Housing Supply Crisis is Worsening, says Rightmove
The shortage of supply on the housing market is worsening, says Rightmove. The property portal has found that the number…
HouseSimple Defends New Fee Structure
After introducing a pay-as-you-go fee option, which includes a success fee, online agent HouseSimple explains what its customers want. The…
Owning property a pipe-dream for many renters
A discouraging report suggests that a high number of private renters in the UK believe that they will never be…
Generation Rent Urges Vendors to Sell for Less
Tenant group Generation Rent is urging vendors to sell their homes for less than they are worth, in a bid…
New property listings rise by 7.1% in June
Research conducted by online estate agents HouseSimple.com has revealed that the number of UK homeowners putting their property on the…
Average Estate Agent Fee is 1.3% for 15th Consecutive Month
The UK’s largest conveyancing firm, Myhomemove, has revealed that the average estate agent fee in June was 1.3%, for the…
Rent arrears rise during June
A concerning new report has indicated that there was a sharp increase in rent arrears during June. The survey, compiled…
Rising Interest Rates and the Housing Market
The Bank of England (BoE) Governor, Mark Carney, has suggested that interest rates will rise around the start of next…
Leading figures discuss more mortgage reforms
Leading figures from the mortgage industry have recently met with the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Harriet Baldwin, to discuss…
Agents and Landlords to Challenge Licensing Scheme
Croydon Council’s landlord licensing scheme is due to be introduced on 1st October 2015. However, the London borough may face…