As the world continues to watch events unfold in Ukraine, there is a growing number of tenants enquiring about the ‘Homes for Ukraine’ initiative and wanting to open their homes to refugees.

House prices, low stock and speed of market. According to Rightmove this morning, this hat-trick of conditions has set the stage for the strongest ever spring sellers' market as the average price of property coming to market breaks the £350,000 for the first time.

As an industry, our hearts are with all those impacted by the crisis in Ukraine and we are all coming together to unite and do whatever we can to help.

Newly released research from Halifax has revealed that the monthly housing costs for first-time buyers are now £115 or 13% lower than the cost of renting an equivalent home, with the difference potentially adding up to more than £27,600 over a 25-year mortgage.

While demand remains at record levels and supply tight, the Bank of England's decision last week to raise the base rate to 0.755 is a step closer to normality for the UK housing market, according to the latest insight from Knight Frank.

Concerns regarding the energy crisis and a growing desire for more sustainable living are now guiding the way Brits are making home-moving decisions, according to new research carried out by the Home Builders Federation.

National estate agent, Jackson-Stops, takes a look at the UK property market's annual 'spring bounce' and reveals the extent to which the property market tends to bloom at this time of the year.

With spring just around the corner, any predictions of a slowdown in the UK property market any time soon have almost completely fizzled out.

As a landlord, there may be times when you face boiler issues and tenants asking you to resolve problems. It is your responsibility as a landlord - or the letting agent handling the tenancy on your behalf - to resolve or fix any issues.

A prominent lettings agency is warning its own and all other landlords that they are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat of property fraud - especially so-called hijacking.

Landlords with property in Breckland, South Norfolk and Broadland have been invited to attend a free online Landlord Forum networking and learning event on March 24 - that’s next Thursday.

The independent Office for Tax Simplification wants to know how it can make landlords’ tax issues simpler - and it’s started a consultation exercise.