Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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New builds hit high as builders scramble before Net Zero deadline
The highest quarterly total of new build homes in 45 years was recorded in Q2 as builders strived to beat a deadline for carbon emissions.
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Leading agency boss tells Tories to stop ‘infighting’ and build more homes
Dominic Agace says housing targets have been watered down because the ruling Conservatives are battling each other.
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Surveyors tell next UK government, homes must be ‘greener and cheaper’
Empowering a Sustainable Future is a 10-point roadmap calling for government to create safe, sustainable and affordable homes for all.
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Estate agents struggling harder to sell homes second time around
TwentyEA data reveals previously marketed properties carry a much smaller chance of converting into a sale and are less likely to generate revenue.
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Your Move and Reeds Rain parent firm still waiting for profits
LSL, which also owns mortgage network Primis, is now more focused on financial services, says profits will begin to appear later this year, it tells investors.
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Buyers tell estate agency they’ll ‘continue home hunting until Xmas’
More than eight out of 10 buyers intend to keep searching for their next home in the lead-up to Xmas, according to eXp.
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Labour ‘no threat’ to property market says posh property firm
Research by Middleton Advisors shows which prime ministers have the best record on house prices.
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More landlords set to use letting agencies as red tape and repairs headaches rise
Nearly a third of landlords cited ‘no longer having to deal with repairs’ as the main reason for the switching to using a letting agent.
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Rising property fall-throughs costing buyers and sellers £237.4 million
Analysis from House Buyer Bureau shows the average cost of a fall-through during the second quarter of 2023 was £3,394, up from £3,355 in Q1.
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Higher EPC properties still attractive to homebuyers despite u-turn
Mortgage Advice Bureau's Ben Thompson says more than half of would-be buyers still want a higher rated EPC property to lower their utility bills.
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