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…
Mortgages & Life Insurance: People Don’t Understand Them, New Study Finds
A new report has revealed millions of Brits don’t know what life insurance is, have never been educated about it, and if it’s a requirement for a mortgage. The 2025…
A Third of Britons Aspire to Own Buy-to-Let Properties, New Study Finds
Nationally representative survey of 2,000 UK adults reveals: A third of UK adults aspire to own a buy-to-let (BTL) property, despite regular suggestions that the market is on the decline,…