Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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Extend stamp duty holiday! 515k sales now between exchange and completion
Latest data from TwencyCI shows 44% more properties between sale agreed and completion than would normally be expected.
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Talk of a Spring house price correction is hogwash. Here’s why
The colourful north London estate agent explains why the fundamentals of the housing market remain in place despite the current Covid disruption.
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Buyers continued to flood the market during September, say agents
Latest survey by NAEA Propertymark reveals long-standing sales and enquiry records being broken last month.
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DEAR RISHI, 15 industry heavyweights write to Chancellor to avert stamp duty ‘cliff edge’
Unprecedented cross-industry open letter warns Rishi Sunak of dangers should he insist on March 31st stamp duty holiday cut-off.
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Fresh warning issued to home movers over stamp duty holiday deadline
Zoopla has waded into the stamp duty debate and warned that buyers need to begin conveyancing process by December 'at the latest'.
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Change course on stamp duty holiday, industry urges Rishi
Senior figures say stamp duty holiday cut-off on March 31st is too soon if property market is to survive the looming downturn as the second wave of Covid sweeps the nation.
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Get out of here! Welsh estate agent claims Ant & Dec are pushing up prices
Hybrid agent Ian Wyn-Jones says house prices have surged in the sleepy village near to the 'I'm A Celebrity' castle.
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Is the housing market walking into stamp duty deadline disaster?
Property search firm claims too many agents and home movers don't realise the urgency of the situation despite the cut-off date being five months away.
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Conveyancing delays: 365,000 sales to miss deadline, claims report
Property data firm TwenctyCi estimates that conveyancing delays are worst in South, South West, North West and East of England regions.
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Stath Lets Flats returns to TV following multi-BAFTA success
New series has been commissioned by Channel 4 for a third series featuring the eponymous, hapless letting agent.
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