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Rachel Reeves The chancellor Rachel Reeves is said to be considering proposals from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to simplify mortgage lending rules with a view to making it easier for homebuyers to get a foot on the housing ladder.…

Savills said in a trading update that it now expects full-year performance for 2024 to be in line with the board’s expectations and substantially ahead of of the previous year. The company said yesterday that it expects the challenging macro…

Landmark’s newly released Q4 Residential Property Trends report offers a comprehensive analysis of property data from the last quarter of 2024, examining the entire residential property transaction chain – making it the most extensive cross-market analysis of the property sector…

Sandy Bastin Regardless of whether you’re renting to students, housemates, or a married couple, a tenant changeover or early termination can have repercussions – particularly when it comes to potential deposit disputes. This month, we’re exploring an Insured deposit protection…

The Mather Partnership, a well-established estate agency in Cornwall, has announced the opening of its second office located right in the heart of East Quay, Hayle. The company has long covered the Helston property market, with an office based on Meneage…

Fine & Country’s Fylde Coast team Fine & Country has announced the latest addition to its UK network. Fylde Coast is home to the estate agency’s newest location. The office is headed up by Paul Hardy, sales manager. The team…

Savills appoints new head of lettings in Barnes Harry Burge Savills has appointed Harry Burge to lead the lettings department at its Barnes office, part of the firm’s south west London parks region. Burge began his property career in 2018…

UK borrowing costs are set to be cut next month in what could be the first of multiple interest rate cuts in 2025. Pressure is growing on the Bank of England to resume cutting interest rates next month after official…

This is the first ‘UK Property Market Stats Show’ of 2025. It reflects on the week ending Sunday, 12th January 2025. I am joined by this week’s special guest, Ben Madden, an estate agent from West London to discuss the…

Landlords are moving fast to evict tenants as the government’s ban on Section 21 evictions looms, campaigners have warned. Housing charities want the passage of the Renters’ Rights Bill to be sped up, with more than 100,000 households now having…