Category: Insight

A 'for sale' sign outside a house with a 'price reduced' sign added to it

Demand is high in buyers’ market, with one in 10 homes reduced – Zoopla

28 August 2025

Johan Svanstrom

Rightmove CEO urges government to ‘carefully consider’ property tax changes amid doubts over financial benefits

26 August 2025

Lines of code form the shape of a house

DPMSG report finds ‘significant inefficiencies’ in property transaction process

26 August 2025

The HMRC Revenue & Customs signage carved into the stone wall of the building

‘Nowhere to hide’ from stamp duty, as HMRC collects £1.4bn in July

26 August 2025

Rows of identical new houses all with solar panels

The changing face of housing: high under-occupation and more solar panels

22 August 2025

A hand hold a calculator, with an outline of a house and percentage sign laid over the photograph

LMS remortgage snapshot ‘signals shift in borrower behaviour’

22 August 2025

A happy couple are handed a set of house keys by a woman in a suit sitting at the other side of a desk

‘Confidence is returning’ as house prices rise 1.4% in June – reaction to ONS house price index

21 August 2025

Close-up of a couple using a calculator and looking at bills

Inflation rise ‘not all doom and gloom’

21 August 2025

A newbuild house with a for sale side fixed to the front

Newbuilds still out of reach for many despite significant price drops in most regions

19 August 2025

An application form with the words 'refinance mortgage' at the top

Homeowners increasingly prioritising refinancing over moving

19 August 2025

The shape of a house being held up in front of the sun, with the light shining through the windows

‘Stable demand bodes well for coming months’ – Rightmove

18 August 2025

High demand will see residential transactions reach 1.18m this year – TwentyEA

18 August 2025

A row of newly built affordable houses

Research reveals steep decline in planning permission for major residential developments

18 August 2025

A sad looking couple examine a letter, surrounded by packing boxes

Government figures reveal 22% increase in mortgage possessions

18 August 2025

Dark clouds above a housing estate with a playing field in the foreground

RICS survey paints gloomy picture at odds with recent sector optimism

15 August 2025

A close up of a handshake with an office in the background

Strategic partnerships fundamental for house building at scale, report finds

15 August 2025

A letter headed 'mortgage arrears' with a set of keys on top of it

Falling mortgage arrears ‘reflect market resilience’ – UK Finance

15 August 2025

A close-up of a desk which has a small wooden house on it, with one person holding out a calculator and the other signing a piece of paper

Borrowers increasingly favour short-term mortgage deals over long-term stability

13 August 2025

The exterior of a Halifax branch on a sunny day with blue sky

House prices rise 0.4% and ‘affordability is gradually improving’ – Halifax

11 August 2025

Six people look at properties in an estate agent's window

Property market ‘strongest it’s been since 2022’

11 August 2025

A hand holds a glass jar marked 'savings', which has been tipped upside down to empty a few coins onto a table

Research from high street banks highlights struggle to get on the property ladder

7 August 2025

Plastic blocks with stopwatches printed on them, starting in a straight line but rising up towards the end

Transaction times edging back up towards 2022 peak

6 August 2025

Detached houses being built in Wales

NHBC reports ‘modest growth’ in new home registrations

5 August 2025

An exterior of a Santander bank branch in London

Santander gross mortgage lending jumps 43% to £10.6 billion – ‘pipeline is good’

5 August 2025

A man holds his hands around a small wooden house, protecting it from being knocked over by dominoes

Resilience remains the buzzword as Nationwide reveals modest house price increase

4 August 2025

The HMRC Revenue & Customs signage carved into the stone wall of the building

A 13% increase in HMRC transaction data signals ‘improved buyer confidence’

1 August 2025

A small wooden house-shaped frame with an upwards red arrow and a pile of coins inside it

Steep rise in older borrowers taking out 35-year mortgages

1 August 2025

A person sits surrounded by boxes looking stressed

‘Half of homebuyers’ say conveyancing is most stressful part of moving

31 July 2025

Four 'to let' signs outside flats

Majority of renters aged 25-44 had expected to own their own home

31 July 2025

A small white toy house with a magnifying glass placed on it, set against a blue background

Property searches cool in July, but mid-priced homes in demand

31 July 2025

Four piles of coins with % signs above them and an arrow pointing upwards

Increase in net mortgage borrowing welcomed with cautious optimism by property industry

30 July 2025

A small toy house is placed to the right of increasingly large piles of coins

Average house price ‘has increased 5.3 times more than salaries in a year’

30 July 2025