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🏡💰MORTGAGE APPROVALS💰🏡

🏠 Mortgage approvals, an indicator of future demand, reached 63,531 in March, up 1.3% from February and the highest total since November 2025.

🏠 Despite higher mortgage rates driven by global uncertainty, mortgage approvals are just 0.8% below last year, pointing to underlying market resilience.

🏠 New buyer enquiries are down just 2% on last year, although the picture remains fairly cautious.roperty professionals reflect this view, with 42% reporting that buyer confidence is broadly in line with three months ago.

Source: Dataloft by PriceHubble (poll of subscribers), Bank of England, Zoopla

Think online property auctions are only for distressed homes or bargain buys? Think again.

The Modern Online Auction process is reshaping the way sellers achieve speed, security, and competitive pricing — while challenging some long-held myths about auctions.

In our latest blog, we separate fact from fiction and explain what sellers really need to know.

✔️ Are auctions only for cash buyers?
✔️ Do sellers lose control of the sale?
✔️ Can auctions achieve strong market values?

Read our myth-busting guide here:
📖 https://www.homemakerproperties.com/modern-online-auction/

Interested in finding out if auction could be the right route for your property sale? Explore our auction service here:
👉 https://www.homemakerproperties.com/auction/

🏡🌿 ENERGY SAVING HOMES 🌿🏡

💡 Energy bills are one of the biggest pressures on UK household budgets right now – and the home you live in has a huge bearing on what you pay.

💡 New build homeowners spend £420 less on energy each year than those in older properties rated EPC D – making them 27% cheaper to run.

💡 The gap widens to £618 a year, or 39%, when compared against the least efficient homes rated EPC F or G.

💡 Nearly all new builds carry an EPC A or B rating, yet fewer than 5% of older properties reach the same standard.

💡 For those in older homes, the quickest wins are loft insulation (saving up to £390 a year) and cavity wall insulation (up to £420) — small steps that can each move your EPC up a band.

Source: Dataloft by PriceHubble, HBF Watt A Save 2026, based on a 90m² property