Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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Private Rental Sector stock value soars to £1,536 trillion
The value of Private Rental Sector stock across England and Wales has soared to a staggering £1,536 trillion since 2019, analysis from Sirius Property Finance has found.
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Nationwide: House prices fall again as squeeze on mortgages hits
House prices fell again in January from August's high as growth is stalled by a lack of cheap mortgage deals.
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WARNING: Today’s civil servant strike ‘to hit property deals’
Civil servants from Land Registry are among thousands of mandarins due to strike today as they demand better pay.
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The Property Franchise Group on target to report profit
The Property Franchise Group’s acquisition of Hunters Property in March 2021 combined with strong organic growth puts profit ahead of expectations, reports CEO Gareth Samples.
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Belvoir reports record revenue after £4 million jump
Revenue at Belvoir Group increased to a record £33.5 million from £29.6 million in 2021 buoyed by an increase on rents on new tenancies increasing by 10.8% during 2022.
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Mortgage approvals hit rock bottom as market struggles
Bank of England figures show mortgage approvals dropped dramatically in December.
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Foxtons to buy more smaller agencies to grow lettings book
Guy Gittins says the firm needs to boost its lettings book, and will do this with a takeover strategy.
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Conference to help mend relations between agents and conveyancers
National Conveyancing Week is launching in just eight weeks time and will take place between March 20th and 24th this year.
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Leadership in estate agency is missing – claim
All decent businesses need good leaders, or so they say, but leadership in estate agency is missing according to a panel of industry figures.
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EXCLUSIVE: O’Neill Patient hits back at customer criticism report
The boss of the leading conveyancing firm has hit back at stinging criticism his firm received in a national newspaper from frustrated homebuyers.
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