3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (192+ words) Chestertons recorded its strongest level of buyer enquiries in 10 months during August as activity improved in London’s housing market. Vendor instructions rose by 14% year-on-year (YoY) as more homes came to market ahead of the autumn selling period. Data from TwentyEA…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (394+ words) The number of real estate and property services firms in critical financial distress rose by 6.8% year-on-year (YoY) to 7,641 in Q2 2026, according to BTG’s Red Flag Alert research. A further 88,855 firms were in significant financial distress, up by 9% from the same period…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (349+ words) Only 9% of UK private landlords would move directly to a deposit alternative product if the Government abolished insured tenancy deposit schemes, research from Zero Deposit found. Based on the Government’s estimate of 2.86 million private landlords, this equated to about 266,736 landlords....

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (141+ words) Effective from tomorrow, 10th September, the changes will apply to a number of 2-, 3- and 5-year fixed-rate products. Nationwide Building Society will increase selected mortgage rates across its new business and existing member ranges from tomorrow, 10th September. They will affect new and…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (374+ words) An estimated 8,553 homes are being listed for sale with tenants in situ across England, according to analysis by The Letting Partnership. They accounted for 1.8% of the estimated 470,922 homes listed for sale. Yorkshire and the Humber had the highest proportion of…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (241+ words) Brokers in England and Wales now have access to its standard and specialist products. Scottish Building Society has expanded its mortgage lending, giving brokers in England and Wales access to its standard and specialist products. The move extends its existing…...

5+ day, 4+ min ago   (221+ words) More than one in 20 complaints made to financial services firms take more than eight weeks to resolve, according to analysis from Huntswood. The analysis of the latest Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) opened complaints data found 5.56% of complaints took longer than…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (404+ words) County Durham scored 86.2 on the index with its average house price at £138,767, while annual price growth stood at 4.7%. County Durham has been ranked as the UK’s top emerging property hotspot, according to analysis from Muve. The conveyancing firm used data…...

5+ day, 37+ min ago   (561+ words) Families need an extra £8,000 a year to reach a minimum acceptable standard of living when private renting, according to research from the Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP) at Loughborough University. Its Minimum Income Standard (MIS) report noted that…...

5+ day, 45+ min ago   (195+ words) Countrywide Surveying Services has renewed its valuation services contract with Coventry Building Society for a further five years, with the agreement also covering Co-op Bank. Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has extended its long-standing relationship with Coventry Building Society under a…...