Home sales jumped by 17% annually in May – HMRC figures Housing market activity fell a year earlier following stamp duty changes. Evening Standard · Jun 30
What could Andy Burnham as prime minister mean for your mortgages and house prices? Could Burnham ditch stamp duty? Will he favour voters in the north? The Independent UK · Jun 29
Competiton for UK rented homes falls to lowest level in six years There is ‘clear evidence’ of the rental market becoming more balanced after the peak in competition seen in 2022 and 2023 Evening Standard · Mar 11
House price growth 'steady' while expectations grow for property market activity boost this year Housing market activity is likely to recover in the coming quarters, Nationwide’s report said. Evening Standard · Mar 2
Good news for property owners as UK house price growth was steady in February Housing market is likely to recover in the coming quarters, Nationwide’s report said The Independent UK · Mar 2
Ground rents to be capped at £250 for leaseholders to end spiralling bills Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the cost of living ‘is the single most important thing across the country.’ The Independent UK · Jan 27
Cap on ground rents will benefit more than 500,000 homeowners across London and the South Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the cost of living ‘is the single most important thing across the country.’ Evening Standard · Jan 27
Why this Scottish city is one of the cheapest places in the UK to buy a home Analysis from Zoopla suggested that there are a handful of places across the country where it is relatively easy to find a property for under… The National (Scotland) · Sep 15, 2025
Fastest annual house price growth in around two years recorded in September The average UK house price increased by 3.2% annually in September to reach 2% below all-time highs, Nationwide Building Society said. The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2024
21 people competing for every home to rent amid supply challenges – Zoopla One in eight homes listed for sale on Zoopla in July were previously rented. The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024
Average London house price up 1.2 per cent annually as sub-4% mortgages return Halifax said it expects house prices ‘to continue a modest upward trend throughout the remainder of this year’ Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2024
Average UK house prices rise more than expected Annual growth rose to 2.3%, the highest rate since the start of this year The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2024
10% annual jump in home mover numbers, Lloyds Bank finds The average home mover is aged 40 and around one in three movers buy detached homes, according to the research. The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024
UK house prices are set to rise – but for how long? The General Election is likely to have caused movement in the housing market to slow down The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024
The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2024 Average rent outside London hits record high – check how your area compares In London, the average advertised rent is £2,652 per month
Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2024 Typical first-time buyer mortgage payment in London is now £2,393 a month First-time buyers now face paying £227,757 for a home, rising to more than half a million pounds in London, Rightmove said
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2024 Households warned to check mortgage and savings rates after Bank of England decision A mortgage holder on the current average SVR could end up paying £287 more per month compared with if they were on an average two-year fixed-rate mortgage
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024 Labour pledges to ‘get Britain building again’ The Labour manifesto document said the party ‘will not be afraid to make full use of intervention powers to build the houses we need’.
The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2024 Conservatives pledge to support first-time buyers and build 1.6m homes The manifesto promises to make stamp duty cuts for first-time buyers permanent and deliver 1.6 million homes in England over the next Parliament.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024 Are energy performance certificates worth the paper they’re written on? EPCs are meant to be a vital insight into how energy efficient a property is. But many are out of date and can be misleading
The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2023 Cash buyers have accounted for around a third of home sales in 2023 – Zoopla People buying homes without a mortgage are often older, wealthier and buying cheaper properties.
Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2023 UK house prices up almost 1% since last month but mortgage approvals plunge Just 43,300 mortgages were approved in September, 30 per cent less than the monthly average in 2019
Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2023 ‘Worrying mismatch’ as 13 new prospective tenants register per available UK home Around six in 10 agents reported rents increasing month-on-month in June
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023 ‘Worrying mismatch’ as 13 new prospective tenants register per available home Around six in 10 agents reported rents increasing month-on-month on average at their branch in June, property professionals’ body Propertymark said.
The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023 Annual house prices fall for first time in a decade House prices fell by 1.0% on average across the UK in May