Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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Street and Acaboom promise ‘seamless’ package for agents
Both companies say their new integrated system will benefit agents from the moment an appointment is made.
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Estate agents urged to go door knocking… and get tasered!
Door knocking and the day-to-day dangers of agency life are amusingly highlighted on day three of the latest video instalment from the self-proclaimed Great And The Good of the Property Industry.
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MARKET: Number of house sales dropped in December but ‘still strong’
Sales dipped 3% on November but were just 1% down on the same time last year, government figures from HMRC reveal.
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Only a ‘fifth of agents are capable of achieving higher fees’
Estate agency fees are thrown into the spotlight in the latest video instalment from the self-proclaimed Great And The Good of the Property Industry.
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Monthly mortgage payments ‘could drop 25% by year end’
New analysis shows average mortgage payments rose by 66% in the last year but analysis from wealth manager Quilter shows they could drop by a quarter come the end of the year.
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Pressure on prices is reducing imbalance in the rental market
Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank, says that the supply of lettings properties is picking up though there are differences across regions and price bands.
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Rightmove has created industry of ‘phone call takers’ says former Foxtons chief
Peter Rollings makes claim during first installment of a fireside chat with eight of the industry’s biggest figures during video discussion.
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Winkworth banks on returning London buyers as WFH fades
Major agent reckons we’re off to a brighter start as commuters and international buyers return to the capital and get back to the office.
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Purplebricks CEO confirms new sales chief as crucial year begins
Industry veteran Vince Courtney joins the agency as it fights falling revenue and profit, and attempts to make a turnaround plan successful.
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£350,000 cash raise for UK home moving proptech
Homemove, the platform connecting sellers, buyers and renters with vetted home moving services, is also backed by former Rightmove senior.
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