Newsflash: UK inflation slowed to an annual rate of 10.1% in January, according to the Office for National Statistics’ consumer prices index.
That indicates prices across the economy did not rise as quickly as expected in January after a 10.5% reading in December. Economists had predicted a rate of 10.3%.
UK estate agents receive the lowest sales commission across eight of the world’s biggest property markets, new research suggests. The analysis suggests agents in the UK take home the second-lowest income, only out-earning agents in Malaysia. Self-employed agency brand iad UK has analysed the average residential estate agent sales commission in eight of the world’...
Residential property transactions edged up 1% in March 2023 compared to the previous month, the latest HMRC figures have revealed. Across the UK, there were 89,560 home sales last month, according to the provisional seasonally adjusted estimate. While this was slightly higher than February’s total, it represents a 19% decline on the figure for the corresponding period of...
Britain’s happiest places to live have been revealed by Rightmove, with Richmond in London claiming the number one spot this year. Winchester in Hampshire came second in the list of happiest areas to live. Monmouth in Wales is third, the first time an area from Wales has made the top three since 2018, and Galashiels is the happiest place to live in Scotland for a second...
Average new seller asking prices rose by just £14 over past month, according to Rightmove, but first-time buyers are rejoining market driven by increasing rents and recovery in mortgage pricing. Average new seller asking prices rose by just £14 from January to February – the smallest ever increase recorded by Rightmove during the period and a sure sign that s...
