Cirencester, Gloucestershire, named best place to live in the southwest 2023

The chancellor Jeremy Hunt has just concluded delivering his 2024 Budget. He also confirmed that the OBR’s forecast for UK economic growth remains broadly unchanged from what it forecast at last November’s Autumn Statement. Gross domestic product will be marginally higher this year at 0.8%. In 2027, the OBR projects that the economy will grow by 1.8% compared to N...

Demand for homes rebounded in the first weeks of January but the start of 2023 is a slow burn with buyers waiting to see what happens next.The demand for homes rebounded in the first few weeks of January in line with pre-pandemic levels but it seems that the start of 2023 is more of a slow burn with wannabe buyers waiting to see if prices and mortgage rates fall, says Zoopla....

The average asking price for newly-listed homes has risen 3% over the last 12 months, despite higher mortgage costs, according to Rightmove. The property portal said that the typical asking price had increased by £2,906 to £365,357 in the year to mid-March, as the market showed ‘cautious signs of recovery’ following turbulence caused by the infamous mini...

The rising cost of renting has again hit its highest level since comparable records began in 2016, with strong demand from tenants. With fewer properties available to rent in many areas, the mismatch between supply and demand has pushed up costs for many people. Prices paid by UK renters rose by 5.3% on average in the year to July, the Office for Nati...