5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (955+ words) The latest figures show a market that remains subdued, but they also highlight why national averages can disguise what is happening at an individual property and buyer level. This month, rather than report on nationally averages, due to the huge…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (364+ words) The number of housebuilding companies being set up in Britain has fallen to its lowest level since its 2022 peak. The decline has been blamed on the end of both low interest rates and the Help to Buy scheme in England....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (269+ words) Calls have been made for completion transaction times to be restored to just eight weeks. Nick Goble, chief executive of Noble Estates, says average transactions at his group are currently taking around between 16 to 18 weeks. He says: “Before the internet,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (865+ words) Hopes of a mini recovery in the housing market appear to have been dashed after the latest mortgage approval data showed a slump in the total. Mortgages agreed decreased to 56,100 in July, down 2,100 from 58,200 the previous month, according to the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (604+ words) Property sales in Britain dipped this summer, HMRC data suggests. The latest property transactions data published by the taxman shows that that on a seasonally adjusted estimate, the number of residential transactions in July 2026 was 96,710 – 1% lower than July 2025 and 2% lower…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago   (316+ words) The value of new bridging loans taken out by homeowners has jumped £1.83billion, new research has suggested. The increase covers the 12 month period to the end of March this year, and is up from £1.75billion during the same period a year earlier....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (680+ words) Vendors and agents are facing new challenges with struggling listings, slower sales, and expiring property searches, it has been revealed. Research from data group TwentyEA warns that more than 60% of property transactions could be at risk of delay because they…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (321+ words) Almost three out of five first-time buyers believe that having existing debt will prevent them from getting a mortgage, it has been revealed. The findings by Lloyds suggested that a total of 58% of the 1,000 surveyed reckoned that any borrowing would…...