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Covid-19 Fears Drive Home Search Results

Uncertainty caused by the second lockdown is putting house buyers under increasing pressure and influencing search results as lenders further reduce their willingness to accept...

Stamp Duty Cut For First-Time Buyers

Stamp Duty Cut ‘Ineffective’ According To Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

When the Government announced that stamp duty would be cut for first-time buyers buying a home for up to £300,000 last year, estate agents across...

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Govt To Build 160,000 Affordable Homes On Brownfield Sites

In his Autumn Budget on Wednesday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak gave details of the Government’s investment in brownfield sites in the years to come. The Government...

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54% Of House Buyers Say Private Garden Is A Must

The top priority for house buyers in the UK is outdoor space for leisure and practical purposes, followed by a driveway or parking space. Marshalls,...

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Chancellor To Add Extra £2.3bn Of Funding For Housing

As part of Wednesday’s Spending Review, Rishi Sunak will pump an extra £2.3bn of funding into the Government’s housing budgets over the next four years....

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No Starter Homes Built Despite Promise of 200,000 By 2020

The government promise to build 200,000 starter homes in England for first-time buyers has resulted in none being built, according to the National Audit office....

House Prices Have Declined By 3.8% In July

House Prices Have Declined By 3.8% In July

8 August 2023 – New data suggests that house prices have declined sharply in July, falling at the fastest rate for 14 years. Newly released...

Housebuilders

Crackdown On Housebuilders In Leasehold Overcharging Scandal

Housebuilder Persimmon and insurer Aviva are to refund leaseholders after a UK ground rent inquiry by the watchdog uncovered evidence of overcharging. Thousands of leaseholders...

Bristol

Landlords Take Flight As 100K BTL Homes Sold

Harsh tax reforms have resulted in the sale of more than 100,000 homes and many landlords now plan to leave the market by selling up...

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Boris Considers New Part-Buy, Part-Rent Home Ownership Scheme

New Prime Minister Boris Johnson is looking at investing public funds in a new part-buy, part-rent scheme. Leading estate agents, the Romans Leaders Group, have...

Help to Buy issues

Help To Buy: Issues Persist In The Market

Hailed by the Government as the fix for first time buyers entering the property market, the scheme is apparently not making property more affordable, making...

Is UK Property Affordability Easing?

Is UK Property Affordability Easing?

10 April 2024 – The end of March signals the culmination of the first quarter of the year. Increased buyer and seller activity marked the...

Record Number Of New Houses Being Built

Record Number Of New Houses Being Built

According to the latest figures for the Office of National Statistics (ONS), in the second quarter of this year there was an increase of 15%...

Could Your Fake Grass Reduce The Value Of Your Home?

Could Your Fake Grass Reduce The Value Of Your Home?

30 May 2024 – This low-maintenance landscaping feature may drive your property prices to the ground. At least, that’s what recent reports say about fake...

The UK Housing Market Outlook

Outlook for housing market ‘worst for 20 years’

The UK’s housing market will continue to see house sales slump over the next three months with figures falling to their lowest in 20 years,...

What The Conservative Manifesto 2024 Promises On Housing

What The Conservative Manifesto 2024 Promises On Housing

13 June 2024 – The Tories pledge 1.6 million new homes for all Brits for the next Parliament in their manifesto. The recently published Conservative...

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