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Average house prices dipped by 0.4% between April and May, according to the latest figures from estate agents Your Move and...

First-time buyer sales soar last month as landlords abandoned the market following the introduction of the new stamp duty surcharge on 1...

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

First-time buyer activity grew strongly in March as they fought back against property investors. Total first-time buyer transactions 32,500, the highest monthly...

Buy-to-let landlords enjoyed total annual returns of 12.2% over the last year helped by the flurry of purchases in the run-up...

The number of people buying their first home has grown almost 7% over the past year despite growing concerns over affordability. The...

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 mortgage market has started 2016 "with a bang" as gross mortgage lending rose 21% year-on-year. Lending hit £17.9 billion in January,...

Fears of an affordability crisis are likely to grow as new figures show property prices increasing at twice the pace of...

First-time buyer numbers fell nearly 5% in December as the traditional winter cooling hit the UK property market. Some 26,600 buyers took...

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...

House prices in England and Wales have risen by nearly £18,000 in the last year, an average rise of nearly £1,500...

A growing number of tenants are now seriously behind on their rent, new figures show. The number who were more than two...

The number of first-time buyers rose by almost a quarter in 2015 despite growing fears that they are being squeezed out...

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

Property market experts have warned that the forthcoming buy-to-let surcharge on stamp duty will trigger a shortlived scramble for property in...

Life remains tough for first-time buyers with a shock fall in completions in the three months to October. The new figures underline the...

The UK may be in deflation but this has had little impact on buy-to-let rents which leapt by 4.7% over the...

Chancellor George Osborne's planned cuts to buy-to-let tax relief are the top worry for landlords thinking of selling up. The squeeze on higher rate...

Two new sets of figures published today showing the housing market firing on all cylinders into the autumn. House in England and...

Buying and moving into a new house is a stressful business at the best of times, but people invariably add to...

Buy-to-let investors in England and Wales enjoyed total returns of nearly 10% in the past year, new figures show. Landlords saw gross rental...

Last month was the strongest September for home sales since 2007 as the property market enjoyed an Indian summer. The growth was largely...

First-time buyers enjoy their strongest summer on record as sales picked up 25% in the aftermath of the general election. There were...

The number of first-time buyer sales rose nearly 5% in July to hit the highest figure since the recession. There were 29,700...

Rents across England and Wales have hit a fresh high after a record surge in July, new figures show. The average rent...

The income received by landlords is increasing at its fastest-ever rate, according to new research. The latest Buy-to-Let Index from the Your...

House prices in the UK climbed solidly in May as a result of the certainty provided by the General Election result,...

Difficulties in putting together deposits and the General Election put a dampener on the number of first-time buyers completing property purchases...