Property Talk

More than a quarter of property sales collapsed in 2024. Here's why.

The most common reason for sales falling through last year? Buyers pulling out or failing to renegotiate the purchase price following a property survey.

'Like living in an episode of Top Gear': The beautiful rural spots where people use McLarens and Ferraris to pop down to the shops

Using exclusive data compiled by Savills, Anna White takes us through the rural districts where you'll find the most supercars, and reveals the extreme lengths owners will go to look after them.

Going up? The property market's top experts on what will happen to house prices in 2025

After a jam-packed year, could a brighter and more stable housing market be around the corner? Here’s our round-up of house price predictions from those in the know.

The most-viewed house of 2024 is a completely ordinary three-bed semi... with a literally fantastical interior

This incredible house in Rhyl, Wales, is emblazoned with murals of Disney characters. Do you dare step into the room full of villains?

Thirteen really is lucky for some — and specifically for those paying £36,000 less if they're happy to live at No. 13

Every day, I am inundated with emails telling me how to raise or reduce the value of a house. Turns out, superstition was what I needed all along.

'You need to be able to pull up the drawbridge': How to make multi-generational living work

For a young, growing family, moving in with, or adjacent to, the grandparents could be just the thing, says Madeleine Silver.

The happiest places to live in Britain, including the gorgeous town that's 'like living in a Constable painting'

This riverside spot has topped Rightmove’s annual ranking for the first time, taking the crown from Richmond upon Thames. Here’s why.

Britain's top luxury property hotspots outside London

With its impressive Georgian architecture, Bath tops the list — but only after jostling for position with three other major British cities. Annabel Dixon reports.

Property Talk: The cost of moving more than doubles in a decade (and it’s set to climb further next year)

Homeowners fork out nearly £14,000 when selling one home and buying another. And brace yourself: that figure is set to rise from April 2025, when stamp duty thresholds change.

The 25% premium for the pleasure of living in one of the UK’s national parks

Homes located in national parks are typically £66,700 more expensive than similar properties elsewhere, according to Nationwide. Still tempted? Here’s one or two plum homes for sale in these beauty spots.

Welcome to the Notswolds: The county with 'all the ambience of the Cotswolds without the price tag', where a classic Georgian rectory is under £1 million

Oft-forgotten Rutland, England’s smallest county, is a ‘Notswold’ haven deserving of more attention says Nicola Venning.

House prices 'to go up £84,000 in the next five years' as signs of a fresh boom emerge

Is a new housing boom on the way? Halifax report that British house prices are now at record levels, while Savills has upgraded its forecast for the next five years, with ‘a steady improvement in affordability’ to drive prices up. Annabel Dixon reports.

The Stamp Duty surprise, inheritance tax on farms and more: A breakdown of the Autumn Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves may have decided against a Capital Gains Tax increase on homes — but she lined up a series of other tax rises in the first Labour budget in 14 years. Annabel Dixon takes the temperature of the housing market in the wake of the announcements.

Breakfast bar or swimming pool? The things people really want in their homes

Buyers are searching for functionality over opulence, according to recently published data. We then came up with our own list, based on vibes.

Higher taxes and lower profits drive supply of farmland for sale to five-year high

A storm of looming tax rises, reducing debt and lower profits is forcing a lot of farmers to sell up, as research from Savills shows farmland for sale at a post-Brexit high.

You had me at merlot: The rise of English wine and what it means for the countryside

For the first time, the UK is home to more than 1,000 vineyards — and counting.

The average homeowner in the UK is sitting on a huge nest egg

North of England crushes the south in crucial 'can you afford to buy a house' competition

No longer just a safe space for those who didn't get into Oxford or Cambridge, the county of Durham is now considered England's most affordable place to buy a house.

Millennial misery continues, as they become first generation of homebuyers to see mortgage repayments increase

New data published in Hamptons' Generational Affordability Index is bad news for those born between 1981–95 who have made it on to the property ladder.

The fastest and slowest housing markets in Britain, a £23bn bill for landlords, and the war of words over interest rates

Sales in this neck of the woods are agreed in just 33 days, beating the 60-day average across Britain.