We're calling for licensed builders as our latest research reveals a widespread misconception that builders are already ...

Ground rent is a fee paid by a leaseholder to the freeholder for the right to occupy the land their property is built on. Ground rent is most commonly paid by leasehold flat owners but if you own a ...

Donald Trump’s ‘tariff war’ is causing global economic turmoil but the silver lining in the UK is that this has led to lower mortgage rates. This is a knock on effect of the expectation of what’s ...

The Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates on 8 May was considered a sure bet by most experts, with financial markets pricing in an almost 100% chance of interest rates being cut from 4.5% ...

9 Housing Concerns - year on year changes (2018 vs 2017) The fastest rising housing issue over the past year is the leasehold/ freehold system. Up 6% in 2017 and up 8% in 2018, 56% say the leasehold/ ...

Millions of UK mortgage holders could be living with no financial safety net, with no income protection in place ...

We polled 2000 UK adults, including homeowners, mortgage holders and aspiring homeowners to find out how they expect mortgage rates to change in the next 12 months – whether they expect them to go up, ...

4 Introduction Every year we undertake a nationwide survey to find out how people feel about their most obsessed about possession – their homes. Our Homeowner Survey 2018, now in its sixth year and ...

5 Methodology This is the sixth annual Homeowner Survey, a state of the nation report covering UK housing issues, released in four parts and made possible through sponsorship by BLP Insurance, leading ...