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Buyer demand for properties capable of generating their own energy has increased significantly, according to Rightmove data, with 63% of movers preferring homes that produce most or all of their own p
Development finance lender Atelier has provided a £7.3 million loan to fund the acquisition and construction of 17 apartments on a brownfield site in Lewisham, south-east London. The transaction was s
Colchester-based estate and lettings agent Boydens has secured its first block management clients in London, marking a geographical expansion for the firm's property management division. The company n
Annual house price growth in the UK decelerated for the fourth consecutive month in August, according to the latest Land Registry data, with the average property price reaching £272,611. The Land Regi
Buy-to-let mortgage lending increased by 20.6% in the second quarter of 2026, according to UK Finance, though the comparison reflects an unusually weak baseline from 2025. Remortgaging activity drove
Specialist finance broker Churchbridge Capital has removed borrower broker fees on its core bridging loans and introduced a cashback scheme that returns a proportion of lender commissions to customers
The number of properties available for sale in London's prime market fell by 3.4% during the three months to September 2025, according to data from Benham and Reeves. The decline occurred during a per
Financial markets are anticipating two interest rate increases before the end of the year following inflation rising from 3.1% to 3.5% between August and September. The consumer prices index jump, dri
Three-quarters of homebuyers conduct property searches after 5pm when most estate agency offices are closed, according to research by Street.co.uk. A survey of 1,073 recent buyers found 40% browse bet
Shawbrook has provided £1.57m in development finance to WS Dunsire & Sons for the conversion of a former hotel and restaurant into a veterinary hospital in Stirling. The 14-month facility funded
Quantum Development Finance has provided £30 million in debt funding to Asset Capital for the development of Melbury Court, a 232-bed purpose-built student accommodation scheme in Durham. The project
The number of homebuyers taking out mortgages exceeding £500,000 has increased significantly outside London and the South East, according to data from Savills. In the year to October, 3,875 buyers in
Landlords will not face an increase in Capital Gains Tax liabilities following confirmation that Chancellor John Healey will not raise rates in next week's Budget. Analysis shows that aligning CGT wit
Rightmove and several major UK banks experienced service disruptions following a power failure at Google's Europe-West2 data centre in London. The outage affected logged-in services at the property po
Analysis of Zoopla listings reveals that 165,647 of the 403,962 properties on the market in England have undergone price reductions. The South East recorded the highest proportion at 43.9%, whilst the
Prime London's property market is experiencing a slowdown driven by hesitant buyers and sellers maintaining unrealistic price expectations, according to a buying agent operating in the capital. Viewin
Properties in Motherwell, Scotland are five times more likely to find a buyer within three months compared to homes in north west London, according to new data from Zoopla. The portal's analysis revea
Three-quarters of homebuyers conduct property searches after 5pm when most estate agency offices are closed, according to research by Street.co.uk. A survey of 1,073 recent buyers found 40% browse bet
The average shelf-life for mortgage products fell to 13 days in October, down from 14 days in September, according to Moneyfacts data. For 2026 as a whole, mortgage product shelf-life has averaged jus
Partridge Homes has appointed Katie Fisher as property manager, the third addition to its lettings division since May 2026. The Birmingham-based agency agreed close to 40 new rentals in September 2026
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