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Buy to let landlords with properties inside controversial ‘Low Traffic Neighbourhoods’ or LTNs may be in for a windfall. That’s because new...

House prices last month were just 1.1% higher than April 2023, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index. The average house...

New market analysis by peer-to-peer investment platform easyMoney has identified 10 areas of the nation on track for growth of more...

Average UK house prices fell by 0.4% in April, taking the annual rate of house price growth to 0.6% in April,...

The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...

Rightmove is warning that the housing market is set for disruptions from the summer onwards, and suggests the brisk start to...

The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in...

Around half of first-time buyers say their prospects of owning a home are further away than ever due to the ongoing...

A leading business analyst is firmly blaming interest rates for the see-saw in house prices seen in recent indices. The latest, from...

The latest Halifax house price index results, which show mixed fortunes for the housing market, should be seen as a spur...

UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...

UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...

A deposit alternative service claims rents have risen an average 46% in the last decade. Zero Deposit claims it’s analysed rental market...

The average house prices in England was £290,000 last year, some 8.3 times average annual earnings. This was actually down from 8.5...

The so-called ‘Boris bounce’ in the housing market after the last General Election failed to materialise, an estate agency chain claims. Winkworth,...

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the...

Renting affects the resilience of all age groups.  Only one fifth of Millennial/Gen Z households who rent are on track for a...

A new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

A Tory has slammed the proposed clampdown on short lets proposed by Housing Secretary Michael Gove - and he calls them...

New research from specialist lender Aldermore reveals the financial boost landlords provide to local economies.  Nearly eight out of ten landlords opt...

UK house prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, up by 0.4 per cent or £1,091 in cash terms,...

The latest index, from the Halifax, shows house prices rose 0.4 per cent in February – the fifth consecutive monthly increase....

A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...

One piece of good news to come out of the small print documents accompanying the Budget concerns capital appreciation. The Office for...

Buy to let lender Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton...

Yet another council is consulting on whether to continue a selective licensing scheme. The scheme applies to several areas of Burnley and...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects.  This resulted in...

Zoopla’s latest market snapshot, used as a guide to capital appreciation by some landlords, says there’s now a three-tier housing market...

An analysis of government data suggests that potential first time buyers have failed to take advantage of literally hundreds of millions...

Rental sector and property industry views are split over the controversial idea of allowing first time buyers to put down a...

A property finance consultancy claims that unmortgageable properties can be snapped up with a discount of 27 per cent. Apex Bridging says...

New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...

According to Haslams lettings agency’s latest House Price Index, a new hotspot has emerged for private rental sector investors. It claims Reading...

Deciding on a residence in the bustling city of London is no small feat, especially when faced with the dichotomy of...

Landlords seeking capital appreciation will be encouraged from two new housing market surveys - one showing a surprise rise in house...

A comparison website claims that an improved rating for an Energy Performance Certificate now improves a property’s value. This is driven by...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in January, resulting in an improvement in the annual rate of house prices...

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £234,086 at the end 2023 following continued economic and financial pressures,...

A majority of Buy to Let landlords have been focused on growing property portfolios in the last 12 months, and not...

The average home in England and Wales bought within the last 20 years and sold in 2023 achieved £102,650 or 48...

There will be long term pressure on housing affordability and the private rental sector if demographic forecasts from a range of...

A prominent analyst says the threat of rising inflation caused by the Red Sea shipping attacks - on top of this...

A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests that between 800,000 and one million more homes are required to meet...

Another house price index has indicated a gentle rise in capital appreciation coming through at the end of 2023. Richard Sexton, director...

A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...

The chief executive of Generation Rent has slammed the chair of the NatWest Bank for comments over first time buyers. At the...

Analysts have warned landlords and others interested in the housing market from celebrating too much following the latest Halifax index figures. The...

The latest Halifax house price index shows average house prices rose by 1.1 per cent in December, the third monthly rise...

The Treasury has announced March 6 as the date for the Spring Budget and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has commissioned the Office...

UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 -...

There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...

New data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals a 22 per cent annual drop in residential transactions in the year to...

UK house prices ended 2023 down 1.8 per cent compared with December 2022, leaving them almost 4.5 per cent below the...

Consumer Price Inflation in November was 3.9 per cent - significantly lower than the 4.4 per cent expected by many analysts. It’s...

The Nationwide says 2023 has seen a surprisingly-resilient housing market but there will be no full scale recovery in 2024 -...

Two-thirds of private landlords in the UK are optimistic about how their property investments will perform in the coming years -...

House prices may fall by up to four per cent in 2024 the Halifax is warning. Its Outlook for 2024 report says...

The latest RICS Residential Survey, out today, points to an improved outlook for the housing market, with the more optimistic sentiment...

After the Autumn Statement unveiled a major tax cut for January, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’ll pay less tax in...

UK house prices rose for the second month in a row in November, boosted by a shortage of properties, says the...

A countryside body is blaming the government’s failure to provide affordable housing and the rise in short lets for a homelessness...

UK house prices rose an average of 0.2 per cent month on month in November - prompting the Nationwide to call...

New research shows that a significant number of buyers will pay more for a home with a good EPC rating. The study,...

The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the third quarter of 2023. The...

House prices fell 1.2 per cent in the past year, according to a new Zoopla report out today, with average discounts...

The Office for Budget Responsibility - a Treasury department operating independently from the government - released its central forecast for the...

A panel of experts forecast house prices will fall as much as 10 per cent by Autumn 2024. Financial website Finder brought...

Savills is warning that the average UK house price is projected to fall by a further 3.0 per cent in 2024...

Average house prices rose by 1.1 per cent in October, compared to a fall of 0.3 per cent in September says...

A new survey suggests that over three fifths of landlords say private renting is becoming less attractive as an investment option. The...

October saw a surprise 0.9 per cent rise in UK house prices according to the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal...

Zoopla is warning that there will be further house price falls in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop...

Specialist lender Landbay has issued another upbeat assessment of the buy to jet sector, bucking the trend of most market reports. It...

For those looking to take the leap into holiday letting, finding the right property is not only the first step, but...

Average house prices are now falling 2.9 per cent annually in England and Wales according to the monthly e.surv index. Yorkshire and...

The UK housing market is remaining “more resilient than expected” despite the latest price index showing another small fall. The Halifax say...

Middleton Advisors commissions ongoing research to investigate key trends and structural changes in prime UK housing markets.  Our latest research considers the...

A new analysis suggests homes in England are less affordable and in worse conditions than in most other developed nations. The Home...

A new study has revealed the top 10 UK areas with the greatest rental yield making them ideal for a buy-to-let. Confused.com...

The housing market remains a buyers’ market, with 80 per cent more homes for sale than in September 2021 according to...

The classic “landlord favourite” for buying and selling - the auction house - appears to be bucking the downward trend in...

A prominent analyst says her reading of the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market snapshot makes her believe more house...

A property website has calculated how much it costs a landlord or general home owner to sell a home - and...

A local authority is reported to have said that a controversial new policy will reduce house values by five per cent. Gwynedd...

Rents will rise 25 per cent over the next four years, outpacing the modest 5.5 per cent House price growth across...

House prices fell 1.9 per cent in August and are down 4.6 per cent over the year, according to Halifax.  It’s the...

Research by Quickmove Properties estimate that, despite changes to stamp duty thresholds implemented last September designed to save homebuyers money, the...

Sweeping tax changes for landlords have been demanded by letting agents group Propertymark. The group has analysed the impact of changes using...

An analysis conducted over the summer by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform...

August saw a further softening in house prices which are now 5.3 per cent down on a year ago. The Nationwide says...

Yearly returns on the average buy-to-let property in the UK were over £4000 lower in June 2023, compared to the same...

New data from Zoopla this morning makes grim reading for landlords, especially those reliant on capital appreciation and with investment properties...

Over two-thirds of all new homeowners in London received family support to purchase their homes.  ‘Bank of Family’ recipients in London received...

Making an investment in a country with a different currency introduces exchange rate risk. Ideally, a UK investor would buy the...

A wealth management organisation has raised the spectre that some families may end up overpaying inheritance tax. And with property wealth being...

By Richard O’Neill, managing director, lettings at Romans Estate Agents As a landlord, your property’s yield is an important figure. It indicates...

Buy-to-let landlords with property assets held in a company could be taking advantage of the current dip in house prices to...

There are few signs that the pace of rental growth is slackening, warns Hamptons. It says the cost of a new tenancy...

Investors selling a buy to let so far in 2023 made gains which were 10.1 per cent lower than those who...

A leading agent in an area set to be hit by draconian planning restrictions on holiday lets is warning that the...