped £16,446 in the last year to hit a new record high of £290,640. This is...

House price growth will slow in 2016 as buyers struggle to get on the housing ladder and interest rates potentially rise,...

House price growth in prime central London is grinding to a halt as higher stamp duty on expensive properties hits growth. Annual growth...

New Land Registry figures showed house prices in England and Wales rising a healthy 5.6% in the year to October, taking...

The mortgage industry faces months or years of the increasingly tiresome "will they, won't they" interest rate hike game after a...

UK house prices rose 9.7% in the year to October and should continue climbing over the coming year, according to the...

There is further evidence of a slowdown at the top of the market as the pace of house price growth in...

Price growth in prime central London looks set to slow further as the property market faces a number of headwinds. Knight Frank has cut...