Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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Lame-duck Boris appoints two new housing (and very loyal) ministers
Two very low-profile loyalists Tory MPs have got jobs at the department although how long they keep them is up for debate.
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New property portal begins offering free service to agents
Listings are free for agents on Jangle, as the new portal attempts to loosen the grip of the existing search giants
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Purplebricks share price slumps to near-record low
Investor confidence in the company is slipping away as instructions plummet and it struggles to find a way to reverse the slide.
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Exiting Bojo appoints Greg Clark as new housing secretary
Clarke, who worked at the department for 14 months in 2015/6, gets job as part of Boris Johnson's pre-resignation reshuffle.
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‘Instruction to offer’ timelines halve during pandemic, latest research reveals
New housing market data shows exclusively to The Neg by TwentyEA shows just how hot demand has been for homes.
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Estate agents report spike in buyer enquiries as stock concerns ease
Rightmove says valuation requests reached largest number so far this year last month, and were much higher than in 2021.
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Conveyancing system is ‘shambolic’ and ‘failing’ property industry, say leading figures
Agent Simon Shinerock and a clutch of mortgage brokers say Covid put existing cracks under greater pressure, rather than being cause of them.
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Former housing minister Chris Pincher resigns from Government over drunken party
Pincher tells PM in letter that he drank far too much but makes no mention of allegations that he groped two men at the Carlton Club party.
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How much are all the homes in the country worth? Have a guess…
Residential market analyst TwentyCI juggles some Big Data to come up with some surprising answers to the questions no-one asked.
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Regulation coming for the short-term accommodation market as Government launches review
The Government has launched a review into the effect of short-term holiday lets – such as Airbnb – which aims to improve the holiday letting market for those living in popular tourist areas.
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