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The chance of the Bank of England deciding to cut base rate today and thus trigger further interest rate cuts, is...
01 August 2024
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Some 51% of young first-time buyers are willing to consider so-called ‘non-traditional routes’ to move out of renting and onto the...
25 July 2024
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A new lettings market index has been launched by the Skipton Group, parent company of Connells, the country’s largest lettings and...
23 July 2024
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The incoming Labour government has a social mandate to support the next generation of homeowners in the UK, says financial PropTech...
05 July 2024
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The result of the election isn’t likely to be a gamechanger for the housing market, a prominent business consultancy says. An analysis...
02 July 2024
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This year has seen a two-decade high of 181,000 first time buyers secure their first foot on London’s housing ladder, marking...
28 June 2024
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People who expect to rent throughout their retirement could need an additional £391,000 in savings compared to those who have paid...
27 June 2024
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Inflation back on target and following speculation about a summer interest rate cut have prompted Propertymark to insist that the Bank...
20 June 2024
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Young people in London are taking on second jobs to get onto the property ladder, it’s claimed. Of the first-time buyers in...
13 June 2024
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Data sourced from millions of bank accounts reveals spending on rent and mortgages increased 6.3 per cent year-on-year in May. Barclays data...
11 June 2024
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An accountancy firm is warning those using Airbnb and similar short let platforms that new tax rules mean they could lose...
10 June 2024
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Startling regional differences are acting as barriers to those looking to step onto the property ladder for the first time, according...
01 May 2024
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England’s county councils want the next government to set out a long-term plan for housing, as a new report claims there’s...
25 March 2024
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A prominent lettings agent is calling for an end to what he calls the “archaic” system under which some tenants end...
22 March 2024
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A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...
20 March 2024
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A survey from property portal Share to Buy suggests that over three quarters of buyers believe they cannot afford to purchase...
11 March 2024
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A building society has launched a pilot project banning mortgage lending on holiday lets in two tourist areas for 12 months. Leeds...
26 February 2024
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Controversy surrounds a government idea - floated over the weekend - to allow renters to secure mortgages with just one per...
22 January 2024
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Propertymark has stepped into the row over a bank chief’s comments on first time buyers. Sir Howard Davies, chairman of NatWest, responded...
08 January 2024
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Young couples are delaying marriage and starting families until they get out of the rental sector, research by Yorkshire Building Society...
29 September 2023
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An agency’s survey of tenants reveals that three quarters feel ‘trapped’ because of the lack of choice in the private rental...
05 September 2023
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Propertymark has branded the plans by Housing Secretary Michael Gove to increase housebuilding “disappointing”. Nathan Emerson, Propertymark chief executive, says: “The UK...
26 July 2023
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A prominent property law consultancy wants Help To Buy, or similar schemes, to be resurrected. Dutton Gregory Solicitors says that with the...
27 June 2023
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The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...
11 May 2023
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Renters are being offered a 100 per cent mortgage by the Skipton Building Society - the first time such a product...
09 May 2023
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The property market could be emerging from the downturn, Zoopla says. Annual house price growth remains just 3.0 per cent according to...
04 May 2023
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New research from The Mortgage Lender reveals that 44 per cent of renters would like more cost-of-living support from the government. Specifically...
14 April 2023
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Leaders Romans Group's Suburban Build To Rent team has been appointed to jointly manage and maintain over 100 Build to Rent...
05 April 2023
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Keyzy, a rent-to-own service aimed at aspiring homeowners, has raised £3m in a seed funding round. The proceeds will accelerate its purchases...
26 January 2023
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A tax expert says the current economic climate has made it so hard to save for a deposit that many tenants...
11 January 2023
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The number of first-time buyers is estimated to have fallen by nine per cent in 2022, Yorkshire Building Society says. Analysis by...
05 January 2023
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A new survey from Aviva has revealed that over a million people may rule themselves out of the first-time buyer market,...
28 November 2022
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A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to...
16 September 2022
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A recent suggestion by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation charity, for government help to allow private tenants to buy their landlords’ homes,...
08 August 2022
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A former Conservative councillor has used a leading party website to call on the government to restrict the purchase of buy...
30 December 2021
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Only 15 per cent of adults are confident the housing crisis will be resolved in their lifetime. New research among 2,000 individuals...
15 December 2021
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New figures provide further evidence of the difficulties first time buyers have getting on the property ladder - and why as...
22 October 2021
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Two landlords - one of them an agent - have been given fines totalling £135,000 and must pay costs for failing to...
16 February 2021
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Government intervention, which in recent years has seen scores of legal and regulatory changes to the private rental sector, may be...
05 October 2020
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A specialist buy to let mortgage broker is urging prospective investors to buy sooner rather than later if they want to...
21 July 2020
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Research by insurance firm Aviva suggests private tenants are now more pessimistic about being able to buy their own home. In December,...
28 May 2020
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Home ownership is increasingly out of reach for British consumers, who say the market has become expensive and inaccessible and that...
04 February 2020
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Around 40 per cent of tenants currently in the private rental sector believe they will never be able to buy their...
06 November 2019
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08 January 2019
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Rent recognition platform CreditLadder, which enables renters to add their payments to their credit history, has announced a partnership which aims...
05 September 2018
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A newspaper in warning that the beleaguered buy to let sector may be under attack yet again with the government considering...
06 August 2018
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A third of tenants are happy to rent long-term and have no plans to purchase a property in the future, new...
16 July 2018
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A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...
08 February 2018
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NoAgent, an online service charging landlords a fee to manage their properties, is the latest to offer a link between tenants’...
18 January 2018
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Millennials renting an average-sized property outside of London, who begin their tenancy at age 21, will spend an average of £110,830...
15 December 2017
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A third of tenants can't imagine ever taking their first step on the property ladder and owning their own home. This is...
07 September 2017
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The Bank of Mum and Dad isn’t just a phenomenon in the sales market - new research shows it’s a growing...
29 August 2017
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Almost two in five private tenants plan to remain renting rather than buy a property, according to a new study. A survey...
24 January 2017
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Buy to let landlords may be forced to raise rents or even sell their properties because of the government’s new tax...
03 November 2016
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The gap between average incomes and the pay of tenants who want to buy their first property has reached a post-recession...
03 March 2016
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One of the country‘s leading rental sector analysts is warning that tax changes for landlords’ mortgage interest relief, and the imminent...
10 February 2016
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The government’s initiatives to try to increase house building and owner occupation will not stop demand for rented homes rising by...
03 February 2016
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Financially-stretched landlords may want to think seriously about selling their investment properties - and quickly, advises Rightmove. In its latest monthly report...
15 December 2015
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More and more agents are witnessing increases in the cost of renting, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents. Its latest...