UK Finance: Mortgage borrowing falls in Q2
The market is slowing down, as mortgage borrowing was lower than the same period a year ago in the second quarter of 2022, the Household Finance Review from trade body UK Finance shows.
Simon Clarke appointed housing secretary - who is he?
Simon Clarke has taken the role of housing secretary, ending Greg Clarke’s two-month stint in the role.
Runaway house price growth and inflation in Turkey
If you think house prices have been out of control in the UK, things can get far more extreme – as Turkey’s house price inflation demonstrates.
Five pre-Winter maintenance tasks you should undertake
Help me Fix highlights five maintenance tasks that homeowners need to consider before winter arrives and how current waiting times mean they’re best to get their house in order sooner rather than later.
Knight Frank surprised by strength of global property markets
Across the world property markets continued to perform well in the second quarter of the year, surprising agents Knight Frank.
Two organisations form property training group
Training company propertyCEO and the property investors network (pin) have partnered up to form The pin Partnership.
Scotland to freeze rents
Scotland has announced that it will freeze rents until Spring in a bid to mitigate the impact of rising energy bills.
You should haggle on new builds, new data confirms
While new builds come with a premium, they typically sell for 14% less than the original asking price, suggesting there’s some wiggle room for buyers who want to haggle for a better price, research from Unlatch has found.
300,000 new homes target to be ditched
Liz Truss’s appointment as Prime Minister means the Conservative manifesto pledge to build 300,000 homes a year is likely to be dead in the water.
NRLA: Landlords endangered by anti-social tenants under rental reform plans
Landlords would be put at risk by anti-social renters if rental changes like the ban on Section 21 evictions take place, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) warned.
