Category: Property Market

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Renting cheaper than a mortgage for first time since June 2025

30 April 2026

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Demand rebounds to highest level since Middle East conflict began

29 April 2026

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Landlords ‘rushing to offload entire portfolios’ ahead of Renters’ Rights Act deadline

28 April 2026

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Stress and high costs ‘bringing housing market to a standstill’

27 April 2026

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Unrealistic asking prices ‘piling pressure on conveyancers’

27 April 2026

‘Hidden tax’ referral fees should be banned, says conveyancing action group

27 April 2026

An aerial view of houses in Chester, some under fog

Determined buyers sustaining demand, despite ‘fresh fog’ of rising inflation and house price slowdown

23 April 2026

Lack Of Confidence For Local First-Time Buyers

A third of first-time buyers don’t understand the process, research finds

23 April 2026

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Fully digital homebuyer service launched by Lloyds Banking Group, LMS and Connells Group

22 April 2026

A smiling woman holds up a key with a house-shaped keyring

Rightmove’s data shows a housing market holding up despite earlier fears

21 April 2026

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

Post-pandemic property boom fuels remortgage market as five-year deals come to an end

21 April 2026

A red alarm clock on a pile of wooden bricks next to a wooden house

‘Reform can’t come soon enough’, as time to exchange tops 19 weeks

20 April 2026

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Q1 property trends are encouraging for conveyancers, Landmark report suggests

16 April 2026

‘Modest but meaningful’ drop in fall-through rates across UK

16 April 2026

A row of terraced houses with 'to let' signs outside them

‘Tough times ahead’ in buy-to-let market as demand falls

16 April 2026

A small toy house is discarded in a rubbish bin

Mortgage lifespan falls to record low as lenders pull products due to interest rate uncertainty

15 April 2026

A young woman with a baby in a sling looks in an estate agent's window

Rightmove calls for stamp duty reforms, as first time buyers pay £4,618 more since relief ended

13 April 2026

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Positive BoE lender survey misleading, experts warn, as ‘ongoing turmoil spooks big banks’

13 April 2026

The exterior of a Halifax branch

‘Housing market has lost some momentum’ – Halifax

13 April 2026

RICS reports slowdown of UK housing market as ongoing Middle East conflict raises borrowing costs

13 April 2026

Rows of houses made out of folded £20 notes

100% mortgages on the rise as buyers struggle with affordability

13 April 2026

Rightmove websites open on a computer screen and phone screen

Rightmove faces £1.5bn class action as agents claim portal has overcharged for services

7 April 2026

A graphic of three white houses in front of a financial graph, with a red arrow pointing upwards

‘The biggest shock to the UK mortgage market since the 2022 mini-budget’

2 April 2026

An aerial view of Stevenage on a grey cloudy day

‘Ominous signs’ as Middle East conflict clouds positive housing market indicators

1 April 2026

National Housing Bank launches with £16bn fund for new homes and regeneration

1 April 2026

Three blocks with pictures of housing on them stacked precariusly, with a traffic cone next to them

‘Market conditions are shifting’ as demand falls 13%

31 March 2026

Future Homes and Buildings Standards

Future Homes and Buildings Standards advocate for cleaner, more efficient home heating

31 March 2026

Banks to contact those on fixed rates to ease risk of rising rates shock

30 March 2026

Project 28

Membership opens for initiative which aims to create ‘faster, more certain property transactions’

27 March 2026

ONS figures suggest modest housing market growth but experts warn confidence will ebb

26 March 2026

A close-up of a hand holding a phone with the TikTok app on the screen

Young home buyers rely on parents and TikTok for information, Lloyds research finds

26 March 2026

The Renters’ Rights Act Information Sheet 2026

The Renters’ Rights Act Information Sheet 2026 published, with £7,000 fines for non-compliance

23 March 2026