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Autumn Budget 2023: Housing Market Left Mostly Out

Autumn Budget 2023: Housing Market Left Mostly Out

23 November 2023 – On Wednesday (22 November) Jeremy Hunt stepped up the dispatch box to deliver his Autumn Budget 2023. Among the 110 measures...

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‘Automatic’ Permission Set For New Homes in England

Radical planning reforms in England will enable new homes and hospitals to be built using ‘automatic’ permission, the housing secretary says. The news comes hot...

60% Sellers Prefer Payment On Completion

60% Of Property Sellers Prefer To Pay Estate Agents ‘On Completion’

Are upfront fees dead? Despite many estate agents promoting a ‘pay less upfront’ pricing model, 60% of people considering using an online agent would prefer...

Buyer Demand Fell By 33%

Buyer Demand Fell By 33%

New research suggests buyer demand has fallen by 33% since the mini-budget was announced in September, despite increased supply in recent weeks and months. According...

Rental Market Hotting Up While Property Market Cooling Down

Rental Market Hotting Up While Property Market Cooling Down

12 September 2023 – The last few months have seen property prices fall steadily, indicating that the property sales market is continuing to cool down....

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...

Yopa Gets New Investment

Online Agent Yopa Gets Additional £20m Investment

One of the largest online estate agents in the country, Yopa, has received £20m in investment following a recent round of fundraising. It was led...

UK Housing Market In Sharp Slowdown

UK Housing Market In Sharp Slowdown

4 January 2023 – House prices have fallen for the fourth consecutive month, signalling a sharp slowdown of the UK housing market. According to the...

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Rising Demand For Flats Trumps ‘Race For Space’

Experts say the reopening of some offices and the end of the Covid stamp duty break are skewing demand in favour of flats in the...

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Shared Ownership Cheaper Than Renting In London

People who rent in London could save more than £40,000 in two years by buying a property through shared ownership, according to research carried out...

Budget Announcement

Budget 2018: Great News For FTBs But Bad News For Landlords

First-time buyers in the UK have been given a helping hand from Chancellor Philip Hammond in his last budget before Brexit. However, the move comes...

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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...

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NLA And RLA To Team Up

The National Landlords Association (NLA) and the Residential Landlords Association (RLA),two of the largest landlord organisations in England and Wales, have announced plans to merge...

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BTL Landlords Urged To Expand Portfolios Or Remortgage

Investors are being encouraged to review their portfolios promptly as the market for buy-to-let landlords seeking mortgages has improved greatly over the last few weeks....

Government House Buying Process Reform

Sellers To Benefit From House Buying Process Reform

In a surprise announcement at the weekend, housing secretary Sajid Javid has revealed plans to tackle the problems of rogue estate agents and gazumping with...

Average Asking Price 2.6% Higher Than In January This Year

Average Asking Price 2.6% Higher Than In January This Year

18 July 2023 – Despite house prices having fallen slightly in July compared to June, the average asking price is still 2.6% higher this month...

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