What does the Spring budget 2024 announcement mean for renters, homeowners and landlords Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his annual Spring budget and experts are disappointed Ideal Home · Mar 6, 2024
Thinking of moving home in 2024 but not sure it's a good idea? This is what the property experts want you to know We’ve asked the experts for their views on whether 2024 is a good year to move home Ideal Home · Jan 15, 2024
Cash buyers have accounted for around a third of home sales in 2023 – Zoopla People buying homes without a mortgage are often older, wealthier and buying cheaper properties. The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2023
Zoopla has good news for renters in 2024 – rental prices are finally slowing down, but don't celebrate just yet Zoopla reports the growth of rents is set to slow down in the new year – signalling the tide of the rental market turning Ideal Home · Dec 12, 2023
Annual pace of UK rental prices growth expected to halve by end of 2024 Annual rental prices growth is running at 9.7% but Zoopla expects this to slow to 5% by December 2024. The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023
‘A buyer’s market’: average £18,000 knocked off UK property asking price, says Zoopla Average discount stands at five-year high despite ongoing long-term shortage of homes for sale The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023
£18,000 typically ‘shaved off’ asking prices to achieve house sales – Zoopla In London and the South East, sellers are discounting properties by around £25,000, according to new figures. The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023
London house prices fall as UK market undergoes most dramatic slowdown since 2009 Homes in London are better value for money, reports Zoopla, but higher mortgage rates have impacted sales Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2023
Prices falling in most local housing markets in UK, Zoopla finds All local markets in London, South and East England registered annual house price falls. The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023
OPINION - The London Question: Is this the answer to our housing crisis? Rents are soaring, yet offices go unused in Canary Wharf and the City as we WFH. Can’t they be turned into new homes? Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2023
German inflation falls to 4.5%; UK home sellers increase discounts; mortgage rates ease – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023
UK house prices declined at fastest rate since 2009 in August Demand among home buyers has fallen, but in the rental sector there is a ‘yawning gap’ between the strong demand for homes and supply, Rics said. Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023
House prices declined at fastest rate since 2009 in August – surveyors Demand among home buyers has fallen, but in the rental sector there is a ‘yawning gap’ between the strong demand for homes and supply, Rics said. The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
Mortgage costs dampen affordability despite falling London house prices and rising wages London’s price-to-earnings ratio is in single digits for the first time in 11 years Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2023
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023 Number of house sales this year ‘on track to be lowest since 2012’ The number of house sales with a mortgage is expected to be nearly a third lower this year compared with 2022, Zoopla said.
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023 Is now a good or a bad time to put your home on the market? Uncertainty over mortgage rates and house prices mean would-be house sellers have some careful weighing-up to do. By Vicky Shaw.
The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023 Housing markets where homes cost over £300,000 ‘more exposed to price falls’ Four in five local housing markets currently registering annual price falls have average prices of more than £300,000, Zoopla said.
The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023 Locations with biggest concentrations of property value rises and falls revealed Some property value falls have been concentrated in southern England, while the North and Midlands have been hotspots for homes rising in value.
The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023 42% of house sellers ‘shaving over 5% off asking prices to achieve a sale’ Zoopla said its view is that 5% mortgage rates represent a ‘tipping point’ for the housing market.
Nottingham Post · Jun 20, 2023 Tenants are now spending an average of more than 28% of their earnings on rent It's the highest proportion seen in a decade
Wales Online · Jun 20, 2023 Average British tenant is now spending more than 28% of their earnings on rent It's the highest proportion seen in a decade
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023 Rental costs now account for over 28% of earnings in decade high – report The latest report from Zoopla revealed the proportion of tenants falling behind with rental payments has doubled to 8% in the last six months.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2023 Hunt rules out mortgage support or food price caps; Mortgage ticking time bomb is ‘now exploding’ – as it happened Jeremy Hunt faces calls to introduce mortgage interest tax relielf from Conservative MPs at Treasury Questions, and rules out price caps on food
Manchester Evening News · Jun 16, 2023 Warning over house sales this summer as mortgage rates rise again Property experts say rising interest rates are continuing to dampen the housing market
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023 Average fixed mortgage rates edge closer to 6% as more deals are hiked The typical two-year fixed-rate deal was sitting at 5.98% on Friday, Moneyfactscompare.co.uk said.