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Consumers Drive Recovery In UK Housing Market

Traffic to Rightmove’s property portal returned to normal levels the same day as the lockdown restrictions on the UK’s housing market were lifted, latest figures...

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Landlords Appear Unprepared For New EPC Legislation

Landlords across England and Wales are risking fines of up £5,000 by failing to prepare for a new law that comes into effect next month....

UK Property Prices Fall

House Prices Falling In UK Market With Largest Drop Since November 2012

After years of rising house prices, it seems that the market may be slowing down, as a recent study by Rightmove shows. Research carried out...

Buyers Shun UK Property Market

House Buyers Shun The UK Market

Homebuyers in the UK are shunning the property market with demand falling to a six-year low, one survey reveals. According to the National Association of...

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Jenrick Reforms Planning To Boost House Building

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick announced a package of new planning reforms yesterday aimed at speeding up the delivery of new homes. Jenrick announced the plans...

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70K Homes Built In Flood Zones In England Since 2009

Surprising though it may seem, 70,000 homes that may be ineligible for Flood Re insurance have been built in the highest risk flood zones (type...

Brexit House Price Drop

Brexit Blamed For House Price Drop

Figures from property website Rightmove have shown that house prices rose at the lowest rate for the time of year since 2011. This is in...

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Stamp Duty Cut Drives Record New-Build Home Enquiries

The cut in stamp duty last week has resulted in a welcome boost to the housing market with record numbers of prospective buyers now house-hunting....

Stamp Duty Cut Stays, But Demand Slows Down

Stamp Duty Cut Stays, But Demand Slows Down

The new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has confirmed that the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) cut that was announced as part of the mini-budget by his...

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Think Tank Warns Of Difficulties For First-Time Buyers

A prominent think tank has warned that the coronavirus pandemic will exacerbate the longstanding inequalities which affect those seeking to buy their first home. The...

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Experts Divided Over Merits Of SDLT Extension

The chancellor is reportedly planning to extend the stamp duty holiday to June, saving buyers an estimated £1.75bn on 300,000 additional transactions. The move would...

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Mortgage Broker Finds Rejected Applicants Depressed

New online mortgage broker platform Haysto draws attention to issues of anxiety and depression in rejected mortgage applicants, according to the results of their latest...

Foxtons Reviews

High Street Estate Agent Foxtons In Turmoil

Foxtons’ shares fell on May 20 as they announced a substantial drop in sales revenue for the first three months of the year, and the...

Number Of Mortgage Approvals Up By 17.8%

Number Of Mortgage Approvals Up By 17.8%

9 May 2023 – Activity levels of the property market continue to improve, with 52,011 mortgage approvals in March this year. Showing that the market...

Leasehold Reform Bill Could Lead To 10% Price Increases

Leasehold Reform Bill Could Lead To 10% Price Increases

28 November 2023 – Yesterday the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities unveiled the long-awaited Leasehold Reform Bill in parliament. But a...

Property Sales Predicted To Fall By 21%

Property Sales Predicted To Fall By 21%

13 December 2022 – Signs that the housing market is cooling down are becoming more concrete, with banking trade body UK Finance predicting property sales...

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