Blog: Housing

14/11/2022 - The average price of property coming to the market drops by 1.1% (-£4,159) this month, which despite the weight of financial uncertainty is in line with the average 1.1% drop recorded in November during the

08/06/2022 - Is the housing bubble (finally) about to burst? After a record two years for the property market, prices and mortgage approvals are stuttering

Nathan Jackman-Smith of Jacskson Property compares the queues for fuel with the queues for property. Think of an estate agent’s office as a petrol filling station. Over the past eighteen months there have been queues of buyers...

The number of 95% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages has increased significantly in recent week, helping to fuel fresh demand for property, according to Statons....

until 30 June 2021, no stamp duty will be charged on a residential property bought for up to £500,000. This covers the majority of houses and flats in the UK. Until 30 September 2021, no stamp duty will be charged on a...

I'm sure you're aware of the Prime Minister's announcement about the latest national lockdown in England, as well as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's announcement regarding Scotland earlier today. I wanted to make sure you’re...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has just announced (12th May 2020 at 8pm) that the housing market in England can resume with estate and letting agents returning to work as early as tomorrow. Previously it was the travelling to...

Nathan Jackman-Smith has teamed up with Maroon Mortgages owner Tom Donativo to give an update on what you can do for securing a mortgage during lockdown. There are some great options available for people looking to remortgage,...

The UK property market has ground to a halt amid the coronavirus outbreak, but to what degree will house prices be affected by the slowdown? Here, Which? takes a look at what’s happened to house prices so far this year and...

On the 11th of March, Budget Day, all eyes will be on our new Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP. One group of English taxpayers will be especially interested in what, if any, changes there are to Stamp Duty....