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House Prices Slowed To Seven-Year Low In October

The Land Registry has disclosed that the growth in house prices during October slowed to its lowest rate since September 2012 in an index said...

High Demand For Land Pushes Prices Up

High Demand For Land Pushes Prices Up

According to research conducted by Savills, prices for greenfield as well as urban land have risen in the first quarter of 2022, due to high...

Buy To Let

RLA And NLA Issue Blunt Warning For UK BTL Market

The leading landlord associations are warning that the Government’s strategy for the housing market will backfire because the Budget did not provide any relief for...

House Prices Now 4.6% Below August Peak

House Prices Now 4.6% Below August Peak

4 April 2023 – New data shows that annual house price growth has fallen by 3.1%, with house prices now 4.6% below the august peak....

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Clarity From Agents Could Boost Tenant Satisfaction

If renters are given clearer information on what to expect from landlords and letting agents, they could enjoy greater consumer satisfaction as a result, according...

Impact of Brexit

Four Trends Worth Watching In UK Property Sector

While no-one can predict accurately how the real estate industry in the UK will develop in 2020, there’s every reason to keep a watchful eye...

47% Of House Purchases Supported By "Bank Of Family"

47% Of House Purchases Supported By “Bank Of Family”

29 August 2023 – High property prices and mortgage rates have made buying a house more difficult in the past two years. So it’s no...

Mortgage Approvals Rise

Sharp Upturn In Mortgage Approvals During April

April showed a sharp upturn in mortgage approvals according to residential chartered surveyors e.surv’s Mortgage Monitor as borrowers take advantage of low mortgage rates across...

Modern houses

UK Home Buyers Still Rate Traditional Features Highly

When it comes to the most important features of a new-build home, buyers still value traditional resources the most when viewing properties, according to research...

Property Transactions Rise By 9% In February

Property Transactions Rise By 9% In February

3 April 2024 – Property transactions are on a second monthly rise, as HMRC data shows 82,940 recorded sales for February. On a seasonally adjusted...

Cladding

Jenrick Passes Buck To Leaseholders In Cladding Crisis

Thousands of leaseholders in a minimum of 239 apartment blocks will be unable to sue developers as the buildings are too old. While ministers publish...

Stamp Duty Falls

Brexit Blamed For Fall In Stamp Duty Receipts

Analysis of the housing market shows a dramatic fall in the amount of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) revenue received by the Treasury, with the...

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Home Ownership In UK And Ireland Falls by 11% Over Last Decade

The latest research conducted by Swinton Home Insurance shows that home ownership in the UK and Ireland has decreased by 11% over the last ten...

What Is Gazumping?

Gazumping Still Alive And Well According To Research

According to research by Phil Spencer’s consumer service Move iQ, gazumping – the practice of offering a higher price on a property already sold subject...

Offshore property

Leaked Papers Reveal Extent Of UK Property Worth £4bn Held Offshore

The so-called Pandora Papers constitute the largest ever cache of leaked data to expose offshore tax haven secrecy involving world leaders, monarchs, oligarchs and tycoons....

rise of retiree landlords

Welcome To The New Age Of The Senior Citizen Landlord

Lending rules eased by banks have handed a lifeline to retiree landlords previously barred from buy-to-let investing. Minimum income requirements, which specify buy-to-let borrowers must...

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