Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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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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Agents see available sale properties plummet nearly 50% in five years
New figures show a drop of 46% in the supply of residential properties agents can sell compared to 2017.
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Too many tenants still chasing too few rental properties, says Propertymark
Poll of member agents by trade association shows rental market remains wildly out of kilter despite slowing economy.
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Rental market faces ‘perfect storm’ as landlords withdraw, LRG warns
LRG's lettings director says rental homes will be in short supply and rents continue to climb fast unless more landlords come forward.
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EXCLUSIVE: Russian buyers ‘set on prime London property deals once again’
There has been a hiatus in prime sales to Russians in London during the Ukraine crisis but this has begun to unravel, says Gary Hersham.
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