Ryan Bembridge

The majority of homebuyers are planning to house hunt throughout the Christmas period in hopes of beating the spring stamp duty relief deadline, analysis from Lomond shows. Some 93% of house hunters are hopeful of completing their purchase by 31 March 2025, after which the nil rate will drop from

London has been labelled the most attractive European city for residential investors based on factors like location, connectivity, market fundamentals and innovation. London is seen as healthy in terms of the ratio of the population that’s in work, as well as the number of students and young peop

Rental demand for property in Central London surged by 15% in 2024, analysis from Foxtons shows. This contrasts with West and South London, both of which saw falling rental demand of -20% and -11% respectively. Demand is measured in terms of the number of tenants registering their interest wit

The UK Inflation rate jumped from 2.3% to 2.6% in October, meaning it’s fallen further from the Bank of England’s 2% target. The next base rate decision will be made today, while the first announcement in 2025 will be made on 6 February. The data means it’s expected that the Bank will hold the

Three members of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee voted for a 0.25% rate cut, though they were outvoted by fellow members to see the base rate remain at 4.75%. The inflation rate rose from 1.7% in September to 2.6% in November, falling further from the Bank’s 2% target. However those three

Twice as many tenants are enquiring for each rental property compared to 2019, Rightmove data shows. Each property now receives 11 enquiries, double the 6 we saw in 2019. In the peak months it gets even more competitive, as in the summer agents were receiving 19 enquiries per property. This co

Members of Parliament, Peers and housing organisations have called for the government to bring a quarter of a million long-term empty homes back into use. There are 265,000 homes in England that have been vacant for over six months, and at the same time over 123,000 households live in expensive t

People living in London purchased 5.7% of all homes sold outside the capital in 2024, the lowest proportion in 10 years, analysis from Hamptons shows. This compares to a peak of 8.2% in 2022 and 7.8% last year, and suggests Londoners are no longer shopping further afield when it comes to buying p

Buyers agreed sales at 3.6% below the asking price in recent weeks, meaning buyers still have wiggle room when it comes to negotiating with sellers. That is according to Zoopla, which found that the gap between asking and agreed prices stood at 3.2% over the summer, while they peaked at 4.6% in l

By Steve Richmond, General Manager, Reapit UK&I The holidays are a time when many of us reflect on the comforts of home: a safe space shared with loved ones and warmth on a cold night. But for hundreds of thousands across England that dream is nowhere near reality. Homelessness has reached