Lenders are Looking Positive With Their Pricing Right Now
More lenders have announced mortgage rate changes in the wake of the base rate cut to 4% last week, with brokers saying they “are looking positive with their pricing right…
UK Homebuyers Prioritising ‘Ready to Go’ Properties Amid Higher Borrowing Costs
UK homebuyers are increasingly prioritising properties in good condition rather than requiring extensive works as higher borrowing costs reshape their priorities, according to new research from Market Financial Solutions. The…
Property Down Valuations Soar – With Some Over £1m
Property experts have warned about a surge in “atrocious” down valuations as valuers become “overly cautious with the values that they are putting their names to” in a stagnant property…
Asking Prices Fall 1.2% in July: Buyers are Driving Hard Bargains, Sellers are Blinking First
Asking prices by new sellers dropped sharply in July, according to Rightmove, down by 1.2%, to £373,709, as “sellers blink first”. While there’s usually a seasonal dip in prices in…
House Prices Up, Rents Down – but “Property market remains incredibly busy”
HOUSE prices increased by 3.9%, to £269,000, in the 12 months to May 2025, up from 3.6% in the 12 months to April 2025, according to official data published this…
Dubai’s New First Time Buyer Scheme is Clever and Could Attract Brits
Brits locked out of the UK housing market are being targeted by a new Dubai scheme offering flexible payment plans, early access to off-plan properties and a currency-driven discount of…
More Shops and Offices Being Turned Into Homes
The UK’s high streets are being “transformed in real-time”, experts have said, due to a significant increase in shops and commercial buildings being developed into residential homes. Adam Stiles, Managing…
England’s Most (and Least) Expensive Streets Revealed Over the Last 5 Years
Gathering five years’ worth of sold house price data across the England postcodes, Panorama Road, Old Avenue and Cavendish Road have some of the highest-valued homes across the region. Some…
Survey Reveals Biggest Neighbour Pet Peeves
An estimated 74% of Brits have a good relationship with their neighbours, but a recent survey conducted by specialist home insurer Homeprotect revealed that over 60% reported something that annoyed…