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Zoopla’s latest House Price index shows a housing market steadily recovering from the impacts of higher mortgage rates with prices rising...
29 August 2024
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Older home owners taking equity release from their properties are, on average, £12,400 worse off today than they were last year,...
29 August 2024
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The positive impact of this month’s Bank of England base rate cut, combined with other encouraging market data, has led Rightmove...
21 August 2024
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The number of people moving home increased by 10% in the first half of 2024, according to the latest Lloyds Bank...
31 July 2024
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Rightmove reports that the average price of property coming to the market for sale drops by £21 this month to £375,110...
19 June 2024
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Rightmove says there should be a review of mortgage affordability criteria undertaken by the next government. The portal’s mortgages expert Matt Smith...
05 June 2024
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03 June 2024
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It might look like house prices have stabilised, staying relatively flat over the first four months of 2024, but at least...
09 May 2024
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The average selling price of property across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders during February-April was £269,963, some 1.5% higher...
09 May 2024
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Big demand for small properties has helped to drive growth in UK property prices in the early months of this year,...
07 May 2024
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UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...
15 April 2024
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Suffolk Building Society has introduced a tiered approach to its Interest Cover Ratio assessment for buy to let and holiday let...
08 April 2024
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Fewer people are concerned about paying their mortgage and fewer believe mortgage affordability is a barrier to home buying. That’s the verdict...
20 March 2024
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A new study has revealed the best and worst UK regions for first-time buyers based on house affordability and earning potential. The...
13 March 2024
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Business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown has identified three major risks associated with the current market, characterised by falling house prices and larger...
07 February 2024
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New research from Aldermore suggests that some 55 per cent of prospective first time buyers are currently seeking to raise a...
29 January 2024
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The negative effects of higher mortgage rates on affordability were overestimated throughout 2023 with house prices having dropped one one to...
29 January 2024
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The average price of property coming onto the market for sale rises by 1.3 per cent (equivalent to £4,571 for an...
22 January 2024
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Monthly interest costs have surged by 283 per cent since 2021 for landlords using interest-only mortgages, research shows. Octane Capital compared rates...
03 January 2024
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Two-year fixed rate mortgages have dipped below six per cent for the first time since June this year. Back in June there...
18 December 2023
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A growing appetite amongst buyers for family homes is helping to drive London’s high value prime market, an agency claims. Benham and...
06 December 2023
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Online Mortgage Advisor has conducted a research by looking at how much property prices have outgrown local wages during the past...
04 December 2023
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A new personal guarantee insurance protection service has been launched for professional landlords - triggered by a surge in incorporation. Purbeck Personal Guarantee...
15 November 2023
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The impact of higher interest rates isn’t felt equally across the country, according to data from the Halifax. Despite recording one of...
06 September 2023
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High interest rates are worsening the affordability issues at play in the housing market, the Halifax admits. It says that downward pressure...
28 August 2023
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The latest market analysis by specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital, reveals that recent uncertainty in the property market during the...
14 February 2023
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Mortgage holders swallowed another bitter pill last week when the Bank of England raised interest rates for the tenth consecutive time. The...
07 February 2023
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Mortgage experts, Revolution Brokers, claim that landlords hoping to reduce void periods by investing in a buy-to-let within high-demand areas will pay...
08 November 2022
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With Halloween around the corner, new research by GetAgent.co.uk looks into the value of Halloween-related road names. An in-depth analysis of sold price data...
27 October 2022
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While Halloween may be the time of year when homeowners want to shout about their haunted house, the latest research by...
25 October 2022
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London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, claim that before the end of 2022, house prices will increase by an...
01 September 2022
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Inflation has been a hot topic and research from London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed just what...
01 September 2022
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Homebuyers and professional property investors hoping to make a good return on investment might want to consider new build homes. New data...
11 August 2022
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Since seeing a pandemic inspired boost back in 2019, the latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that...
11 August 2022
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Despite the London market trailing the rest of the UK where the pandemic house price boom is concerned, research from London...
09 August 2022
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Giraffe 360 have discovered that, when marketing a rental property, adding a floor plan to the listing can significantly boost the rental...
26 July 2022
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New research conducted by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, reveals that there is a correlation between commute times...
07 April 2022
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As the average property price is up 9.6% in 2022, many buyers want to get the best deal for their new...
07 April 2022
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While a somewhat slow London property market may be currently trailing the rest of the UK when it comes to the...
31 March 2022
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New research by property development optimisation platform, Unlatch, has discovered that some areas of the UK are still feeling the effects...
22 March 2022
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After 37 years on air, popular Australian soap opera Neighbours is due to come to an end, but a positive for...
22 March 2022
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Locations with homes surrounded by trees and greenery were analysed by Barrows and Forrester. The findings show that these locations have...
15 March 2022
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A study by Barrows and Forrester has uncovered how much UK homebuyers could save by buying a property at auction, as...
15 March 2022
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Coinciding with International Women’s Day today (March 8), data from the property platform Boomin has found the wide disparity in property affordability...
08 March 2022
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A study by GetAgent.co.uk has shown how the nation’s property sellers could be left with a particularly sweet taste in their...
01 March 2022
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This week’s mortgage roundup is all about simplifying the homebuying journey, with a new partnership formed to streamline the buying process and...
24 February 2022
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Property purchasing expert, HBB Solutions, revealed that the gap between the asking price expectations of the nation’s sellers and what buyers...
24 February 2022
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Property platform Boomin revealed which postcodes in England are the most and least affordable. Postcodes home to a gap of up...
22 February 2022
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A study by specialist mortgage broker, Henry Dannell, has discovered that homes surrounding London’s royal parks command an average house price...
03 February 2022
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Property website, Rightmove released their housing report and said 2021’s housing market was ‘defined by people’s sustained desire to move coupled...
27 January 2022
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Chain-free properties are proving to be very popular amongst homebuyers. That is according to estate agent comparison website GetAgent. Property chains involve a...
25 January 2022
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Property portal, MoveStreets, has released new data which reveals how the fame factor can increase house prices by as much as...
25 January 2022
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2021 proved to be one of the most hectic years to buy and sell a home. We witnessed prices soaring to...
13 January 2022
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A study by Henry Dannell, a specialist mortgage broker, has discovered how London remains the nation’s million-pound property market hotspot despite a...
11 January 2022
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A study by GetAgent.co.uk has found the cost of buying a property across one of the nation’s festive road names, with a...
23 December 2021
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A new study by Birmingham estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, has uncovered how much properties could make in the current...
09 December 2021
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In a recent UK housing market forecast, Rightmove uncovers what changes the industry can expect throughout 2022. The UK's leading online real estate portal...
02 December 2021
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Recent research from the estate agent comparison site,GetAgent, has analysed how a house price boom has affected the cost of selling...
25 November 2021
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A new study from equity release lender more2life has uncovered the UK regions where using equity release to fund a house...
12 October 2021
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Market estate agency comparison website GetAgent.co.uk recently revealed how the stamp duty holiday has made house prices difficult for the first-time...
24 September 2021
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New research from estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk has found out which street names have proved the most popular with homebuyers across...
24 September 2021
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Although record property sales and skyrocketing house prices have dominated the headlines, new figures suggest that the rosy picture of the...
15 July 2021
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The latest mortgage search activity data from Legal & General Mortgage Club (L&G) shows signs that the market is beginning to...
17 June 2021
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Ahead of the Queen’s Birthday this weekend, estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester researched the sold prices of properties with...
10 June 2021
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Last week Thursday (May 13) marked one year since the property market in England reopened after being hit with lockdown restrictions. Ascend...
18 May 2021
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Property buyers in certain cities could enjoy a hat-trick of savings via the stamp duty holiday, a reduced mortgage deposit requirement and...
09 March 2021
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Average property prices in the three months to October were 1.5% higher than in the same three months a year ago,...
09 November 2018
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Some 25.6% of parents said they would charge interest on a home loan to their children, a new study from UOWN...
13 June 2018
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Comprehensive changes have been carried out by New Street Mortgages to its buy-to-let proposition. The changes, which go live today (28 March),...
28 March 2017
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The UAE has been named as the best country for first-time buyers, new research carried out by MoveHub has revealed. Based on...
22 February 2017
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In an effort to increase its customer base and address rising property prices, specialist lender Together has opted to up its...
03 February 2017
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Average buy-to-let loans and deposits increased in 2016, new research from The Mortgage Broker Ltd has revealed. This came as a result...
27 January 2017
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The UK House Price Index for November 2016 revealed an annual price rise of 6.7%, taking the overall average property value...
18 January 2017
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Data published this week by the Resolution Foundation confirms the continuation of the downward trend in home ownership in the UK. Since 2003...
04 August 2016
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The supposed slowdown in the London property market is a “myth” as the majority of Londoners see prices continue to rise. While...
17 May 2016
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The areas of the UK with the highest levels of unemployment have seen the lowest rates of house-price increases over the...
03 May 2016
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As the Brexit referendum moves closer a new poll shows that the majority of brokers would like to remain part of...
25 April 2016
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The average price of a property coming to market in England and Wales has passed £300,000 for the first time. Asking prices...
21 March 2016
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Gross mortgage lending in February hit its highest level for eight years after leaping 30% year-on-year. Lending totalled £17.6 billion which marks a fall from £18.5...
18 March 2016
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Property experts have warned that Chancellor George Osborne's new Lifetime Isa will do nothing to solve housing supply and affordability problems. From April...
17 March 2016
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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...
10 March 2016
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Tomorrow will mark the seventh anniversary of 0.5% interest rates but property experts warn that cheap money won't last forever. The average...
04 March 2016
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The number of million pound properties in the UK will more than triple by 2030, new research suggests By that date, one...
18 February 2016
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Fears of an affordability crisis are likely to grow as new figures show property prices increasing at twice the pace of...
11 February 2016
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The collapse in the supply of houses for sale has forced prices to new highs with an average increase of £3,500...
05 February 2016
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The Greater London property boom is spreading with average prices in more than half of all postcodes breaking through £500,000. Half-million-pound postcodes...
04 February 2016
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London property prices rose at double the pace of the rest of the UK last year, new figures show. Prices in the capital...
01 February 2016
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NatWest and RBS have unveiled their plans to help more people get a foot on the capital's property ladder through the...
01 February 2016
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Buy-to-let rents rose by 3.4% during 2015 at the fastest pace since 2011, new figures show. The average UK rent is now...
22 January 2016
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More than nine out of 10 buy-to-let investors are set to lose money within five years due to forthcoming tax changes,...
10 January 2016
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The surcharge on stamp duty for investors and second homeowners will spark a mini-boom in property prices, a new survey says. Six out...
06 January 2016
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Higher stamp duty on £1 million plus properties has hit growth in prime central London and pushed it to the fringes...
22 December 2015
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New Land Registry figures showed house prices in England and Wales rising a healthy 5.6% in the year to October, taking...
30 November 2015
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Buy-to-let landlords have yet to wake up to the danger posed by Chancellor George Osborne's forthcoming tax crackdown. Investment experts have warned...
24 November 2015
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UK house prices increased by 6.1% in the year to September 2015 with London and the South once again leading the...
18 November 2015
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The total property wealth of over-55s in England will double to almost £2.5 trillion by 2035, according to new research by Age...
06 November 2015
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More than half of UK homeowners believe leaving the EU will have an impact on property prices, new research shows. Some 34%...
04 November 2015
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Record high demand for first-time buyer properties has pushed prices up by nearly 10% in the year. Although property prices generally have...