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<p>Properties across the UK are taking longer to let as affordability pressures impact the rental market, with average rents edging down 0.1% month-on-month to £1,301 in February 2026. London has seen rents decline for the fourth consecutive month, whilst over half of local authorities now have aver...

<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves met with leaders from 13 building societies to discuss first-time buyer support measures. Building societies now account for 35% of all first-time buyer lending, with nearly half going to borrowers under 30.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.propertywire.com/news/build...

<p>Bristol City Council is consulting on a two-tier penalty system that would increase fines by 20% for landlords who breach regulations when housing vulnerable tenants. The proposed measures have drawn criticism from industry bodies concerned about potential impacts on housing supply for those most...

<p>Estate agencies in the UK are experiencing increased targeting by cyber criminals due to the sensitive financial and personal data they handle. According to government data, 43% of UK businesses have experienced cyber security breaches recently, with 22% of 2025 breaches beginning with stolen cre...

<p>The Conveyancing Foundation has expanded its annual industry event from National Conveyancing Week to National Conveyancing Month, with March 2026 dedicated to professional development and charitable activities. The charity has scheduled video seminars, networking events and a quiz competition th...

Agents are sticking to their guns in recent Intel Index surveys, arguing that their existing pipelines look better than a few months ago — and that their hopes are higher for the year ahead. Their cautious optimism is about to be put to the test.

While CEOs trade barbs, real estate agents are focused on how to take home more in commissions this year than last year.

Jon Minerick, CEO of homecoin.com, unpacks his a la carte real estate model, why most flat-fee companies fail, and how AI could fundamentally reshape transactions, careers, and society itself.

<p>Keir Starmer’s downfall has been branded an inevitability by an expert at property group Knight Frank. Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at the real estate consultancy, responded to the Labour Party coming third behind Reform and the Green Party in last week’s by-election on Thursday. The...

<p>Mark Hughes is property finance expert at Pure Property Finance  Melton Building Society announced that they’re now offering 0% mortgages to customers. However, are these too good to be true? The deal is a five-year fix at 5.99 per cent with a £199 application fee, and £199 cashback upon completi...

<p>New builds are taking a greater share of construction activity in the UK and Ireland, analysis from chain management firm Once For All has found. New build projects accounted for over £360bn since 2018-19, representing 74% of total construction value. The value of new build projects have risen by...

<p>Rents rose by 1.9% across new tenancies in the year to November 2025, the lowest level of growth in four years, Zoopla research shows. The cost of renting has swelled significantly in the past five years, as more than half (52%) of local authorities across Great Britain how have average rents of ...

<p>Flat leaseholders in England and Wales paid an average service charge of £200.42 a month in 2025, Hamptons research shows. This represents a yearly increase of 4.6%, and amounts to an annual total of £2,405. The average service charge rose 32.6% over the last five years and 55.6% over the last de...

NEXA Lending’s Loren Riddick urges FHA to revisit HECM MIP pricing, and to scrutinize reverse-to-reverse refinances and closing costs.

Private lending has matured. What was once a fragmented, relationship-driven corner of real estate finance has evolved into an increasingly institutional, multi-state industry with sophisticated counterparties, warehouse lines, and capital partners. Yet one critical area still receives far less atte...

<p>MERA Investment Management has provided a £3 million bridging loan to finance the acquisition and conversion of a mixed-use property on City Road, near Old Street in London. The borrower plans to convert the office building into 21 residential flats under permitted development rules.</p> <p>The p...

<p>London estate agency Dexters has reported an 11% revenue increase to £247 million for the 2024-25 financial year, with underlying operating profit rising 10% to £52 million. The company has announced plans to double its revenue over the next five years through organic growth and acquisitions.</p>...

<p>London estate agency Dexters has reported revenue of £247m for the year ended 30 September 2025, an 11% increase from the previous year, with profits rising 10% to £52m. The firm attributed 9% of revenue growth to organic expansion, with the remainder generated through acquisitions.</p> <p>The po...

Listings rose 9% from last year, but 36 states are still below 2019 and Chicago and Connecticut remain about 70% under pre-pandemic supply.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac added a combined $12.5 billion in agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) to their retained portfolios in January.