New form of planning consent could be the key to unlocking thousands of new homes across England, it is suggested. Under new powers introduced by the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) (Amendment) Order 2017, developers now have the right to benefit from a fast track Permission in Principle (PIP) power, giv...

House prices are growing at their slowest rate for five years, Nationwide claims. The Nationwide House Price Index for June put annual growth at 2%, down from 2.4% in May and the slowest rate of growth since 2013 when figures of 1.3% were reported. Average prices are up 0.5% on a monthly basis, putting average values for this month at £215,444. “The East Midlands was the strongest performing region in England, and also the UK, with prices up 4.4% year-on-year. Scotland was the only regi...

NEARLY half of "empty nesters" whose adult children have left home are not considering moving to a smaller property themselves, a survey by Lloyds Bank has found. Some 45 per cent of parents whose children have moved out of the family home are staying put with no intention of downsizing,

More than 1,000 parents whose children have left the family home were surveyed. It was revealed that on average 'empty nesters' typically have two spare bedrooms as a result of their children moving ou...

House prices reached a record average high of £213,000 this month, according to new figures from Nationwide Building Society.

Property values in Britain climbed 0.2 per cent month-on-month during April, reversing a 0.2 per cent decline in March, its latest house price index has r...

  The Silver Economy ( older home owners 55+) are currently a very active group in the UK property market and are showing good levels of growth year on year, with 46% more property exchanges in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same period of 2017. According to the nation...

House prices suffer first quarterly fall for nearly five years – but a shortage of homes and low mortgage rates will prevent a bigger dip, says Halifax

• Typical house price is now £219,649 according to Halifax
• Property values fell in last three months - first fall since 2012
• But low mortgage rates and lack of supply will keep prices ticking higher  More