London-focussed property data firm LonRes says there are signs of green shoots in the capital’s prime housing market.

A survey of 2,000 adults by lender Together sheds light on parental help for first time buyers.

Typically, rents rise in line with wages - which, in turn, tend to track inflation or increase at a slightly lower rate. From the late 90s, when buy-to-let mortgages first became available, and the industry took off, up until the pandemic, that averaged out at around 2-3% a year.

Knight Frank says that the Bank of England base rate is likely to stay unchanged at 5.25 per cent for at least the next few months.

Rental sector and property industry views are split over the controversial idea of allowing first time buyers to put down a one per cent deposit and to get government-secured 99 per cent mortgages.

Almost 2m aspiring homeowners do not think they will be able to follow in the footsteps of their parents by owning a property, research suggests.

Propertymark has used its website and link with a property inspection service to urge letting agents to work with private tenants on issues of mould and damp.

Total value of UK housing fell marginally in 2023 by 0.3 per cent or £27 billion, but remains significantly higher than the pre-pandemic average.

Building homes on brownfield land will be turbocharged under a major shake-up to planning rules promised by the UK government.

Downsizers across England and Wales could unlock an average £305,090 by moving from a four bed to a two-bed home, according to the latest analysis from Savills.

New research has found the UK areas selling homes the most above list price.

Growing confidence in the property sales market and lower mortgage costs led to a 21 per cent increase in the number of house hunters submitting offers for properties, according to data from London estate agency Chestertons.

Increasing numbers of mortgage lenders are pulling decent deals as swap rates rise.

A property agency has analysed the lending and housing markets to work out why so many mortgage applicants are couples.

Industry leaders in both real estate and PropTech view AI/Automation and Big Data as the two major gamechangers in the next three to five years, with more than 78% of industry leaders in real estate looking to adopt AI in the next few years, according to a new survey.

The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association reveals that confidence has returned to the mortgage market, with sentiment improving steadily month by month in the last quarter of 2023.

The housing market is "turning a page" with fewer price reductions and higher achieved prices, Hamptons claims.

London landlords have started the new year by dropping their rents according to lettings agency Chestertons, whose data suggests that there are 41 per cent more rental properties currently available in London than there were a year ago.

The most popular regions in Europe for prospective expats and holiday home owners have been revealed by sales website Your Overseas Home.

Savills rental growth forecasts predict a robust 4.8 per cent annual growth over the next five years in the West Midlands for the industrial sector for units over 100,000 square feet.