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Bank of Mum and Dad has become the 'Hotel of Mum and Dad’ as young workers priced out of renting
Nearly 105,000 young adults have continued to live under their parents’ roof rather than rent since 2015, according to Hamptons. Annabel Dixon digs into the estate agent’s latest research.
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Property Talk: ‘Storm clouds’ gather on the horizon for house prices
The housing market is showing signs of improvement but ‘stubbornly high’ inflation is expected to take its toll, Annabel Dixon discovers in RICS latest survey.
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Living in Chelsea: The five reasons why SW3 is one of London's 'golden postcodes'
Chelsea Flower Show burst into bloom this week, putting Chelsea firmly in the spotlight. Annabel Dixon takes a look at this sought-after corner of London.
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Property Talk: What the Renters' Reform Bill means for renters, landlords and the property market as a whole
The government unveiled a major overhaul of the rental sector this week. So what could be in store for landlords and tenants? Annabel Dixon takes a look.
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Property Talk: Interest rates rise again — so are we near, or at, a peak?
The Bank of England’s decision to increase interest rates for the 12th time was expected. But is there more to come? Annabel Dixon takes a temperature check of the housing market.
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Is the housing market's spring boost a corner turned, or 'just a blip in a downward trend'?
Surprisingly bright numbers from the nation's big mortgage lenders have caught analysts on the hop — but is the property market growing again, or is there more to it? Annabel Dixon takes a look in this week's Property Talk.
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The five trends shaping the housing market today
Six months ago, the fiasco of the government's economic policy send the property market spinning — and both confidence and expectations plummeted. But things definitely look better today, says Annabel Dixon, as she identifies the key trends being seen in housing market today.
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'One of the finest houses in Herefordshire' is up for sale, with breathtaking views across the countryside
This sympathetically-restored six-bedroom property boasts a unique ‘orangery’ with a first-floor seating area to enjoy the panorama.
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The 10 biggest turn-offs for house buyers, from dodgy smells to knickers on the floor
What are the things that turn our nose and make your skin crawl when you're viewing a house for sale? A new survey reveals the biggest property turn-offs — and they're both relatable and eye-opening.
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Property Talk: Why are there so many different ways of measuring house prices?
From the official government UK HPI to Halifax, Rightmove and more, no week seems to go by without a new and often contradictory take on the latest house prices. Annabel Dixon explains how they all work, and which house price indices are worth listening to.
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'One of the finest townhouses in East Anglia' hits the market in Bury St Edmunds
A Grade I-listed property built over stone-arched medieval cellars has come up for sale in one of Suffolk's historic market towns. Annabel Dixon takes a look.
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Property Talk: How the property market has changed in the three years since the Pandemic
A raft of new data hit the housing market this week, from a big picture analysis of the market since Covid to numbers which show the biggest annual drop in over a decade and buyers slashing prices. But are things are now getting back on to a more solid footing, as some suggest? Annabel Dixon makes sense of it all.
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Property Talk: House prices up by £14 — but don't spend it all on prosecco just yet
You can forget the champagne and even the prosecco ought to be kept on ice for now, but the property market at the start of 2023 seems in far better shape than we'd have believed in the dark days of last October. Annabel Dixon reports.
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Property Talk: Is the property market seeing a soft landing — or a false dawn?
The latest dispatches from the property market make for much brighter reading than they did a couple of months ago — but are these signs of light at the end of the tunnel, or merely a temporary respite from price drops? Annabel Dixon takes a look.
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Property Talk: Has property's great 'race for space' gone into reverse?
The latest moves in the property market suggest that city/life — but ther eareLatest data suggest that Annabel Dixon takes a look at the latest in the markets.
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Property Talk: 'The worst of the market volatility' strikes the UK property market
The Halifax has reported the steepest price drop in almost a decade and a half — but is this the worst or just the start? Annabel Dixon takes a look.
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Property Talk: The happiest places to live in Britain (and what you could afford if you moved there)
When I was going to St Ives, I met... lots and lots of contented people, apparently, as the Cornish seaside town tops this year's list of Britain's happiest places to live.
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Property Talk: How the Autumn Statement tiptoed delicately around the property market
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt seems to have tried to avoid rocking an already teetering property market. Annabel Dixon takes a look at what the Autumn Statement means for the property market.
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Property Talk: 'A soft landing is still possible for the housing market'... but is it likely?
The latest data all point in one direction for house prices, but will we see a cliff-edge drop as we've witnessed in the past? Annabel Dixon takes a look as she analyses the latest news and views from the property market.
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Property Talk: What the Bank of England's interest rate rise means for the property market
The worst-kept secret in the world of finance was revealed on Thursday as the Bank of England raised interest rates to three per cent. Annabel Dixon and Toby Keel take a look at what it will mean for the property market.
