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UK house prices fall at fastest rate in nearly a year

UK house prices fell by 2.7% in April, the sharpest monthly drop since mid-2024,...

Prime London property market slows in May as buyers and renters show caution

The prime London property market endured a muted May, with sales volumes and lettings...

Cooling rental market signals shift in tenant behaviour as first-time buyers return

Tenant demand across Great Britain has dropped sharply, marking a significant turning point in...

Sellers cut prices as property market enters price-sensitive summer phase

Home sellers have reduced asking prices this month, signalling a shift in strategy as...

Warnings of policy gap as affordable homes funding raises more questions than answers

The government’s pledge of £39 billion in grants for affordable housing has sparked concern...

Growth in mortgage and rent spending slows as buyers brace for higher repayments

Growth in consumer spending on mortgages and rent slowed for the third consecutive month...

Soaring house prices put childhood towns beyond reach for many Brits

The dream of returning to one’s childhood hometown is slipping out of reach for...

UK rental boom cools as growth slows to four-year low

The UK rental market is showing signs of a significant shift, with new data...

UK house prices edge down in May, reports Halifax

UK house prices fell slightly in May, according to the latest Halifax House Price...

House prices edge higher in May as rural markets continue to outpace urban areas

The UK housing market posted a modest increase in May, with house prices rising...

Property market seizes up after stamp duty shake-up

UK property transactions nosedived in April, as changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)...

Removal of Labour leader Keir Starmer could spark mortgage market chaos

John McDonnell (main picture), the former Labour shadow chancellor, effectively called for the removal...

UK housing market rebounds: busiest May for home sales since 2021 boom

The UK housing market recorded its strongest May in four years, with the number...

Sandbanks holds top spot for coastal prices

Sandbanks remains Britain’s most expensive seaside location, with the average property commanding £965,708 –...
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2026 forecasts: St. James’s Place

Four senior figures at St. James’s Place outline themes, opportunities and concerns for 2026. JUSTIN ONUEKWUSI, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Artificial intelligence is likely to remain a...

2026 forecasts: Atom bank

Chris Storey, chief commercial officer at Atom bank, provides his thoughts on the residential and commercial mortgage market as we head into the new...

“It’s Christmas time, there’s no need not to check your supplier list…”

With the Christmas holidays upon us, it’s fair to say that business issues might be slipping down the priority list just a little bit,...

FS25/6 and the execution-only irony brokers can’t ignore

Reading FCA FS25/6, it is difficult not to notice an uncomfortable irony in the regulator’s conclusions around execution-only sales. The paper rightly raises concerns about...

Less Autumn Budget and more Autumn Bodgit

After months of fevered speculation before the Budget residential property transactions juddered to a halt. I always suspected that as ‘confidence arrives on foot and...

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