Things to check before building a garden room 1. Planning permission There is a grey area when it comes to planning permission. Garden rooms usually fall within…

“I don’t think people are aware of the implications yet, particularly for listed homes,” said Ms Higgins. But the chronic shortage of homes currently for sale means…

“At the top end of the market, we have seen more people looking to miss out a rung of the ladder and move into larger properties than…

Just 10pc of London earners can afford to get on the property ladder in the capital, as house price growth across Britain rose at the fastest rate…

Most agree that Britain does not have enough homes. Among the most affected areas is south Tottenham, home to a thriving Orthodox Jewish community. It is also…

Londoners have spent a record £54.9bn on property outside the capital this year as the pandemic triggered the biggest exodus from the city in a generation, new…

If inflation continues unabated – some forecasts suggest it could reach 6.8pc by April – the rate rises could be faster and bigger. In its more extreme…

This year also saw the traditional price divide between the north and south narrow, with nine of the top 20 performing towns for price growth located in…

He added: “The scale of growth in Surrey and Hertfordshire was the biggest surprise. But that is the first stop that London money makes on its way…

But in relative terms, this is a bargain. Downsizers buying in central London are moving at the perfect time to take advantage of pandemic price trends. Claire…

Britain’s most profitable region for homeowners was the Welsh valley town of Mountain Ash in 2021, where the average asking price rose by almost a third to…

The demand for new homes is up 15.7 per cent compared to 2020 levels, whilst the stock of homes is down by 33.2 per cent. In June…

The persistent strength of both the labour market and inflation suggest that the Bank could be pushed to raise rates higher than anticipated, said Mr Wishart. Job…

Existing homeowners will also be shielded from hikes because they have gained equity. A buyer who purchased in 2016 has increased their equity from £21,780 to £83,060,…

The markets are an example of what happens to property values when an economy is hammered and does not receive the kind of financial support, such as…

As inflation continues well above the Bank’s target rate of 2pc, the Office for Budget Responsibility, the Treasury’s official forecaster, expects that the Bank Rate will rise…

Becky Fatemi, of estate agency Rokstone, said royal neighbourhoods were not only steeped in history, but were also aesthetically pleasing, which usually pushed up price tags.  “The…

Home movers are panic buying in property hotspots because of an “agonising” shortage of homes for sale, defying predictions the market would cool in the run up…

Britain’s property boom has started to slow, with the end of the stamp duty tax holiday taking some of the urgency out of the market. Buyer enquiries…

Property prices have soared at a record pace as desperate buyers have jostled for the limited number of new homes on the market. Yet even though demand…

Cash buyers made the largest percentage savings in the North East, where the average discount was 13pc. But the biggest cash savings were in the North West,…

Much the same causes as in Britain are cited – constrained supply, not enough social housing, nimbyism, profiteering housebuilders, too much immigration, oppressive planning controls, absentee foreign…

Owners of listed homes face bills of more than £50,000 to install a heat pump. The Government has promoted this new heating technology and offers grants for…

We Britons are conservative about our neighbourhoods, and rightly so. We take pride in them, wishing them to remain green and pleasant. The reason many planning reformers…