We explain the government’s rating system and what it means if you’re trying to buy or sell a home this winter. Parts of England have been plunged back into lockdown after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new measures to help combat the coronavirus pandemic. The government is adopting a simplified three-tier system, under which restrictions […]

With months left until the stamp duty holiday ends, our guide explains how you could benefit from the tax cut. The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, unveiled a major stamp duty cut in July in a bid to boost the housing market. He raised the threshold at which buyers have to start paying stamp duty with immediate effect, […]

The grim prognoses of a UK house price crash are now unlikely to materialise, at least not this year. Find out why – and what this means if you’re buying a house this year UK house prices are continuing to rise at a steady pace, defying all industry forecasts. The latest Zoopla house price index […]