Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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‘Buyers should provide more material information to keep the time wasters out’
Boss of Gazeal makes the claims as he proposes that both sides of the home buying and selling process need to have more 'skin in the game'.
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Rightmove reports Spring moving ‘frenzy’
Cost of living and energy crisis and rising inflation and interest rates fail to slow house price surge in the UK, says Rightmove in its latest report.
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‘Proceedables’ are ruling the market, says Hamptons
Research into buyers shows that the vast majority of recent transactions have not involved chains and that home movers need to be chain-free to have a chance of buying.
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Clever move for student specialist
Student lets specialists Clever Student Lets expands into general sales and lettings with a rebrand on the back of the property boom in the south west of England.
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Property sales market ‘back to normal’ as Covid effects wear off – official
Latest figures from the ONS show a market responding in a more traditional way to seasonal changes in buyer activity.
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BBC investigates the private rented sector shortage
The BBC has asked Propertymark to poll its membership for their views on the Private Rented Sector and what lies behind the shortage of stock. Have your say here!
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Tenant demand highest on record
Tenant demand in the UK is the highest it has been since records began in 2011, according to new data.
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Council tax hikes blighting local markets
Council tax rises are piling on the agony of the burgeoning cost of living crisis, inevitably feeding into house-buying decisions.
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OFFICIAL: “It’s Spring!” says RICS
RICS reports its new instructions monitor turning positive for first time in a year.
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Signs of market stabilising, says new report
Landmark Information Group's data shows supply pressures beginning to ease in the property market whilst bottlenecks in the transaction chain are released.
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