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Was it more expensive to buy or rent a property in June? Has momentum stalled, with home movers starting their summer holidays early? With six months of the year complete, we’re in a good position to evaluate the analysis. Here are 11 things we learnt about the property market in June.

Sellers hoping to be moved into a new home for this Christmas need to put their property up for sale in the coming days to stand the best chance of completing in time for the December holidays.

In the space of just eight weeks, the subject of using pets to help sell your property has made it into the national newspapers. Both the Financial Times and The Times have run features on the art of property sales with pets as prominent features.

Who needs to know that the last time you saw your neighbour was in the back of a police car or that you only communicate with them via a solicitor? Buyers do, that’s who. Potential purchasers have a right to know whether they’ll inherit a long-running feud or if they’ll be disturbed on a regular basis if they buy your property.

Did you know gardening – or a lack of it – is one of the top five reasons a landlord will make a deposit deduction, according to the Tenancy Deposit Scheme? Just as structural or cosmetic damage inside a buy-to-let can devalue a property, a neglected garden can knock thousands off a home’s value and cost vast sums to put right.  

There was a lot of news to digest in May, with political announcements, a drop in inflation and a base rate on hold once again. Therefore you may have missed some of last month’s important home moving analysis. Here are 11 things we learnt about the property market in May.

Viewing a property is one of the most exciting steps when moving home. There’s a sense of anticipation and also optimism that this ‘could be the one’. Paying close attention and asking the right questions is just as important when touring a rental property as it is one you might want to buy.

You may see some property listings state ‘opportunity to add a side extension and convert the loft, STPP’ – with the STPP standing for ‘subject to planning permission’. We’re often asked whether granted planning permission is needed and whether it adds value, so we have answered the most commonly asked questions.

April is over and the effects of Easter have started to shape the buying, selling and rental sector. As well as seasonal shifts, there’s also been political change. Here are 8 things we learnt about the UK property market last month.

Hands up who’s blown the budget in the garden centre, had a moment of madness in the DIY store, or made a few impulse ‘middle aisle’ purchases as soon as summer arrives? Clever marketing always makes the most of hot, sunny weather but the latest garden fashions may knock thousands of pounds off your home’s value.

Are you one of the growing number of over 50s who are considering buying your very first home? If figures from the Financial Conduct Authority are taken into account, you’re not alone.

It was Margaret Thatcher in a 1974 party political broadcast that uttered the phrase ‘a nation of homeowners’ and ever since then, subsequent Governments have championed the climbing of the property ladder.