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Council funding to crack down on rogue landlords
English councils are set to receive additional funding and training to help tackle rogue landlords, ahead of taking on new responsibilities when renters’ rights reforms come into force next month. All 317 local authorities in England will share £41 million in funding, building on an earlier £18 million allocation made last autumn. The funding is…
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Fewer than 1 in 5 new properties securing buyer
New-build demand remains subdued as fewer than 1 in 5 homes find buyers in Q1 2026 The latest New-Build Stock and Demand Index from Property Inspect has found that demand for new-build homes remained subdued in the first quarter of 2026, with fewer than one in five new properties securing a buyer. New-build stock levels…
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Breaking Property News 13/4/26
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Why customisation matters more than capability Thought Leadership by Wes Snow CEO & Co-founder of Ascendix Technologies ‘There’s a persistent misconception that success with Artificial Intelligence comes down to selecting the most advanced or sophisticated tool. In reality, that’s not where the value lies. The real…
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First-time buyers pay extra £307m in stamp duty since relief ended
New Rightmove analysis reveals that since the end of the temporary relief measure in April 2025, first-time buyers in England have paid an estimated £307 million extra in stamp duty, averaging £4,618 more per buyer: The total estimated first-time buyer stamp duty bill over the past year was £408 million, versus £101 million the previous year In April 2025 the first-time buyer stamp duty threshold was lowered from £425,000 to £300,000. Before the change 62% of homes for sale were stamp-duty free for first-time buyers and that has…
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Rental price and average salary tracker – March 2026
Rents Plateau, But UK Market Tells Regional Story Significant comparisons include across Scotland where average agreed rents rose to £1,123, representing a 4.95% increase month and month across the nation. Northern Ireland saw the second largest average monthly rents rise, bringing an increase of 3.99% to an average agreed price of £887 compared to £853…
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Breaking Property News 9/4/26
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Why Rightmove is making all the wrong moves In a world reshaped by AI, incumbency is no longer protection. It is exposure. Thought Leadership By Andrew Stanton, CEO Proptech-PR Rightmove has long been the unassailable giant of UK property portals—a category-defining platform that, for years, operated…
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Six property firms expelled from redress scheme
Six property businesses have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman after failing to pay compensation awards. The expulsions followed a review by the scheme’s independent Compliance Committee, which agreed that each firm should be removed for breaching their membership obligations by not complying with Ombudsman decisions. The Property Ombudsman, which provides impartial dispute resolution for…
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Prime London property market stays firm
The latest Prime London Demand Index by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, reveals that, despite broad economic uncertainty, buyer demand across London’s most prestigious neighbourhoods avoided a decline during the first quarter of 2026, with the likes of Chelsea, Battersea, Highgate, and Belgravia seeing quarterly demand increases of above 5%. The Prime…
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More first-time buyers enter the market in 2026
The latest research by Yopa has revealed that first-time buyer demand has strengthened during the first quarter of 2026, despite the supply of homes offering the benefit of a buying scheme remaining limited. Yopa analysed first-time buyer demand based on the proportion of homes listed under buying schemes* that have already sold subject to contract…
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Fall-throughs hit housing market for £1bn annually
The latest Fall-Through Index by the House Buyer Bureau has revealed that the number of fall-throughs in the UK fell by -25% in the final quarter of 2025, but the estimated total cost incurred still stood at £218.3m in those three months alone, pushing the total cost for the year to over £1bn. House Buyer…
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Halifax House Price Index – March 2026
House prices reduced by -0.5% in March, following a +0.3% rise in February • Average property price now £299,677 • Annual growth of +0.8% has also slowed, down from +1.2% in February • Northern Ireland remains the region with the highest annual percentage growth • The North East has demonstrated notable annual percentage growth, surpassing…
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Breaking Property News 8/4/26
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Octopus Capital and Barratt Homes to deliver 110 new affordable homes Leading UK specialist real estate investor, has agreed a forward funding deal with Barratt and David Wilson Homes (Anglia) PRESS RELEASE London, April 2026: Octopus Capital, a leading UK specialist real estate investor, has…
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More tenants enter the rental market
Tenant demand climbs across England in Q1 as rental market pressure builds for letting agents The latest research by The Letting Partnership has found that tenant demand across England remained strong during the first quarter of 2026, with 27.4% of all rental listings already securing a tenant, meaning that the country’s hottest rental markets are…
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Breaking Property News 7/4/26
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. OpenBrix is building the infrastructure layer for the UK rental market A system designed to connect identity, compliance, payments, and deposits into a single, auditable lifecycle Thought leadership by Adam Pigott CEO tlyfe (Openbrix) Consumer-Centric Property Platform ‘What we have isn’t another property portal or a…
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65% of homebuyers blame slow process on conveyancers
The latest research from Lyons Bowe reveals that 65% of recent homebuyers say the conveyancing process was the slowest part of their buying process, with a quarter saying the legal back and forth took more than 16 weeks to complete. Lyons Bowe commissioned a survey of 1,000 UK homeowners who made a purchase in the past…
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