Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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Burnham explores major overhaul of property taxes
Replacing Council Tax and Stamp Duty would put fairness back into property taxation, claims tax reform group.
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Rightmove reveals what you can get for your money
Rightmove looked at how far the average asking price takes buyers in each area of Britain.
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Three out of five homes not selling, reports Zoopla
Setting the right asking price has never mattered more if sellers want to move this year, warns portal.
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Doer-uppers are undesirable as buyers seek certainty
High refurbishment costs mean buyers are falling out of love with renovation projects, says LRG's Mark Manning.
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House sales will be lower than expected
"Sales agreed this year look set to be lower than expected at the start of the year", says Zoopla's Richard Donnell.
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Salisbury Novichok house for sale raises conveyancing concerns
The property was the home of former Russian military officer Sergei Skripal, who was poisoned in a failed assassination attempt.
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Death of the second home, data reveals
House prices have fallen in 80% of the UK's second-home hotspots as higher taxes erode the appeal of ownership, says Rathbones.
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‘Family home’ with Nazi memorabilia removed from portals
Purplebricks terminated Lincolnshire home seller's contract after images of "offensive" memorabilia from a virtual tour were shared online.
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Green homes attract surprisingly small premium, says Nationwide
Energy-efficient homes achieve only a modest 1.6% price premium despite growing buyer interest, says Nationwide economist Andrew Harvey.
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Asking prices matter more than interest rates, says LRG
Homes priced correctly sell more than three times faster than those launched too high, according to LRG boss Neil Louth.
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