HOUSING NEWS

The housing market is set to slow after the biggest price rise for two years. The value of a typical home hit £269,000 in January, up 4.9 per cent on a year earlier, according to the Office for National Statistics. It was the fastest increase since January 2023 and came as lower interest rates and […]

There are currently 8% more homes for sale and 9% more sales agreed than there were 12 months ago on Rightmove. However, Yorkshire’s largest independent estate agent, Dacre, Son & Hartley’s own figures are significantly outperforming the national market. During January and February, the company has seen a 15% increase in homes for sale and […]

Strict rules on mortgage lending could be loosened to allow more people to borrow for a home, as regulators respond to a call to boost the economy.

New leasehold flats in England and Wales are set to be banned under the latest government plans to reform home ownership.

House buying is to be modernised to prevent thousands of transactions from falling through, the Government has announced. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has unveiled plans for a fully digitised home buying process that would give conveyancers and lenders clear information and hopefully stop chains from collapsing. Around one million property transactions […]

Strict rules on mortgage lending could be loosened to allow more people to borrow for a home, as regulators respond to a call to boost the economy…

A record number of new sellers have come on to the UK housing market since Boxing Day, while the average price and the number of sales agreed also increased, pointing to a busier 2025, according to a report. The average price of a property coming to market rose by 1.7%, or £5,992, this month to […]

Upcoming changes to stamp duty will “motivate” first-time buyers to buy a property, according to the Halifax.

Mortgage approvals saw a surprise fall in November after Rachel Reeves’s Budget resulted in higher borrowing rates, Bank of England figures showed yesterday.

UK house prices rose at their fastest monthly rate of the year in November with further increases expected next year, the Halifax has said.