Halifax House Price Index:
- Monthly house price growth of 1.4% the biggest increase for six months
The lack of housing stock, rising inflation and rising mortgage rates could all lead to agents running out of stock in a worst-case scenario, TwentyEA has warned.
The overwhelming majority of buyers want the gazumping to be made illegal, a poll shows.
Buying off-plan property figures show sales of properties that are not yet built are on the rise:
Rental affordability is deteriorating in parts of England.
More is needed from the government in order to solve the housing crisis, according to Jason Berry, group sales and marketing director at Crystal Specialist Finance.
Two-thirds (67%) of landlords are confident about the buy-to-let market outlook in 2022, according to Stephanie Charman, head of strategic relationships at Sesame Bankhall Group.
With the sector showing signs that it’s set to rebound from a decline in pandemic output, Lee Martin, head of UK for property development optimisation platform Unlatch, believes now is the time for a housebuilding boom.
- Average UK House Price Exceeds £260,000
- Bank of England raises interest rates to 0.75%
- UK Rental Market Now 4th Largest in the World
- Derelict Sites Transformed Into New Homes
- British Homes Overpriced by As Much as 21%
- Property Prices Achieve 20-Year Record
- More Rental Homes Required
- First Time Buyers Contribution to Housing Market