5+ hour, 29+ min ago   (710+ words) Average rents have been pushed higher after rental supply dropped for the first time in three years in July, Zoopla data shows. The portal says the main driver is scarcity rather than new regulations under the Renters’ Rights Act, with…...

5+ hour, 32+ min ago   (364+ words) A divide has opened up in the housing market, with the value of freehold houses continuing to climb while leasehold flats actively lose value. Analysis of the latest Land Registry data up to June 2026 reveals that flats and maisonettes are…...

5+ hour, 32+ 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…...

5+ hour, 32+ 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, 5+ 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, 12+ 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…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (333+ words) Rightmove is calling for agents to help bust myths about the property industry. It comes as research by the portal found that the common causes of delays during a property move are mostly outside of an agent’s direct control. Its…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (284+ words) One of the Britain’s most recognised and respected auctioneers, former NAVA Propertymark President, Colin Young, is celebrating the milestone of 40 years working in the auctioneering profession at Golding Young & Mawer. Having joined the previously named Lyall & Co as an assistant…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (293+ words) The property market was given a boost last week as buyer demand bounced back after some quieter summer months, according to Rightmove. A back-to-school leap in interest was higher this year than in the previous five, with a 5% jump. This…...

5+ day, 2+ 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…...