Agent instructions 4% higher than last year, research reveals
New research from TwentyEA shows that volumes of new instructions for estate agents in 2023 to date are nearly 4% higher than 2022, and only 6% lower than the pre-pandemic year of 2019. Whilst volumes of sales agreed are down 17% on last year, there are signs that demand is now improving after reaching an […]
Conveyancers must shout louder – and together – if we are to see change
If you were in any doubt about the importance of the housing and mortgage markets to the UK economy, then recent weeks should have disavowed you of that notion. Currently, the heat has been turned up significantly as the rise in interest rates meets the cost of living crisis, and borrowers come to terms with […]
Fixtures and fittings agreements key to avoiding disputes between parties post-completion
After a near decade-long legal battle, magistrates finally ordered the return of fixtures and fittings stripped from a £1.5m manor house by the seller after completion of the sale. The seller had, in the magistrates’ opinion, “systematically” removed any object that he could from the property ahead of handing it over to the buyers, including […]
40s presents the greatest degree of housing affordability – report
New research has revealed that when it comes to climbing the housing ladder, people in their 40s are presented with the greatest degree of housing affordability compared to any other life stage. House Buyer Bureau analysed the average earnings, average house price, and income to house price ratio of buyers at various stages of the […]
