Tag: UK Housing Market Trends

BTL mortgage rate rises not the main driver of rising rents

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14th April 2026, 2 weeks ago | 4

With rising buy to let mortgage costs back in focus after more than 1,300 products being pulled since the end...

House prices rise 1.8% as regional divide persists

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17th March 2026, 1 month ago | 0

The latest house price index from e.surv Chartered Surveyors puts the average price across Great Britain at £329,000 in February,...

Estate agents back Rightmove’s call for stamp duty extension

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20th March 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Estate agents are lining up behind Rightmove in urging the government to extend the existing stamp duty relief thresholds. According...

Just half of UK homes increased in value last year – Zoopla

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14th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Half of the UK’s 30 million homes increased in value in 2024 as house prices returned to growth following a...

Homeowners stay nine years on average before selling

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3rd January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Homeowners who sold their home in the last 18 months, spent an average of nine years in their previous home,...

House prices reach record high in 2024 with further growth expected in 2025

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24th December 2024, 1 year ago | 3

House prices hit record highs this year, with further price rises expected in 2025, according to Halifax. The bank reports...

Rents skyrocket outside London as demand shifts to affordable regions

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19th September 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Rents outside of London are skyrocketing as demand soars in regions that have traditionally been more affordable, says  agency. The...

Scottish house prices up £12,379 as market shows resilience

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25th March 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Scottish house prices have defied economic turmoil to surge by £12,379 in the last year, according to new figures.  Analysis...

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UK house prices plunge at the fastest pace in 13 years

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18th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The UK property market saw the average house price drop by 2.1% in the year to November, data from the...

Sellers lower prices as housing market cools down

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11th December 2023, 2 years ago | 0

The UK housing market saw a bigger than usual drop in new seller asking prices this month, as sellers became...

UK house prices continue to slide in September

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6th October 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The UK’s housing market showed further signs of cooling in September with the sixth consecutive monthly fall, Halifax says. The...

Older tenants fear being evicted as rents rise

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18th September 2023, 3 years ago | 25

Almost half of older private tenants had their rent raised in the past year, and more than one in five...

Renters in London see rents soar by 11% in a year

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18th September 2023, 3 years ago | 1

According to Foxtons, the average weekly rent for tenants in London last month was 11% higher than in August 2022,...

House prices rise slightly – and an ‘Autumn sales’ bounce is predicted

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18th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The average asking price for homes in the UK rose by just 0.4% to £366,281 in August, Rightmove reports. It...

Tenants – Here’s how much a 100% mortgage will cost you

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8th September 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Skipton Building Society has announced that it will extend its 100% mortgage offering to tenants and existing homeowners in the...

First annual fall in house prices for 11 years

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7th June 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The average house price saw no change (0.0%) in May, following a drop of 0.4% in April, Halifax reports. Its...