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Stamp duty, stress & house prices: why homeowners aren’t moving

More than 800,000 homeowners shelved moving plans because of stamp duty. But it’s not the only thing stopping Brits from moving.

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Dream to Disaster: 10 years on, Britain’s Housing Crisis Deepens

Our latest research poll of the fastest rising housing concerns for Brits over the last 10 years and the top concerns this year.

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Almost Half of UK Adults Wrongly Believe Builders Are Licensed

Our latest research with the Federation of Master Builders shows there is a widespread misconception that builders are licensed, have insurance to cover accidental damage and should be registered with a regulatory or government body. Which begs the question: why aren’t they?

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Bricks But No Backup: 2.3 million UK mortgage holders have no financial safety net

Our latest research with Lifesearch reveals millions of UK mortgage holders could be living without any financial safety net

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One in Three Britons Expect Mortgage Rates to Rise

More than 1 in 3 Brits Expect Mortgage Rates to Rise in the next 12 months, 2025 HomeOwners Alliance Survey Finds.

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Government urged to tackle spray foam insulation mortgage problems

We’re calling on government to step in and help homeowners who are struggling with spray foam insulation mortgage problems, faced with high costs for spray foam removal, can’t access equity release and to tackle the increasing number of vulnerable homeowners being targeted by removal companies.

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Property portals and estate agents failing consumers by not flagging deal-breakers

Have you ever found a house or flat online that looks perfect, only to find out something fundamental later down the line that means it isn’t right for you? Something quite basic that really should have been made clear? Our latest research takes a snapshot of the essential information estate agents and portals should be reporting up-front in their property listings but consistently fail to share.

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Want to sell your home by Christmas? Then list your home before this date

If you want to sell your home before Christmas, there is still time…

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Friday 30th August is this year’s most popular day to move home

Friday 30th August is this year’s most popular day to move home with over 20,000 moves expected. But savvy homemovers could save money by avoiding this date, here’s why.

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Home Buyers urged to protect themselves as ‘Gazumping’ reaches record levels

Gazumping cases are on the rise. A staggering 37% of buyers are now being gazumped and this is up 6% in the last two years. But while homebuyers can’t prevent this from happening there are things you can do to reduce the impact and put yourself in the best position.

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1 in 3 buyers who had a house survey went on to save money

If you’re wondering if house surveys are worth the cost, our latest research reveals how they can save you money, help you renegotiate and prevent unforeseen surprises. Here’s what our survey revealed.

Half of parents wish they could help children to buy a home

Half of parents wish they could help children buy a home and 1 in 4 feel guilty they can’t

More than half of homeowners with adult children have or expect to help their children financially to buy. What are the implications of this? Do you feel guilty you can’t do more? And what are the ways you can help your grown children to get on the property ladder.

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Only 40% of UK adults know what conveyancing is

With only two in five UK adults understanding the conveyancing process and 40% of them wrongly think that the conveyancer checks the structure of the property, our latest research highlights why we need to raise awareness of the homebuying and selling process.

shared ownership council

New Shared Ownership Council launches

A new Shared Ownership Council will help drive cross-industry improvements and ensure people buying shared ownership are better informed.

energy efficient homes

10 million UK homeowners experience barriers to creating energy efficient homes

If we want to improve the UK’s housing stock, have warmer homes and meet our Net Zero targets, then something needs to change. Our latest survey shows most homeowners in 2024 see the biggest barrier as £££.

Busiest day to move 2023

Busiest day to move in 2023 is NOT the best time for movers looking to save money

Friday 25th August is set to be the most popular day to move home in 2023 with four times more households than average planning to move on that day. 5,500 moves are expected on this date, making it the busiest day for removal companies. But you might want to avoid moving on this date if you’re looking to save money.

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Moving house in August? Avoid this date…

With almost 6000 homeowners organising their move on this day, the busiest day to move house in 2022 is definitely one to avoid

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Double whammy for first time buyers as 1 in 4 pay stamp duty alongside soaring house prices

There has been a surge of first time buyers paying stamp duty – despite the government first time buyer exemption. Why? Because the government hasn’t acted quickly enough to revise the tax to reflect soaring house prices. Read more about this and other findings from our latest research.

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Why January is a great time to sell for a speedy sale

If you’re thinking of selling, here’s why January is one of the best months for a speedy sale. Plus here are our top 5 tips for selling quickly.

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How our homes are key to our happiness

As we start a new year, we look back to our research and TV presenter Georgina Burnett’s own experience on how transforming her home helped her overcome post-natal depression.

green spaces

Lockdown lesson for government: 71% want local green spaces enhanced

As lockdown in England eases and many venture out into their local green spaces, new research has found 71% of people think their local green spaces.

12.5 million households regret things about their home

Nearly half of households have things they regret about their home

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Homeowners and renters feeling strain of lockdown

Over 1 million worried about paying their mortgage; further 1.4 million feeling the strain and 1.8 million not moving because of the pandemic. 

Homes on colourful streets worth thousands more

New research from HomeOwners Alliance and Brewers Decorator Centres has found homes on vividly painted roads can be worth an average of 20% more than plain properties close by.

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The secret to selling your house for the asking price…

Recent data shows homes could lose thousands in value after weeks on the market – and highlights the date by which you’ll want to have secured a sale.

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A third of us pay cash to avoid VAT to afford home improvements

Home improvements are expensive. But add on VAT at 20% and you can see why our HomeOwners Survey reveals homeowners either deterred from doing home improvements at all, or forced to pay cash to afford it

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Family wait a year for over 100 snags to be put right in their new home

As homeowners continue to suffer from poor quality new builds across the UK, we look at recent TV coverage for one of our members

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“House builders won’t deliver quality unless we hold back cash”

That’s what almost 9 in 10 (88%) of new build homeowners and three-quarters (76%) of UK adults are saying according to our latest study to measure support for the introduction of a ‘snagging retention’ system – where buyers withhold funds to house builders until they rectify any faults.

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Average house price in the UK: £271,000

+0.3% from the previous month.

Data: Apr ’25

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