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London property transactions take six months to complete
Property transactions in London take an average of 174 days from agreed sale to completion, making it the slowest region…
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UK property transactions now take 216 days to complete
Estate agents in Great Britain are experiencing the longest wait on record to receive commission payments, as the averag…
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Cheshire mortgage fraudster sentenced for £200,000 scam
A man who posed as a mortgage adviser and defrauded four people of more than £200,000 has been sentenced at Chester Crow…
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First-time buyers face rising mortgage costs and deposits
First-time buyers are encountering increased financial pressure from rising mortgage rates and deposit requirements, acc…
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Specialist lender approves holiday let in Oxfordshire
A specialist mortgage lender has completed financing for a holiday let property in Burford, Oxfordshire, demonstrating t…
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Foxtons profits fall 57% as rental reforms impact revenue
London estate agency group Foxtons has reported a 57% decline in pre-tax profit to £4.4m for the six months ending 30 Ju…
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Mortgage approvals rise in June but remain below average
Mortgage approvals for house purchases increased to 58,200 in June 2026, up from 56,565 in May, according to Bank of Eng…
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AI platform identifies 21,000 homeowners under pressure to sell
More than 21,000 property owners in England and Wales have been identified as potentially facing pressure to sell their …
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Atom Bank delivers £1.1m care home loan in five weeks
Atom Bank has completed a £1.1 million commercial loan secured against a learning disabilities care facility in Hampshir…
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Property complaints surge 50% as AI reshapes disputes
Property complaints to The Property Ombudsman have increased by more than 50% in the first half of this year compared to…
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India leads overseas funds in UK property transactions
One in ten homebuyers in the UK are using funds originating overseas to finance all or part of their property purchase, …
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Berkeley Group offers school fee incentive at London site
Berkeley Group is offering to cover private school fees for buyers at its Trent Park development in Enfield, north Londo…
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Economics YouTuber Gary Stevenson steps back from content
Gary Stevenson, the economics commentator with 1.6 million YouTube subscribers, has announced he is stepping back from c…
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Cubica Capital secures £6.8m for Sidcup conversion
Cubica Capital has secured £6.8 million from Secure Trust Bank Real Estate Finance to refinance a converted office build…
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Recognise Bank completes £2.95m Shrewsbury refinance
Recognise Bank has provided a £2.95 million bridging loan to refinance an office-to-residential conversion in Shrewsbury…
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AI lettings firm Dwelly secures £125m funding round
AI-powered lettings business Dwelly has secured £125 million in funding to support its acquisition strategy of independe…
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Nottingham lettings agents handle twice national average
Nottingham lettings agents are managing an average of 31.4 available rental properties each, more than double the nation…
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Over a third of agents miss six-hour proposal window
More than one in three estate agency proposals are sent after the six-hour window associated with higher instruction con…
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Lancashire landlord fined £5,600 for repair failures
A private landlord has been fined £5,600 by Blackburn magistrates after failing to comply with an improvement notice for…
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Landmark launches search bundle for property reforms
Landmark Information Group has introduced a search bundle designed to assist estate agents and property professionals in…
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Student lettings platform UniHomes achieves +61 NPS rating
Student accommodation platform UniHomes has recorded a Net Promoter Score of +61 in its 2026 annual survey of more than …
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Close Brothers provides £20m for Radlett housing scheme
Close Brothers Property Finance has provided a £20 million revolving credit facility to housebuilder gs8 for the develop…
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UK home sales decline 10.4% in June across all regions
UK residential property sales fell by 10.4% in June 2026 across all regions, though current transaction levels remain br…
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Condos are getting cheaper — but list prices don’t include this fast-growing hidden cost
New lending requirements, rising insurance premiums and aging buildings have contributed to the rising cost of condo own…