Some notes on housing-market research, methodology updates, and source notes, built to show how the signals are interpreted and where the numbers come from. Best case, you find it interesting, worst, you killed some time whilst the kettle boils.
May 26, 2026
Nope, not property, mortgage or data related but it does explain why I have not been doing much on the site.
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May 16, 2026
The mortgage calculator now allows you to add an annual overpayment amount to show how much could be saved over the term and how the term is reduced.
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May 3, 2026
A few updates to the data on the site today. Updates have been slow in coming through from the various agencies during this period.
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March 14, 2026
PropertyResearch now uses rolling 12-month data instead of calendar years across dashboards and prime London pages. This change provides more up-to-date insights and introduces a new headline market summary panel.
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March 11, 2026
Explaining the new Market Insights feature that scans over 30 million HM Land Registry transactions to identify unusual property market signals across UK postcode sectors, including price spikes, demand collapses, liquidity shifts and emerging hotspots.
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February 15, 2026
I have finished all the changes I wanted to with regard to the switch from MySQL to PostgreSQL, as well as changing the server and location. This has made a significant difference to performance, which I hope all visitors will feel.
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