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As part of our coverage of the general election, we take a look at stamp duty and what the two major political parties are saying about it.
The average rent for new lets in the UK is £1,226 after a +6.6% rise in the last year. Rents for new lets will rise more slowly this year, but only a major supply boost will help with rental affordability.
House prices have fallen 0.1% over the last year while market activity continues to improve with a higher supply and more sales agreed. Here’s the latest on the UK housing market from the Zoopla House Price Index for May 2024.
The announcement of the UK general election for July 4th 2024 has come earlier than expected—but what does this mean for the housing market?
A third of homes for sale are cheaper to buy than rent, with the average first-time buyer saving £93 a month on a mortgage instead of renting.
New research finds that period properties cost the equivalent of a small mortgage in maintenance and upkeep.
New data reveals the huge energy savings found with new-build homes, cutting bills by 57% or £1,685 a year on average.
The challenges facing first time buyers and uspizers right now all boil down to one thing: affordability. And buyers in the south of England are suffering the most on this front. Our Executive Director of Research, Richard Donnell, takes a look at what’s happening in the housing market.
