Tag: UK Housing Market

UK property market attracts global investors

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Demand for UK property is soaring, driven by interest from overseas buyers, according to new research. Data by Butterfield mortgages...

RICS survey shows housing market weakens again after Autumn Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2025, 4 months ago | 0

UK housing activity weakened again in November as speculation around the Autumn Budget sapped confidence and pushed key indicators further...

Rising rents contrast with better affordability for first-time buyers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd December 2025, 5 months ago | 1

First-time buyer affordability has improved over the last year, but rent costs continue to rise, according to a new report....

Southern England sees first house price fall in 18 months – Zoopla

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th November 2025, 5 months ago | 0

House prices have slipped across London and the South for the first time in 18 months, Zoopla’s data reveals. But...

Elizabeth line drives surge in rents as commuter towns soar ahead

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th November 2025, 5 months ago | 0

Rents along the Elizabeth line have surged ahead of the wider London market, with some commuter towns recording growth of...

Budget speculation cools housing market activity

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2025, 5 months ago | 0

Average seller asking prices for homes have slipped by 1.8% this month, dragging the national figure to £364,833 and signalling...

Housing market slows as pre-Budget uncertainty hits confidence

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th November 2025, 5 months ago | 0

The UK’s housing market has stalled as anxiety over the upcoming Autumn Budget weighs heavily on both buyers and sellers,...

Wales and the North East hit hardest as rental affordability gap widens

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2025, 5 months ago | 0

Wales and the North East are bearing the brunt of the UK’s widening rental affordability divide, new figures reveal. ARLA...

Landlord optimism surges as confidence rebounds in the buy to let market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2025, 6 months ago | 2

Positivity is returning to the buy to let sector, with landlord confidence more than doubling since last year’s Autumn Budget,...

Two incomes no longer enough as first-time buyers hit affordability wall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th October 2025, 6 months ago | 5

A growing number of aspiring first-time buyers are discovering that even two salaries may no longer be enough to get a...

House price growth slows ahead of Autumn Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th October 2025, 6 months ago | 0

Speculation around the Autumn Budget has left the housing market on edge, with growth smaller than usual. According to Rightmove’s...

Mortgage rates edge up after eight-month decline

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th October 2025, 6 months ago | 0

Mortgage costs have crept higher for the first time in eight months, with two- and five-year fixed-rate deals increasing by...

Autumn Budget uncertainty keeps house prices under pressure

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th October 2025, 6 months ago | 0

The upcoming Autumn Budget is expected to leave house prices constrained as uncertainty looms. According to the latest Acadata House...

Abolish landlords? Bring it on!

Author: Landlord Crusader

9th October 2025, 6 months ago | 13

Last weekend, Green Party members voted like lemmings to ‘seek the effective abolition of private landlordism’ at their conference in...

Landlords miss out on Conservative promise to scrap stamp duty

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th October 2025, 7 months ago | 2

The Conservatives have pledged to scrap stamp duty if they win the next election. Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference,...

Renters prefer landlords over letting agents – Poll

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd October 2025, 7 months ago | 3

The UK’s renters are much happier renting directly from landlords than from a letting agent or BTR companies, a survey...

House price growth remains steady despite uncertainty

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd October 2025, 7 months ago | 0

House prices increased by 0.5% in September, as price growth remained steady, according to the Nationwide House Price Index. The...

Autumn Budget tax fears hit buyer demand

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th September 2025, 7 months ago | 0

A property portal has warned that Autumn Budget tax speculation is dampening buyer demand, with many adopting a “wait and...

Second Gatwick runway could slash house prices by £40,000

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2025, 7 months ago | 0

Plans approved by the Labour government for a second Gatwick runway could see house prices plummet by up to £40,000,...

Six million renters want to be first-time buyers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2025, 7 months ago | 2

Up to six million tenants could be preparing to take their first step onto the property ladder as 29% of...