Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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Plan for a new generation of new millennial towns proposed
'Tomorrow's Places' report calls for a 'Department for Growth' to be created to work with the Mayor of London and partner directly with developers.
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Landlords splash the cash in London and the North of England
Much of the cash comes from re-mortgaging says Hamptons’ Head of Research.
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Property consultancy Knight Knox asks: What do tenants really want:?
New survey asked 2000 renters what is important to them – traditional spaces or glamour and glitz, with some surprising responses.
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Great start to 2019 for London lettings
Russell Simpson has reported its busiest January in recent years, with activity four times that of 2018.
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58% of non-homeowners worried about Brexit
Research commissioned by the property firm Ocea Group shows that 58.6% of non-homeowners are worried that Brexit will make it even harder to buy a home in the UK.
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Still no relief from ‘unwarranted’ stamp duty rates in Hammond’s Spring Statement
Today's Spring Budget statement from Philip Hammond included many well-funded initiatives for house builders, but nothing for beleaguered home buyers.
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London running out of available Help to Buy homes
Research reveals number homes available for sale through the scheme has collapsed by 64% over past 14 months.
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Scotland’s prime housing market fares well despite Brexit headwinds
Galbraith, a leading independent property consultancy, reports that the market for country properties continues to defy expectations, unaffected by Brexit uncertainty.
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‘Many more’ letting agents to struggle after tenant fees ban, says leading SW firm
Exeter firm Star Letting and Property Management has issued a warning after a prominent rival last week closed up shop.
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A fifth of buyers have been put off by Brexit worries, says NAEA
The number of house hunters registered with estate agents per branch has dropped by 19% year-on-year, the latest market snapshot reveals.
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