With the current property and mortgage market a little uncertain just now, it might be worth doing so a bit at a time if you do need to move. What is let-to-let? Instead of selling your current home and buying a new one, you could look at letting out your […]
Security technology has changed dramatically in recent years, and UK landlords are leveraging this technology to create more attractive properties for their tenants. Want to learn more about the technology providing smoother management for UK landlords? Keep reading as we explore the top physical security tools, from access control to […]
The latest figures for house prices across the country show a slip in value in the run up to September and December 2022 but this is not uncommon, as less people often move during the run in to Christmas and New Year with less buyer demand than say Spring/Summer on […]
Research from eXp UK, the network of personal estate agents, has revealed just how fragmented the UK property market is, with buyers able to purchase more than two homes for the average UK house price across 5% of local authorities, while in the most expensive areas of the market, the same […]
In September 2021, according to Moneyfacts, the average two-year fixed mortgage rate was 2.38%, and the average two-year variable tracker rate was 2.25%. By February 2023, after numerous bank base rate increases since December 2021, taking it from 0.1% to 3.5%, the average two-year fixed rate was 5.58% in January, and the average […]
Over half of UK adults expect to inherit at least one residential property during their lifetime, but many are unaware of what the Probate process looks like, how long it takes to get the keys, and if there are any associated costs. To help those of you unsure of what […]
2022 has been another crazy year for the UK property market, following 2021 when the pandemic property market boom, fuelled by the stamp duty holiday, sent buyers into overdrive and pushed house prices to record highs. Despite the first increase to interest rates coming in December 2021, the market continued […]
Buying a house has always been a stress-inducing endeavour for first-time buyers, but recent months have seen the process get a lot more difficult. This is not in the least due to significant hikes in mortgage interest rates, which continue a recent tradition of new buyers getting priced out of […]
Lee Martin, Head of UK for Unlatch, the new homes sales progression and aftercare platform for developers and housebuilders, provides his thoughts on what we should and could expect from the new homes property sector and reality of 2023. With 2022 coming to a close, the UK finds itself under somewhat […]
House prices saw the biggest monthly drop since October 2008, with rising borrowing and living costs forcing many to put their dreams of owning a home to a halt. The average UK property price fell by 2.3% in November, in its third consecutive month of decline, according to the latest […]
