Everybody needs good neighbours: 60% say avoiding disagreements ‘top priority’ Curtain twitching, noise and parking spot poachers are among people’s top annoyances, according to Rightmove’s research. Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2025
New mortgage affordability rules help UK housing market avoid summer lull Record number of homes for sale has created ‘buyer’s market’ and kept price rises in check, Zoopla report says The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2025
London rents reach new record as tenants pay £700 more per month than five years ago London rents have risen by 35 per cent since the beginning of the pandemic, Rightmove’s data shows Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2025
Record high rents as tenants pay £400 more per month than five years ago – index Five years on from the start of the pandemic, the average monthly rent for a new tenant is £417 more than it would have been in 2020, Rightmove said. Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2025
The cost of renting in Britain reaches record highs – but things might improve for tenants soon The average monthly rent that a new tenant faces paying is more than £400 than it was five years ago The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2025
Rightmove boosted by buoyant property market but sales growth set to slow The property portal reported a 10% jump in first-half sales to £211.7 million, helping pre-tax profits rise 10.4% to £146.5 million. Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025
Average UK house asking price sees steepest monthly drop in 20 years The average price has fallen by more than £4,500 in July The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025
Average UK house asking price registers steepest monthly drop for 20 years Rightmove blames the 1.2% fall in new sellers’ prices on the end of stamp duty discounts and more homes coming on to the market The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025
House prices see biggest July drop for 'at least 20 years' Property experts have downgraded forecasts for house price and rental growth this year Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2025
Biggest July dip in average asking price for a home ‘in at least 20 years’ Property experts have downgraded forecasts for house price and rental growth this year. The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025
Browsing Rightmove for a rural bolthole? Get ‘the best of the Highlands’ for £9m Glen Buck estate in Aberchalder has a farmhouse, hydroelectric scheme, 8,900 acres of land and part of a loch The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2025
Homes with a sea view ‘command average premium of more than £88,000’ Rightmove’s analysis indicates that coastal home buyers wanting to be able to see the sea face paying a price premium of nearly a third. Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2025
First-time buyers turn from rural areas to Britain’s regional cities Number looking to move to urban centres up 16% in first five months of 2025 compared with same period in 2015 The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2025 End to school rating system could play havoc with house prices, says Ofsted chief Martyn Oliver says he knows of property values shooting up by £15,000 after schools were graded as outstanding
Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025 Ofsted chief inspector apologises for short notice on school inspection reforms Sir Martyn Oliver suggested that positive Ofsted ratings can raise local house prices by thousands of pounds because parents ‘value’ them.
Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2025 The UK's most and least expensive seaside towns to buy a home New data shows that Sandbanks in Dorset is the most expensive coastal town in which to buy a property
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2025 Voices: Could Angela Rayner’s squeeze on landlords hurt the very people it’s supposed to help? COMMENT : The deputy prime minister’s plans to reform the rental housing market are well intentioned – and built on ideas first mooted by Michael Gove – but, says James Moore, if they end up restricting supply, renters will suffer the consequences
The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025 Revealed: England’s million-pound property hotspots as house prices soar More than 5 per cent of properties are now put on the market for at least £1m, according to Rightmove
Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2025 Revealed: the seven boroughs where the number of £1m+ homes has more than doubled in six years Rightmove has recorded a ‘substantial’ surge in million-pound homes for sale across Britain
The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025 Voices: What do you have to do to sell your home in a property downturn? COMMENT : As Rightmove reports that homeowners in London and the South East are slashing asking prices, James Moore suggests things you can do to secure a sale
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2025 UK house prices fall in toughest sellers’ market in 10 years Rightmove says prices dropping as more properties are available and after stamp duty increases in England
Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2025 ‘Unusual’ dip in average price tag on a home in June A 0.3% month-on-month fall in asking prices recorded by Rightmove in June contrasts with an average 0.4% rise in June months over the past decade.
The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2025 Average UK house price drops by £1,277 in June after record highs The average price of a home coming to market has fallen by 0.3 per cent month-on-month to £378,240
Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2025 ‘Busiest May for house sales agreed since 2021’ as hotspots revealed Last month’s sales total reflects improved market conditions