UK house prices picked up In July, rising at its quickest since November, the Halifax has said. Halifax says prices during May, June and July rose by 3.3% compared to last year, with…
House prices in London are continuing to slump, with average asking prices down just over £11,000 year on year. Smaller homes with one or two bedrooms have seen the largest…
Leasehold homes have been around for hundreds of years, but in the past few months the ground rent scandal has exploded.It has come to light that over the past decade,…
The Government have announced plans to introduce a minimum tenancy term of three years. This is a government proposal to give people renting homes in England more security. Figures show…
Shares in Countrywide were down 8.3% at 81.557 pence each at Thursday midday, having hit as low as 67.70p earlier in the session. Countrywide shares have fallen nearly 90% since…
Due to Government intervention and economic uncertainty, the growth of the private rented sector in the UK has slowed down. However, affordability issues for first time buyers is expected to…
The home buying and selling process in England and Wales has come under great scrutiny in the last year, with experts claiming it is fundamentally flawed. With such a low…
It is a thought common amongst property buyers today that many conveyancing firms are not responding quickly enough to “21st century mindsets”, leaving consumers frustrated and in the dark…
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published a response to a call for evidence on improving the home buying and selling process. Here follows a concise…