Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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Zoopla reveals more detail about decision to abandon in-house customer services
The portal confirms all its customer services staff will be retained, but moved to contact centre specialist Ventrica.
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PM ‘wants to revive Help to Buy for renters’
Rishi Sunak is reported to be interested in bringing Help to Buy back so renters can make the jump onto the housing ladder.
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Average agents sell five homes per month in 2022
According to 2022 figures by Nested, across Britain estate agents sold some 844,995 homes, equating to an average of 70,416 sold per month.
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London rental costs much higher than official figures show
Based on the average asking rent of properties currently available on the market, the actual average cost of renting in London is £2,285 per month.
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The great British pond puts home buyers off, research reveals
New findings from eXp UK show that the existence of a pond in a garden can shave £5K off the asking price.
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BLOG: Making sense of the census – Dorian Gonsalves, Belvoir Group
Belvoir chief's analysis of Census 21 gives insights into the likely development and direction of the UK property market.
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Conveyancing giant Smoove in talks with rival about takeover
The fintech conveyancing firm issues statement saying Australian company PEXA is interested in a buyout - but will shareholders agree?
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TwentyCI: 70% of properties listed in Q1 have already been sold
The latest Property and Homemover Report reveals Q1 2023 saw 269,000 residential sales, although new Instructions are down on the quarter.
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Buyers and sellers more positive about market despite mortgage pain
New research from estate agency Savills reveals a more positive attitude among buyers and sellers despite higher mortgage rates.
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Rightmove: First-time buyers lead recovery as rents reach new high
While the number of sales agreed is now on a par with the same period in 2019 agreed sales volumes are now just 1% behind March 2019 defying the expectations of many.
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