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The number of available homes for sale per estate agent has reached its highest level since 2014 and 12% higher year-on-year, giving buyers the pick of the crop. Despite strong housing market activity, the number of new properties hitting the mark... read more »

Why Give Renters’ Rights a Chance?   Renters’ Rights commentary and reporting in the main appears to be almost overwhelmingly negative when considered from the landlords’ perspective. Certainly the proposed legislation will c... read more »

Residential property has long been the investment choice for many in the UK, but as original buy-to-let landlords near retirement, a new generation must step up to meet the future demand for rental homes. The average age of an 'aspirational portfo... read more »

The Bank of England voted to keep rates at 5% in the September meeting, having cut them in August, stating more cuts are on the cards if inflation stays low. The latest consensus forecast for the Bank rate is to be 4.7% in Q4 2024, suggesting econ... read more »

  July data just released by the Bank of England saw a pick-up in mortgage approvals to just shy of 62,000, the highest monthly rate since the Truss mini budget in September 2022.   This July mortgage data precedes the Bank of England's ... read more »

High mortgage rates and rising prices have led more buyers to seek alternative financial support to enter the market or move up the housing ladder.   The latest Survey of English Housing shows that in 2022/23, 1 in 10 homeowners relied on fina... read more »