Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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LATEST sales fall-through figures reveal what a weird year it’s been
Quick Move Now says its annual survey shows rates varying wildly during the year driven by Covid and the stamp duty holiday deadline.
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Tax bombshell: Wales confirms ‘no stamp duty’ extension and hits landlords hard
Double blow for sales market in Wales announced yesterday prompts furious response from NRLA.
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Property sales boom to continue in 2021, predicts Zoopla
Portal has stuck its neck out to predict that the current sales surge is set to continue during 2021 despite the stamp duty cliff face.
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Stamp Duty: 31% of home movers say they’d pull out unless deadline extended
Research by the Guild suggests thousands of buyers will abandon purchases rather than pay average £2,150 stamp duty.
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Stamp duty deadline makes ‘no onward chain’ homes hot property
Rightmove says chain-free properties and those with home-working spaces are the most sought after at the moment.
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Agents cautiously welcome U-turn on house building planning rules
Government's decision to shift the building focus to urban areas rather than rural ones is "important new step".
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Shock report: 53% of those in high flood risk areas can’t sell their homes
Major new flooding survey among 2,000 home owners reveals shocking figures that will soon impact the housing market.
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Stamp duty deadline is speeding up landlord consolidation
Hamptons says 15% of all sales last month were larger landlords rushing to hoover up properties being sold by exiting smaller operators.
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OFFICIAL: 2020 has been busiest year for a decade for estate agents
Industry activity has ramped up to unexpected levels this year for agents despite three months of lockdown, says Propertymark.
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Agents report property market slowdown – but is it just for Xmas?
RICS says most sales indicators are coming off the boil, but are unsure if it will pick up again in January.
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