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  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 »

Households in England own 4.3 million second homes, according to the 2022/23 English Housing Survey, up from 3.3 million a year earlier. Second properties can be owned or rented.The greatest increase has been in those rented out which form the majori... read more »

With the confirmation of Labour’s plans to require all rented properties in England to have a minimum EPC rating of C by 2030, we look at what this means for the rental sector. In the last 12 months, just 56% of property rentals were in homes ... read more »

After starting the year with a moderation of -1.7%, annual house price growth has recovered to 2.7% in June, bringing the average price of a property to £287,927. This is the first month since April 2023 that all UK regions are recording posit... read more »

The government has committed to economic growth as its top political priority and it has placed housing delivery at the heart of its growth strategy. Economic growth is hard to achieve without significant population growth, particularly in the worki... read more »