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Rightmove says it’s now cheaper to buy than rent in each of Great Britain’s biggest cities, highlighting why many determined first-time...
30 April 2024
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Average prices across 56 major global housing markets increased again last quarter, with average annual growth now at 3.9% across a...
23 April 2024
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A property software business says its research shows that the housing market revival is driven by the premiums levied on new...
11 April 2024
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Slowly reducing mortgage rates this year have led to first-time buyers accounting for a record 33% of all buyers across Britain...
09 April 2024
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The latest market analysis from Zoopla shows housing market activity improving by all key measures during Q1 2024. Sales activity and house...
09 April 2024
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The total return of the average buy-to-let property has reduced by 6% over the last two years, driven by a sharp...
09 April 2024
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For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax. London, the...
05 April 2024
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New data Rightmove reveals that Chard, a town in Somerset, is the new hotspot with the number of sales agreed more...
03 April 2024
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New research shows that sellers in Wales are likely to be hit hardest by a down valuation, with the average home...
03 April 2024
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A developer once said that after a slowdown, you need no further bad news for two consecutive quarters for a recovery...
19 March 2024
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UK house prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, up by 0.4 per cent or £1,091 in cash terms,...
14 March 2024
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UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects. This resulted in...
12 March 2024
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House prices across the UK are down just 0.5 per cent in a year as the housing market recovery continues. New data...
07 March 2024
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Hamptons head of research Aneisha Beveridge says the early signs in 2024 suggest that the market has firmly turned the page. She...
27 February 2024
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Growing confidence in the property sales market and lower mortgage costs led to a 21 per cent increase in the number...
20 February 2024
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The number of prospective sellers contacting estate agents to arrange valuations ahead of sale hit an all-time high in January, says...
15 February 2024
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Average house prices rose by 1.3 per cent in January, the fourth monthly rise in a row according to the Halifax. Property...
13 February 2024
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Sales Market: The UK housing market is at an inflection point, which means mixed signals for buyers and sellers. Inflation has fallen...
13 February 2024
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A recent survey by digital mortgage lender, Molo, revealed that nearly 60% of UK landlords have seen a rise in late...
08 February 2024
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The latest Build To Rent report prepared by lettings agency Savills claims 2023 saw a total of £4.5 billion of investment...
08 February 2024
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Cluttons, a prime London residential property specialist, has flagged an end to house price falls in its new forecasts for 2024...
25 January 2024
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In the wake of a turbulent 2023 for the property industry, Essential Information Group, a leading provider of data and insights...
25 January 2024
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Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...
23 January 2024
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A house price index has indicated a gentle rise in capital appreciation coming through at the end of 2023, and says...
18 January 2024
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New analysis from Rightmove looks at the most prominent trends expected in the rental market during 2024, with advertised rents predicted...
16 January 2024
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The Nationwide - the mortgage lender behind one of the UK’s leading house price indices - says there have been some...
09 January 2024
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A chronic mismatch between supply and demand has been the defining feature of the private rental market for three years. UK rents...
21 December 2023
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Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - but just as it has done this, it’s revealed asking prices have dropped...
19 December 2023
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An online property auction expert says investors and all others selling by auction in 2024 must be realistic on pricing. Stuart Collar...
19 December 2023
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A property search company - Recoco - has given a radical reassessment of some investment hotspots in its preview of 2024. Nigel...
14 December 2023
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Two leading house price indices have shown recent rises - both the Nationwide last month and now the Halifax. The latter says...
14 December 2023
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A prominent investment platform says the recent small house price rises recorded by both the Nationwide and the Halifax are merely...
12 December 2023
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There’s been a circa 25 per cent increase in the average value of a home across England since the pandemic, notwithstanding...
28 November 2023
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Average annual price growth in prime global city markets ticked up in Q3 2023 to 2.1 per cent, well above the...
16 November 2023
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Zoopla is warning that there will be further house prices in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop it...
09 November 2023
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There was a record number of properties sold by agents using online auctions in the third quarter of this year, according...
09 November 2023
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House prices in England and Wales will fall by four per cent over the final quarter of 2023, thanks to inflation,...
02 November 2023
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A prominent new build expert has given his verdict on that sector’s investment potential for the rest of 2023. Mobeen Akram -...
10 October 2023
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The average discount to asking price has hit a four-year high according to Zoopla. The portal’s latest House Price Index shows the...
05 October 2023
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Investment takes many forms and just because you are a tenant, for example, this does not mean you should give up...
28 September 2023
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New research by lending service Octane Capital reveals that the average buy to let investor has seen the money they owe...
21 September 2023
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As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...
14 September 2023
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Zoopla is giving investors five key takeaways in its latest market analysis: 1. UK house prices have risen 0.1 per cent in...
12 September 2023
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It’s not often front line data from estate agents are released to potential investors but Hamptons - part of Connells -...
20 July 2023
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Smarter Rent co-founder Alex Sullivan says: “People often ask us if now is the right moment to invest in property. While...
20 July 2023
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The average UK house price fell only slightly in June, by around £300 compared to May with a typical property now...
13 July 2023
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An investment platform claims to offer a new home-buying model whereby purchasers who cannot afford a home put funds in with...
13 July 2023
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Construction industry insight and intelligence consultancy Glenigan has produced its industry forecast for the next three years - and in a...
29 June 2023
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The latest market update from the research team at property portal Zoopla gives a steer for investors on what’s hot and...
08 June 2023
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Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, this week released its latest Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering Q4 2022 rental yields across England...
26 January 2023
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An online property auction specialist has reported its busiest auction of the year for December as it prepares for the last...
23 November 2022
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In this guest piece, Mark Simpson from Boostly looks at how holiday let owners can navigate the cost-of-living crisis and keep...
16 November 2022
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Despite the relative buoyancy of the housing market activity over the summer – the recent spike in mortgage rates for new...
30 September 2022
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New data from Knight Frank has been released to help understand what to expect from the property market this autumn. August saw...
16 September 2022
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Inflation is at a 30-year high, having increased to 9% and experts predict that it could rise to 11% by the...
31 August 2022
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Global consultancy Knight Frank recently revised its UK residential house price forecast upwards, with the firm saying the supply of houses coming onto the...
29 June 2022
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We all know that there is uncertainty in the market at the moment and predictions are that interest rates will go...
22 June 2022
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With new research finding over 10 million UK adults are considering becoming a holiday let landlord and the volume and total...
20 April 2022
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In this insight piece, Warren McCann, area director at Douglas & Gordan, shares the latest findings for the London housing market. We...
30 March 2022
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In this guest piece, Dennis Chan, head of international sales at Chestertons, gives his take on the off plan market and...
04 March 2022
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Portugal continues to be one of the most popular destinations for Brits to holiday and have second homes, thanks to its...
18 February 2022
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The property market has weathered the COVID storm better than many sectors over the last couple of years. The crisis has...
07 February 2022
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Following a successful year in PropTech last year, spatial data technology company Pupil predicts that 2022 will be the year that...
12 January 2022
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In this opinion piece, Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank, outlines the key things for those with a stake in...
10 January 2022
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On Thursday (November 4), the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will decide whether interest rates will finally increase, after the...
01 November 2021
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Recent reports that over half of all London homes on the market last year were downvalued by lenders was somewhat concerning...
20 September 2021
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A charming skiing resort in Switzerland overlooking the Mont Blanc range, Verbier sits on a south-facing plateau which gives it plenty...
30 June 2021
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With each passing month comes new stats on high house prices, and with average prices now standing at an average of...
18 June 2021
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For most people, 2020 has been a very difficult year. The Covid-19 pandemic has had devastating consequences on so many aspects...
02 December 2020
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Research by Andrews Property Group has identified the 10 UK towns and cities where 99% of homes currently listed for sale...
09 September 2020
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So far, 2020 has seen house prices well above the threshold of affordability for most buyers, but low mortgage rates have...
07 February 2020
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Immediately after the financial crisis of 2008, the Prime Central London residential property market was in a sorry state. Few could...
13 November 2019
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Buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage costs have continued to fall since the second quarter of 2019, according to Mortgage Brain analysis. The cost of...
18 September 2019
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Research from online mortgage broker Property Master has shown the majority of fixed rate buy-to-let rates are continuing to fall due...
16 August 2019
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Erna Low Property has released its 2019-20 French Alps Property report, providing an update on the current trends in the Alpine...
26 June 2019
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New research from online mortgage broker Property Master has revealed the cost of three out of six categories of fixed rate...
08 February 2019
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The cost of mortgages has continued to fall despite the regular warnings of interest and mortgage rate rises. After the UK’s economy...
27 October 2017
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With average French mortgage rates held at a low of 1.5%, now is still a good time to invest in a...
20 October 2017
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Mortgage approvals for residential property purchases rose slightly in July to its highest level since March 2016, despite a general fall...
31 August 2017
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Residential property price growth across Britain eased to a three-month low in August, as cooler economic conditions and political uncertainty continued...
30 August 2017
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Demand from first-time buyers is driving the UK housing market as landlords and homeowners hold off making any big decisions, according...
23 August 2017
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UK house price growth may be easing, according to the latest Halifax data, but it has been suggested that there are...
08 August 2017
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You would have had to have been living under a rock to not know about the Government’s recent tax attacks on...
26 July 2017
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New home prices in Canada continued to increase month-on-month in May, led by growth in Toronto and Vancouver, according to the...
17 July 2017
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Despite recent turmoil, it seems Manchester is a city on the up, as it is now being identified as a true...
07 July 2017
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Despite the introduction of higher property taxes, demand for residential property in Hong Kong shows no signs of slowing, especially from...
20 June 2017
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Residential property prices in Canada could fall by as much as 40% over the next five years, led by falls in...
18 June 2017
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The recent slowdown in UK house prices suggests that the market is cooling, but very few experts are surprised. The latest house...
08 June 2017
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The tide has definitely turned against the seller in the UK housing market, a leading property expert has yesterday, following the...
02 June 2017
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Manchester remains the number one UK property hotspot, after it was revealed today that property values in the city increased faster...
26 May 2017
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Cheap borrowing levels should boost demand for property across the UK in the coming months, despite a recent fall in the...
26 May 2017
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Annual house price growth continues to slow, as affordability issues deter many prospective homebuyers. With 2017 proving to be a rather challenging time...
17 May 2017
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City level residential property price growth gained momentum in the first quarter of the year, rising by 3.5%, led by large...
28 April 2017
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Who are you? Franz-Xaver Simmen What does it say on your business card? CEO of Andermatt Swiss Alps AG, responsible for the development, planning...
26 April 2017
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Gross mortgage lending held up relatively well last month despite a fall of almost 20% year-on-year, according to the latest estimate...
21 April 2017
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The price of the average property in England and Wales broke through the £300,000 barrier in March, following a 0.5% rise...
18 April 2017
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UK house price may growth may have slowed to a four year low in March, but indications are that prices will...
14 April 2017
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Investors are cashing in on Sydney’s strong pre-Easter property market by selling homes across the city, a trend which contributed towards...