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14 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty holiday triggers unseasonal rise in housing transactions](/img/default/llt.png)
The number of residential property sales agreed have surged in the month since the chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday, with...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Post lockdown surge in demand for homes with a garden](/img/default/llt.png)
Since the housing market reopened in May there has been a significant increase in demand for homes with a garden as...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove records busiest day ever as demand surges](/img/default/llt.png)
The chancellor’s decision to temporarily cut stamp duty has led to a surge in property searches, according to Rightmove. The property website...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![What are renters currently looking for in their next home?](/img/default/llt.png)
Half of renters currently in the market say lockdown has impacted what they are looking for in their next home. A...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rental market bounces back with 22% surge in demand](/img/default/llt.png)
Demand for properties in the private rented sector is up by 22% compared to last year, according to Rightmove. The data from...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Demand for rental property increases by a third](/img/default/llt.png)
Demand for rental property is up 33% compared to this time last year as market restrictions ease and renters plan for...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Online property searches return to pre-lockdown levels](/img/default/llt.png)
Online property searches have surged back to normal levels with Rightmove recording the highest number of unique enquiries in one day...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Housing market back with a bang after lockdown easing in England](/img/default/llt.png)
Rightmove said visits to its website rose by 45% yesterday morning compared with a day earlier following the government’s decision to...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Surge in online searches for properties in remote or coastal areas during lockdown](/img/default/llt.png)
Online searches for properties in remote or coastal locations has increased sharply, according to Rightmove. The property website analysed the areas people...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Sharp rise in demand for rental homes with garden space](/img/default/llt.png)
Demand for rental homes with outdoor space has surged in recent weeks as a result of the existing coronavirus lockdown, according...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Asking prices hit new record high: Rightmove](/img/default/llt.png)
Prices of new property coming onto the market rose by 1% between 9 February and 7 March to push the national...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![The most popular rental areas unveiled](/img/default/llt.png)
Property search data from Rightmove over the past 12 months has been analysed to reveal the most sought-after areas for a...
31 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![House price growth set to pick up speed following an end to the political gridlock](/img/default/llt.png)
Residential property prices, much like the economy, are likely to grow faster than initially anticipated next year thanks to the greater...
17 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![It’s a buyer’s market](/img/default/llt.png)
It is a potentially good time for buy-to-let landlords to add to their portfolio, the latest housing market snapshot suggests. With buy-to-let...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Spike in landlord exodus to lead to ‘record rents’ and ‘fewer homes to choose from’](/img/default/llt.png)
Almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their existing buy-to-let portfolio, new research from...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit blamed for fall in asking prices](/img/default/llt.png)
Asking prices in the UK have dropped as Brexit uncertainty takes its toll, new figures show. According to fresh data from Rightmove, the...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property price cuts attracts buyers](/img/default/llt.png)
There has been a 6.1% increase in the number of property sales agreed, as buyers are spurred into action by improved...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![High demand for rental homes following introduction of the tenant fee ban](/img/default/llt.png)
There has been a significant rise in tenant demand in recent weeks after the change to tenant fees came in on...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rents in London hit record high as number of homes continues to decline](/img/default/llt.png)
Average asking rents in London rose to an all-time high of £2,091 a month in the first quarter of the year...
18 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![The average time it takes to sell a property revealed](/img/default/llt.png)
Some buy-to-let landlords are being driven out of the market by the government’s tax crackdown as growing numbers struggle to make...
27 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rents in London hit an all-time high as supply plummets](/img/default/llt.png)
Asking rents in London rose to a record high in December, with market conditions in the capital improving to levels not...
17 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Is this a good week to invest in property as asking prices continue to fall?](/img/default/llt.png)
Making an offer to purchase a property might sound like the most stressful thing to do just before Christmas, but this...
17 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Shortage of rental properties continues to push rents up](/img/default/llt.png)
A continued shortage in the number of rental properties on the market is placing upward pressure on rents across most parts...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![First-time buyers in the driver’s seat as buy-to-let property sales fade](/img/default/llt.png)
The price of small properties across many parts of the country has dropped largely because landlord purchases are down, offering fresh...
16 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Asking rents rose in the second quarter of 2018](/img/default/llt.png)
Asking rents for properties in the UK increased in the second quarter of the year, led by gains in London, Rightmove’s...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Hackney sees fastest growth in home rents over past decade](/img/default/llt.png)
Hackney in east London has recorded the fastest growth in rents on a typical two-bedroom home over the past decade, according...