Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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Private landlords report ‘record’ demand for properties
NRLA latest quarterly poll of members reveals extraordinary jump in demand from tenants as the rental market market has revived.
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Property market is ‘unsustainable’ claims property boss as stock dwindles
Just weeks after an agency closed down blaming the instruction drought, Propertymark's leader confirms stock levels are at historic lows.
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Exclusive: ‘How do we support landlords in the long term?’
ARLA president Maxine Fothergill does some straight talking for The Negotiator about the challenges facing landlords and the PRS.
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Industry reaction: House prices rising by nearly 12% a year, says Land Registry
Extraordinary rises particularly outside London will simmer down next year as normality returns to market, helped by a potential rise in interest rates.
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WARNING: Interest rate rise before Xmas is on the cards, says Bank of England chief
One of the key anchors of the housing market in recent years could be about to slip as BoE attempts to rein in 'off target' inflation.
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Buyers rate excellent broadband higher than property size, agents reveal
Surprising claim is made by survey of industry, revealing that a fifth of home buyers are not prepared to buy a home with slow internet speeds.
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Estate agency reviews website launches bold green initiative for industry
Website allAgents says its Sustainable Agents Scheme is the sector's chance to do its bit to reduce housing's carbon footprint.
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Major conveyancing provider hit by IT breach says ‘systems now restored’
The Simplify Group, which operates several major conveyancing services to several leading agencies, says it has been working hard to get transactions back on track.
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LATEST: New instructions continuing to dwindle, report RICS agents
Organisation's monthly estate agency survey reveals dips in both supply and sales following the Stamp Duty holiday cut-off.
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Rising university costs prompt new buy-to-let boom among parents
Two-thirds of students' parents are considering using a buy-to-let investment to offset their offspring's huge education debt.
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