2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (516+ words) Regionally, we are seeing a consistent year-on-year house price increase in England currently, hovering around +2% per year, but this month we are seeing quite a slowdown for Wales and Scotland, which last month were seeing rises over 4%. This growth has…...

5+ day, 28+ min ago   (1117+ words) Average house prices have dropped annually for the first time in almost three years, new figures reveal. The latest Lloyds House Price Index for August shows average property values dropped 0.4% annually, the first year-on-year decrease since November 2023. Average prices were…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (312+ words) Homebuyers are paying a 24% premium for homes in Britain’s National Parks, research shows. Analysis by Nationwide found that a property located within a National Park sells for around £66,500 more than the current house price of £278,784. The research also suggested that…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (604+ words) Property sales in Britain dipped this summer, HMRC data suggests. The latest property transactions data published by the taxman shows that that on a seasonally adjusted estimate, the number of residential transactions in July 2026 was 96,710 – 1% lower than July 2025 and 2% lower…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (598+ words) Property price performance of the different countries has hardly changed for the last 12 months, with rises a little more subdued year-on-year according to both the Land Registry and Nationwide data. That said, the market is still holding up incredibly well,…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (276+ words) Housebuilders are resisting pressure to cut prices despite around one in eight new build properties remaining unsold after six months. That’s the finding from analysis of sales by specialist lender Octane Capital that shows developers are increasingly prioritising profitability over…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (393+ words) The dream of owning a cottage in the English countryside is fading fast, new research has suggested. Zoopla claims that buyer interest in cottages has dropped by 32% since the start of 2023. It marks a sharp reversal from the pandemic years…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (253+ words) Almost half of estate agents cannot name a single political party they trust most to sort out the housing crisis, new research has suggested. It revealed that this was the case for a total of 43% of estate agents. The findings…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (294+ words) More than one in two homes for sale saw its asking price reduced, the boss of a big estate agency has revealed. Speaking after the release of the recent Nationwide house price index, LRG’s chief executive Michael Cook told Radio…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (304+ words) More than 1.5 million properties are branded as too risky for a standard mortgage by high street lenders, new research suggests. Failure to fit traditional loans criteria means this huge number of homes, which represents 6% of the total, are said to…...