Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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COMMENT: the naming of Javad Marandi is a milestone for AML
Anti-money laundering expert Simon Luke says press coverage of the Tory donor serves as a stark reminder to dissuade others from similar activities.
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Landlords forced to sell are new market for iBuyer firm
Upstix founder Giles Mackay told The Neg Government 'attacks' on landlords mean many now have to sell up.
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Repossessions rise 50% in first quarter with big rise in buy-to-let
Some 750 homeowner mortgaged properties were taken into possession in the first quarter of 2023 and 410 buy-to-let mortgaged properties were taken into possession.
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Major agency boss takes aim at Labour over housing policies
Dominic Agace says Labour could worsen the housing crisis if it doesn't sort out the issues of supply and spiralling rents.
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Renters’ Reform Bill: Industry reaction
No-fault evictions will be abolished and tenants will allowed to have pets with a new landlords ombudsman appointed to provide quick resolutions to disputes.
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London PRS growth slows but ‘rents remain high’
Demand remains high for rental properties of all sizes in London and supply continues to be lower than demand but there are also signs that the market is stabilising.
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Mortgage rates to fall but more pain to come, think tank warns
Financial markets expect that Bank Rate will peak at nearly 5% in November but interest rates are expected to move much more slowly on the way down than on the way up.
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As the Renters Reform Bill draws closer it’s time for Ministers to stop ignoring landlords
Goodlord boss William Reeve says that while landlords are unlikely to be winning any popularity contests soon, ignoring them or making them the fall guys for the sector’s woes won’t help anybody.
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The foreign location with the most UK property owners revealed
Research by Benham and Reeves shows that the place with the most owners of properties in England and Wales is Hong Kong.
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Government ‘to cap ground rent’ as plans to scrap leasehold abandoned
New rules on leasehold to be introduced after Michael Gove forced to U-turn on his pledge to scrap the system.
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