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Home buyer activity has begun to pick up again following a summer lull, despite higher mortgage rates continuing to squeeze...

Richard Donnell, executive director at Zoopla, said: “Many buyers have taken a ‘wait and see’ approach over the summer months...

The salary required to rent an average home in London has fallen by 17% year-on-year, marking a significant shift in...

House Buyer Bureau’s latest Fall-Through Index found 67,489 UK property transactions collapsed in Q1 2026, adding £239.2m in costs to...

Homebuyers in the UK are now allocating 21.3% of their gross household income to initial mortgage repayments, marking the highest...

Data from Pepper Money found that families paid almost £80,000 more to live within walking distance of an Outstanding-rated nursery...

Rent-related crowdfunding campaigns in the UK have increased by 60% since 2022, according to data from GoFundMe, with more than...

Private tenants in England are spending more than a third of their household income on rent, according to new analysis...

The UK rental market displayed significant regional variation in April 2026, with Scotland and Northern Ireland recording strong monthly growth...

UK homebuyers are experiencing the most challenging mortgage affordability conditions since 2008, with initial repayments consuming 21.3% of gross income...