Railway land to be transformed into neighbourhoods with 40,000 new homes
Brownfield railway land in Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Cambridge is set to be transformed into neighbourhoods, with 40,000 new homes, green spaces, shops and hotels. The surplus rail land has been earmarked for £1 billion of development over the next decade, the government has said, with 15,000 of the homes to be completed in the […]
‘Half of homebuyers’ say conveyancing is most stressful part of moving
Conveyancing is the most stressful part of the home-moving process, according to half of the home movers surveyed by software provider Smoove. The research, which surveyed 1001 home buyers over 25 who had moved within the last six to 12 months, found that 49% of those questioned believed liaising with conveyancers was the most difficult […]
Majority of renters aged 25-44 had expected to own their own home
More than half of renters aged between 25 and 44 had expected to own their own home by this stage in their lives, with 33% resigning themselves to never getting on the property ladder. Research from the Building Societies Association (BSA) found that 59% of people aged 25-44 and 43% of all adult renters had […]
Property searches cool in July, but mid-priced homes in demand
Data from mortgage tech provider Twenty7tec has found a ‘dramatic summer slowdown’ for property searches between June and July, but searches for homes priced between £250,000 and £300,000 are bucking the trend. Between 21 June and 21 July 2025 total property searches fell 17.89% compared to 20 May and 20 June 2025. In the same […]