Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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London room rents at 7-year low
The cost of renting a room in London is the lowest it's been since 2014, new data from SpareRoom reveals.
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Latest rental index reveals some shocking figures
While mostly positive, a quarterly rental index from The Deposit Protection Service shows a staggering quarterly drop in rental values in Southampton.
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Steaks are high in London’s suburbs
London’s suburbs will outperform the rest of the London market this year, but they are only 'super' if a local butcher is thrown in the mix.
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Record revenues from Scottish property sales, but rental supply shortage
Despite the Scottish government raising record revenues from property sales in 2021, more investment is needed in the buy-to-let sector to keep up with demand.
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REVEALED: Property porkies used to get kids into schools that agents turn a blind eye to!
Zoopla makes astonishing claims about extraordinary lengths parents must go to faced with an average £82k cost of homes near good schools.
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Rise in rents highest in South West
The South West that has seen the biggest hike in month on month rent prices while London rents have fallen, according to HomeLet.
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Homes for sale could fall foul of planning permission
Data collected by GetAgent reveals the areas in the UK most guilty of breaching planning permission.
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Rental market ‘disruptor’ signs up political heavyweights to advisory board
HomeNow is to use investor backing to help thousands of renters buy their first home outside of the government's Help to Buy scheme.
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LibDems attack Government over ‘lack of action’ on second home sales during Covid
Housing spokesperson Tim Farron says party is not against second homes, but says needs of local families should come first in rural holiday hotspots.
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Government moves against unvaccinated people seeking to move home
Unvaccinated tenants or home buyers who come into contact with someone who has Covid prior to their moving day, now face stiffer rules than those who are vaccinated.
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