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It's a buyer’s market at the moment with properties selling for £16,000 below asking price on average, according to Zoopla.Thanks to a glut of homes being listed, it has created an opportunity for canny buyers to muscle in, haggle and grab themselves a bargain.Negotiation isn’t a natural skill for many, no matter how many episodes of Location, Location, Location they’ve watched. But help is at hand.Phil Spencer, co-presenter of the Channel 4 show and one of Britain’s most popular property experts, alongside two other buying agents, here reveal the secrets...

Newly listed asking prices fell this month, according to Rightmove, as sellers attempted to sell amid decade-high competition to secure buyers.New seller asking prices dropped by 0.3 per cent, the equivalent of £1,277 in June to £378,240.This is an unusual dip for June, according to the property portal. This month's price drop compares to an average increase in June of 0.4 per cent over the last ten years.There are likely a number of factors causing the dip in asking prices. Rightmove says the fall may be a delayed response to the stamp...

By ANNE ASHWORTH Updated: 05:45 EDT, 15 June 2025

By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 17:01 EDT, 4 June 2025

Those who dream of living by the sea might be put off by prices in well-known coastal enclaves like Sandbanks and Salcombe.Both are notoriously expensive, and out of reach for many.New findings by Lloyds Banking Group show average property prices in Sandbanks, Dorset, stand at £965,708 - and that is down 3 per cent on a year ago. In Salcombe, Devon, average property prices have climbed to more than £820,000.But buyers seeking a home by the beach need not give up hope. Across Britain, the average price of a property on...

House prices rose at their fastest rate for two years in the twelve months to February, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.The average UK property rose in value by £13,000 across the year, or 5.4 per cent, based on provisional estimates by the ONS. This was more than the 4.8 per cent rise in the 12 months to January, and is the highest level of growth seen since December 2022 when prices went up by 7.3 per cent. The growth has been attributed to buyers seeking to...

My investments are a mix of funds, shares and investment trusts and I find them hard to keep track of. With markets moving fast and a constant stream of news, what do I need to consider to make sure my investments are diversified and keep up?This is Money replies: The events of the past five years have kept investors on their toes and the pace of news shows no sign of slowing down.Since 2020, investors have dealt with the Covid 19 pandemic and its lockdowns, the cost of living crisis, interest...

Property is a favorite British conversation topic. It feels as if everyone has an opinion on where house prices are heading, the next property hotspot or where homes should - and shouldn't - be built.But to get a true sense of what's driving the market, it is worth listening to the people who live and breathe property day in, day out. In this new series, we will be putting an expert through their paces each month.We want to know their view on all of the hot-button topics mentioned above as well...

The number of Canadian 'snowbirds' planning to sell their second homes in sunny Florida and Arizona has surged this spring, with many of them put off by the sudden chill that has blanketed relations between their homeland and the US.Real estate agents say they are seeing more Canadians cashing out, further lowering property prices in warm-weather states that have long attracted retirees and tourists from snowy Canada.Canadians spent close to $6 billion on US real estate from April 2023 to March 2024 - making up 13 percent of all foreign...

By JAMIE BULLEN Updated: 08:37 EDT, 9 April 2025