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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...

Any lingering hope of a pre-election interest rate cut by the Bank of England has been hurt by the government’s Office...

It looks as if the rental market is set to stay strong for some years to come. That’s because lending for house...

The spectre of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next week has been increased by economic figures released in...

The number of first-time buyers is estimated to have fallen by nine per cent in 2022, Yorkshire Building Society says. Analysis by...

Data from the mortgage lenders’ trade body UK Finance shows the wisdom of agents having a lettings division. The body says: “We...

A senior lettings industry figure says the Bank of England should delay future base rate rises to allow the housing market...

Savills is the latest agency to suggest significant house price falls next year - although in its long-range forecast it says...

Knight Frank says it expects house prices to drop in the coming year - but only to those levels seen in...

PropTech firm Goodlord is to offer illness and injury insurance to tenants  via a link with Legal & General.  Goodlord already sells...

A property investment platform has taken the unusual approach of accusing the government of driving up homelessness through its policy of...

Flatshare website SpareRoom says over a fifth of 18 to 24 years olds have moved back in with their parents to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it’s disappointed the Budget failed to address the funding of the private rental sector.  “Extending...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent players, Legal & General, says it’s started work on 6,000 residential units in...

The Resolution Foundation has added its voice to that of many charities and other think tanks demanding more government support for...

The Chartered Institute of Housing claims there may be a “massive increase” in evictions in the near future. In a briefing paper the...

New data from Zoopla shows that a two-speed rental market is operating across the UK, with London in particular hitting major...

A senior lettings expert with almost four decades experience says evictions should not be considered during the virus crisis, irrespective of the...

Two thirds of letting agents will still have staff on furlough next month according to a survey of 231 agencies -...

Research shows that half of those in the private rental sector are aged 16 to 34, making the lettings industry vulnerable...

A group of private rental activists says Labour proposals to give tenants two years to repay arrears accrued during the virus...

Half of England’s local authorities claim it is ‘very difficult’ to assist homeless applicants into privately rented accommodation, according to a...

There were 3,100 fewer private rental households in serious rent arrears in the first quarter of this year compared to the...

Rents climbed 0.7 per cent in October to a UK average of £1,294. There were increases in every region with the...

When Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, recently announced that interest rates would have to start to rise sooner...

Gentrification is a divisive, provocative issue, but why are estate agents (especially Foxtons) appearing to bear the brunt of the public’s...