8+ hour, 58+ min ago   (269+ words) Estate agents and surveyors are becoming more attractive targets to hackers, it has been claimed. Property insurance specialist Karis insurance says agents and surveyors are increasingly in the criminals’ sights because they collect more personal data than ever before. Some…...

8+ hour, 58+ min ago   (218+ words) Major housebuilder Berkeley warns that property buyers are waiting to see what next month’s Budget contains before taking the plunge. Berkeley said it was receiving “good and stable levels of enquiries”, but customers “without an immediate need to move” were…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (531+ words) Long-term empty homes total tops 300,000 More than one million landlords could switch to alternative deposit products for their tenants amid proposals to abolish insured tenancy deposit schemes. The Government has hinted at ending insured deposits as part of reforms of…...

3+ day, 15+ 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, 5+ hour ago   (369+ words) BREAKING: Landlord register to launch in December The sale of Henry Adams, which completed on the 1st September, is significant. The reason is that the majority of its income comes from residential sales not residential lettings. Until recently it was difficult…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (297+ words) The total amount of mortgages approved is up 11% on the first three months of the year, new Bank of England figures reveal. At £77.4billion for the three months from April to June, the amount is also 31.7% higher than the same period…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (955+ words) The latest figures show a market that remains subdued, but they also highlight why national averages can disguise what is happening at an individual property and buyer level. This month, rather than report on nationally averages, due to the huge…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (234+ words) Derelict properties are attracting average asking prices of nearly £240,000 in some locations, new figures reveal. Development opportunities in the South East are reaching £237,500, according to the property portal LandSale. The typical asking price for a derelict home across Britain stands…...

6+ day, 8+ hour 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, 8+ hour ago   (210+ words) Homeowners are set to face higher mortgage costs this week ahead of the latest Bank of England interest rate decision. Swap rates, which lenders use to determine the amount they charge for mortgages, have risen to a three-year high. Uncertainty…...