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Number of properties advertised for sale up almost 40%
The housing market has expanded considerably with a substantially greater volume of homes for sale than in recent months
Mortgage Advice Bureau partners with ViewMyChain
During an interview, which you can watch here, ViewMyChain’s COO explained the issues faced by his advisers due to the lack of transparency in the home buying and selling process.
New service aims to help renters build credit score
The new service offers monthly reporting of rental payments to credit agencies and Equifax-powered advice for tenants
Average homebuyer in England shells out £76,000 within first year
A GetAgent study found the initial annual cost of ownership can rise as high as £209,329 in some areas
Agents invited to transform property pics into a snow globe
DCTR joins forces with Agents Giving to raise money for charity
Criminals occupying nearly 280,000 rented sector homes
Fraudsters and other rogue tenants are estimated to be residing in almost £83bn worth of UK property
Developer launches £1bn Build-to-Rent platform
The joint venture will target both the single-family and multifamily BTR sectors.
Chancellor to reverse stamp duty cut as he announces higher taxes and spending reductions
The key announcements as house prices predicted to fall.
Rightmove responds to suggestion that it now allows sellers to list directly on the portal
Property buyer Henry Pryor posted this tweet: ‘@Rightmove, are you allowing sellers to list directly on your platform now?’ Here’s why…
Estate agents to feature in new prime time reality TV show
A new realty TV show will follow eight estate agent hopefuls competing against each other, closing deals and doing whatever it takes to get sales over the line, to win the grand prize
Falling house prices to push homeowners into negative equity
House prices are generally expected to fall next year, with Savills predicting a drop of 10% by the end of 2023
New rent cap announced to protect tenants from rising cost of living
The minister says the rent announcement has been made now ‘to give the sector time to plan’
Government’s strategy for the private rented sector ‘lies in tatters’
Warning comes ahead of speculation of a further tax hike on rented housing ahead of the Autumn statement
Treat PropTech like a member of staff, agents advised
Agents should be prepared to devote time and effort to embed technology properly, says Kristjan Byfield
Annual house price growth slows – industry reaction
Much of the volatility we’ve seen in house price movements over the last few months is a relic of the stamp duty holiday which ran until September 2021, it has been suggested.
Potential first-time buyers prepared to tighten belts for deposit savings
A study by Rightmove has found would-be homeowners are making sacrifices to help them get on the ladder
Secretary of State statement on social housing standards
Michael Gove addressed Parliament on social housing standards, following the tragic death of Awaab Ishak
Barclays offers mortgage customers up to £2,000 for green improvements
The pilot scheme is available to residential borrowers to help with the cost of energy efficiency-related work