Property buyers spending six hours weekly on portals
Homebuyers are spending an average of six hours per week browsing online property portals but many fail to conduct any in-person viewings, according to property search firm Stacks. The company…
Rightmove shares fall to five-year low on fee concerns
Rightmove’s share price has declined to a five-year low this week, dropping 15% over the past month amid concerns over planned fee increases and investment spending. The property portal’s shares…
Great Yarmouth landlords launch judicial review challenge
A landlord group has issued a pre-action legal notice challenging Great Yarmouth Borough Council’s selective licensing scheme, which is scheduled to commence on 1 April 2025. The Eastern Landlords Association…
Cohort Capital completes £20m Mayfair refinance in three weeks
Cohort Capital has completed a £20 million loan facility secured against a residential property in Mayfair, refinancing a private bank facility for an existing client within a three-week timeframe. The…
Mortgage lender halts repossession after domestic abuse case
A mortgage lender has suspended repossession proceedings on a property after a domestic abuse victim faced losing her home following her husband’s death in a fire he deliberately set in…
UK housing market indicators show improvement in January
The UK residential property market recorded its least negative readings in several months during January 2026, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) UK Residential Market Survey, though…
Government considers reviving Help to Buy scheme
The UK government is exploring the reintroduction of a Help to Buy-style equity loan scheme as new home sales decline and the target of delivering 1.5 million new homes by…
England and Wales housing market shows signs of stabilisation
The housing market in England and Wales showed signs of stabilisation in January following months of subdued activity, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics). The organisation’s monthly…
Glasgow tops UK residential investment city rankings
Glasgow has been ranked first in Colliers’ latest assessment of UK residential investment cities, which evaluates locations based on yield performance, economic indicators and ESG measures. The city recorded average…
Foxtons demands £200 check-out fee banned since 2019
Foxtons has been accused of attempting to charge a tenant a check-out fee nearly six years after such charges were prohibited under the Tenant Fees Act 2019. Tenant Rob Crossan…