What is currently happening in the UK property market?

Former residential development partners at Knight Frank have launched Priestley Wish, an independent agency based in Stratford-upon-Avon. Thew new agency provides new homes and residential sales as well as land and development services. Led by Jonny Wish and Chris Priestley, the new company is designed to support clients, from taking strategic land through to planning…

Despite the Government’s extension of the EPC C rating deadline to 2030, billions of pounds of refurbishment investment will still be required to bring England’s private rented homes up to standard, according to Octane Capital boss Jonathan Samuels (pictured). Analysis by the specialist lender shows that 50.1% of privately rented homes in England currently sit…

Buyers are spending a larger proportion of their income on mortgage repayments than at any point since the financial crisis of 2008, it has been revealed. It means affordability pressures is impacting demand in many regions in Britain’s housing market. The latest analysis from UK Finance, the trade body for the banking and finance industry, shows…

Rightmove is helping lettings agents handle rent increases more efficiently on its Tenancy Manager Platform. It has launched a rent review capability on the platform following changes to the rent increases process, introduced by the Renters’ Rights Act. Rightmove claims that the new functionality is one of the most requested updates from letting agents. It…

Regional house price data from the indices is reporting small falls in the South West and East, through to 5-6% rises in the North East, and at a city level – although the falls are similar. The Land Registry is reporting Oxford falling the most (-2.6%) while Hometrack are reporting Belfast as the highest climber…

Rightmove is launching a new TV ad campaign it says will “support agents by driving confident, better-informed home-movers to their properties”. Filmed in the north of England, the ‘hero advert’ brings to life moments of belief experienced by movers across Britain. These moments are visualised through a distinctive ‘glow’ that appears as people begin to…