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

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

Average rents on newly let properties across Britain rose 8.3 per cent year-on-year in January, the slowest pace for 13 months...

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

Analysis by Zoopla says rent controls introduced in Scotland have directly led to higher rents. The property portal’s research team has analysed...

Over a third of landlords will push back energy efficiency measures due to government flip-flopping on the issue.  Research commissioned by tax...

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...

With 2023 drawing to a close, flatshare website SpareRoom has revealed data which suggests a slowdown in the rental frenzy -...

London has seen the strongest rental growth over the last year according to an analysis by lettings agency Hamptons.   The average rent...

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

It’s the number of homes changing hands rather than their price that’s bearing the brunt of the slowdown say research chiefs...

Debate is raging over whether there will be a 15th successive interest rate rise when the Bank of England’s monetary policy...

Annual growth in rental values continues to increase in the traditionally busy summer months, with little sign of an imminent slowdown.  This...

A prominent buying agent says nervous buyers are pre-emptively slashing asking prices before the housing market worsens. If true, this could present...

If this was typical of the past 10 years we would be talking of a 0.6 per cent average house price...

New data released by the Nationwide shows house prices in every region of the UK slowing - and in most of...

As landlords face losses as high as £7,500 this year – thanks to increased mortgage and living costs alongside a tax overhaul...

The latest HomeLet rental index shows that UK average rental prices are continuing to rise after a previous drop in prices...

Resident satisfaction amongst Build To Rent tenants is falling for the first time since reviews were first collected five years ago. A...

The average price of property coming to the market rises by 0.8 per cent this month to £365,357, reports Rightmove. This is...

  Second home market growth and falling house prices could be a combination for success. There’s been a clear positive correlation between profit...

Student lets have come under the spotlight as a result of a slowdown in the building of new university student accommodation...

Landlords increasingly reliant on capital appreciation may be relieved to hear that one of the country’s best respected indices suggests house...

Prime rental growth in London ended 2022 up 10.9 per cent on the year, according to Savills prime lettings index, as...

December saw a further sharp slowdown in annual house price growth to 2.8 per cent from 4.4 per cent in November...

The mood music surrounding the housing market downturn appears to have become less dramatic with news from the Nationwide that there...

The Guild of Property Professionals has issued a warning that house prices are going to fall. A 645-word statement from the Guild...

Prices fell 1.4 per cent from October, which was the largest month-on-month fall since June 2020. And annual house price growth saw...

The latest monthly index from the Halifax shows average house prices falling 0.4 per cent in October, following the 0.1 per...

Landlords relying on capital appreciation to help offset the growing costs of letting out property have been given bad news.  October saw...

Zoopla has now joined Knight Frank and Lloyds Bank in forecasting a price drop in 2023. The property website’s executive director, Richard...

There’s been a slowdown in the annual growth rate of house prices - a movement described as “modest” by the Nationwide. The...

There’s widespread speculation that the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will today announce another interest rate rise - and it...

On the face of it the latest government figures for house price growth makes comforting reading for investors. ONS data shows that...

House prices in the UK rose by 0.4 per cent in August, against a 0.1 per cent drop in July, according...

Annual UK house price growth slowed to 10 per cent in August, from 11 per cent in July - and the...

Rents across Great Britain rose by an average of 8.3 per cent over the last 12 months, marking a gradual slowdown...

House prices fell marginally by 0.1 per cent in July – the first decrease since June 2021, says the Halifax. Annual rate...

Annual house price growth in the UK accelerated to 11 per cent last month, a smidgeon up on June’s 10.7 per...

Zoopla’s latest house price index suggests capital appreciation will rumble into next year despite the slowdown.  Levels of price growth will return...

Lettings agency Knight Frank says it doubts the current high levels of capital appreciation will be derailed this year by uncertainty...

Lettings agency Knight Frank says it doubts the current high levels of capital appreciation will be derailed this year by uncertainty...

Rental growth continues to roar ahead across prime areas of London, according to Savills. Prime London rental values increased a further 3.3...

Annual house price growth slowed slightly last month, dipping to 10.7 in June from 11.2 per cent in May, according to...

Rightmove is warning of likely price falls in the second half of 2022. Its latest monthly market snapshot actually shows yet another...

The housing market is showing signs of cooling, says the Halifax, as its latest index shows growing caution.  The lender says that...

A new survey by Zoopla suggests the average property price has hit £250,200 for the first time - but a slowdown...

Contrary to recent figures from Zoopla and others, pointing to double-digit rental inflation in the past year, official statistics show the...

House prices rose less than expected last month after expanding at the fastest rate for almost two decades.  The Nationwide says annual...

Capital appreciation for landlords has seen another surge according to the latest house price index, just released by the Halifax. It shows...

With the housing market showing little sign of a slowdown, interest in auction properties also signals a busy year ahead. Here's my...

Landlords fearing a fall in income and a rise in voids over the festive period have nothing to fear - it...

Celebrations amongst landlords and home owners over the latest record house price figures mask growing disadvantages for renters, claims a mortgage...

A leading market monitor suggests voids are increasing but otherwise states the rental market is in good health, one year on from...

Rents rose 1.4 per cent in the year to October, a drop from the 1.5 per cent growth recorded in September...

The UK housing market is in growth mode as the recovery gathers pace, the latest figures show.  According to Rightmove, the post-lockdown...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased by 1.5% in the 12 months to June 2020, the latest...

The increase in rental prices in London has slowed down to the level of 2015, new data shows.  Rental prices for London...

There has unsurprisingly been a sharp slowdown across the UK property market over the past few weeks as a consequence of...

Despite the slowdown in the UK housing market in recent years, caused in part by the Brexit vote which fuelled uncertainty...

Fewer BTL landlords increased rents in November amid a slowdown in the market, the latest figures show.  Just under a third -...

There was more choice for those looking to rent in October, reflected by a notable rise in the number of homes...

There has been a further improvement in letting market activity, according to board company Agency Express. The number of new rental property listings...

Residential property prices are increasing faster in cities in the north of England and parts of Scotland than they are in...

There was a drop in the number of properties ‘to let’ last month, while there was also a slowdown in the...

Rental yields have increased to their highest level for two years, according to the latest edition of Kent Reliance for Intermediaries’...

More than a third of residential properties in southern England are in property markets experiencing house price falls as the slowdown...

There was a significant drop in the number of new rental listings, while the volume of properties let last month also...

The chancellor Philip Hammond has once again failed to deliver for private landlords, with yesterday’s rather low-key Spring Statement yet another...

There has been a moderate rise in residential property price growth across the UK, according to the latest analysis carried out...

With just five weeks until the UK is set to leave the EU, the impact of leaving the bloc without a...

Confidence in the UK housing market has slumped amid Brexit uncertainty, according to Paragon’s latest Financial Adviser and Confidence Tracking (FACT)...

Rental values in prime London has started to see some slowdown in decline as initial signs of a bottoming out have...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 1% in the 12 months to January 2019, unchanged from...

There has been a significant rise in demand from people looking to rent property amid political and economic uncertainty and this...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let property purchases as a raft of government tax hikes continues...

There has been a steady increase in the percentage of rental properties available over the past 12 months and data for...

Brexit has “smashed property market sentiment to smithereens”, according to Jonathan Samuels, the chief executive of the property lender Octane Capital. Buying...

Rents in the UK’s private rented sector increased by 0.97% in the 12 months to November 2018, virtually unchanged from the...

There has been sharp slowdown in rental market activity as we draw closer to the festive period, the latest data from...

There has been a sharp rise in demand from people looking to rent property amid political and economic uncertainty, according to...

There was greater choice for those looking to rent last month, reflected by a sharp increase in the number of properties...

The UK rental market remained in recession during the third quarter of 2018, the latest figures from The Deposit Protection Service...

Growth in demand for super-prime properties in prime central London has slowed significantly, fresh data shows. According to Knight Frank, the number...

Many landlords remain committed to the buy-to-let sector despite government interventions and a wider housing slowdown, new figures show. Despite the adverse...

Activity in the buy-to-let market dropped further in July as a result of government interventions and a wider housing slowdown, new...

The number of buy-to-let landlords acquiring new properties continues to tumble as recent tax changes bite, but property remains a viable...

Tax and regulation changes continue to have an adverse impact on the buy-to-let market, with the value of mortgages taken out...

Luton and Colchester have been named among the best places for buy-to-let investors in the existing market, based on rental yields. The...

Many would-be first-time buyers are being forced to rent longer despite a slowdown in house prices as new figures reveal that...

Following a slowdown in rental market activity in April, new letting data from the Agency Express Property Activity Index has revealed...

Rental prices in England are increasing at the slowest pace for five years, the latest Landbay Rental Index shows. Rents in England,...

There was a decline in the number of properties let last month, as a fall in supply restricted choice for prospective...

It is undoubtedly a buyer’s market in London at the moment, with those who are looking to buy property in the...

Average UK rents have fallen for the first time in six years, fresh data shows. The slowdown in the rental sector reflects...

Colchester has been named the best place for buy-to-let investors in today’s market, based on a combination of capital value growth,...

Together has reduced a number of buy-to-let rates as they continue to compete to win more business amid a housing market...

The number of properties letting agents managed in December reached a record-high, according to ARLA Propertymark’s December Private Rented Sector (PRS) report. The 200 properties...

A series of fiscal and regulatory changes aimed at private landlords and challenging lending conditions are taking their toll on the...

The UK has dropped into the bottom five European buy-to-let markets for investors as UK yields plummet, according to the latest...