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Scottish House Prices Outpace UK Average with 4% Annual Rise to £194,000
Scotland’s property market continues to show resilience, with the average house price climbing to £194,000 in August 2025, according to the latest UK House Price Index (HPI) figures. This marks a 4% year-on-year increase, outperforming the UK-wide average […]
Property Sales Slump as Home Buyers ‘Wait and See’ Ahead of Budget
Zoopla reports first annual fall in agreed property sales in two years as market pauses for clarity on economic policy The UK housing market has entered a temporary slowdown, with the number of agreed […]
Brighton Leads “Right to Buy in Reverse” Revolution to Tackle Social Housing Crisis
Council invests £50 million to buy back homes from private landlords and rebuild public housing stock In a bold move to tackle one of the most acute housing crises in the UK, Brighton and […]
New Research Reveals Young First-Time Buyers Trapped in “Nature Deserts” as Green Space Access Shrinks Across the UK
High housing costs near parks and natural areas are deepening health inequalities, wildlife coalition warns A new national study has revealed that young first-time buyers are increasingly being pushed into “nature deserts” — […]
UK’s Largest Net Zero Housing Development Set to Transform Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
The Welsh Government has partnered with Barratt Redrow to deliver the UK’s largest net zero carbon housing development, believed to be one of the largest of its kind in Europe. Located at Cosmeston Farm in the Vale of Glamorgan, the project […]
Scottish Housing Bill Passes into Law, Introducing Rent Controls and Strengthened Tenant Protections
The Scottish Parliament has passed the Housing (Scotland) Bill in a landmark vote, delivering major reforms to the nation’s rented housing sector and embedding new duties on homelessness prevention. Approved by 89 votes to 28 after consideration of […]
High-Rise Approval Delays Threaten UK Housing Targets as Developers Warn of Growing Crisis
The UK government’s flagship pledge to deliver 1.5 million new homes in England by 2029 is at serious risk, as developers warn that mounting delays in high-rise building approvals are stalling construction across the country. […]
UK Government Plans to Cut Homebuying Time by Four Weeks in Major Housing Market Reform
The UK government has unveiled new proposals to speed up the homebuying process by up to four weeks, as part of an ambitious overhaul designed to make purchasing a property faster, fairer, and more […]