Avid readers may remember our blog on colour drenching – the interior design trend that sees every surface in one room – walls, ceiling, woodwork and radiators – painted in the same colour.
We have reached the midpoint of 2025. The first half of the year has been surprisingly steady but what happened in the last four weeks? We take a look at the trends shaping the current UK property market.
Despite how morbid it feels, deciding what happens to a property you own when you die is something you need to decide early in the buying process. In fact, you’ll need to tell your solicitor your preferred course of action before you finalise a purchase.
Described by House Beautiful as ‘the secret to a calm and clutter-free home’, biophilic decluttering is a trend we can really get behind. It merges two interior aspects that are hugely important when selling a home – presenting a property that’s clear and streamlined, and dressing a home so it is visually appealing.
Both portal heavyweights provided a monthly snapshot of the sales market in May. As ever, Rightmove focused on asking prices. The UK’s average asking price for new instructions increased 0.6%, with a more expensive advertised price of £379,517.
Commonhold is a property term that’s been in the press recently. If the current Government gets its way, this method of owning a flat or apartment is something we could see a lot more off. Ahead of a more widespread adoption, we have answered the most popular commonhold questions.
Green is the colour that continues to dominate interior design but with such a wide spectrum of shades available, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the choice.
How did April pan out in the property market? We take a look at the price reports and moving trends to inform your next move. Plus, we’re discussing Donald Trump and his surprising effect on the UK mortgage market.
We may sound like a broken record but property presentation really does matter when you’re trying to attract buyers and achieve the best price for your home.
Did you know purchasers will pay more for a smart home? The claim was contained in the latest Smart Home Buyers Index produced by Samsung. If you want to know just how much more a smart home is worth, the tech giant’s research found buyers will pay a 7.7% premium.
Try as we might to adopt a more European attitude and feel totally comfortable with renting our entire lives, many of us aspire to homeownership. It’s an aim that stems back to the 1980s when the then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, set out to create a ‘property-owning democracy’.
House prices continued to be a point of property fascination. The figures are divided into two: asking prices and sold prices. Asking price trends give us a brilliant snapshot of how positive the market is.
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