Category: Property Market

Developers could be penalised for slow build rates

27 May 2025

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Sales market continues to ‘weather the storm’ as UK House Price Index shows 6.4% hike

27 May 2025

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Highest buyer demand since 2022, with 437,000 sales agreed this year

23 May 2025

BSA and leasehold drive referrals to national fee-share scheme

22 May 2025

Consultant model ‘a fundamental part of the UK legal fabric’

22 May 2025

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First-time buyers are late 20s with savings – most older renters think they’ll never buy a home

20 May 2025

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April lull in buyer demand is temporary and will bounce back, says Rightmove

19 May 2025

Material information guidance withdrawal – what next for conveyancers?

19 May 2025

A man in a workshop surrounded by tools leans over a workstation containing an open laptop, while talking on the phone and taking notes.

Record-breaking self-employed mortgage searches in ‘month of sharp contrasts’

16 May 2025

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Government focus on housebuilding is behind a 36% increase in registrations – NHBC

15 May 2025

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Buyer enquiries up and time to exchange down, as market confidence ‘trends upwards’

15 May 2025

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‘New instructions flat, but improvements on the horizon’ – RICS

12 May 2025

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Slight rise in house prices ‘sign of confidence in market’, with affordability expected to improve

9 May 2025

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Silver lining for first time buyers, as Yopa finds improvement in ‘affordability ratio’

6 May 2025

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March saw increase of £9.7 billion in mortgage debt, fears of ‘stagnant’ market to come

2 May 2025

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Over 60s control over half of all UK owner-occupier housing wealth, under 35s have 6%

2 May 2025

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‘Buyer demand weakens but affordability boost likely’ – Zoopla

2 May 2025

A row of wooden toy houses with a red above them indicating a sharp rise, all set against a turquoise background

March transaction numbers ‘foundation for growth’ but capacity could be an issue

1 May 2025

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Two million first time buyers ‘missing from the housing market’

1 May 2025

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‘Millions in limbo over mortgage rates’ with first-time buyers the most pessimistic

30 April 2025

A row of houses on the banks of a canal in Powys, Wales, with green hills in the background

Rural Wales sees largest increase in Land Registry applications

29 April 2025

Paul Wilson of Just Mortgages

‘Soaring demand’ for shared ownership behind Just Mortgages’ growth

24 April 2025

'To let' signs outside a row of terraced houses

Twenty7tec sees surge in buy-to-let demand, with March mortgage searches at record high

24 April 2025

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Property listings at seven-year high; sales agreed up 9.3%

17 April 2025

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L&G data reveals promising signs, with interest from older first time buyers up by 80%

17 April 2025

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Keep up pressure on completion to help vulnerable buyers, says iamproperty co-founder

17 April 2025

A row of terraced houses in a street lined with trees, with a for sale sign outside one of the houses

Market ‘resilient’ market after SDLT surge

16 April 2025

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Waltham Forest and Manchester top list of fastest-moving homes markets

15 April 2025

A row of for sale signs outside a block of flats

53,000 new homes enter the market following stamp duty deadline

15 April 2025

Rightmove House Price Index reveals new buyer demand up 5% on last year

14 April 2025

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Low buyer demand and tariff uncertainty weaken market but likely to be ‘short-lived’ – RICS

11 April 2025

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Build-to-Rent sector attracted record investment of £5.2 billion in 2024

11 April 2025