Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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It’s official! City dwellers really are escaping to the country
Latest research into Covid's effect on the housing market by TwentyCI reveals the extraordinary changes wrought on buyers' habits this year.
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Do you agree? ‘It’s time to scrap conveyancing panels for SME estate agents’
Leading legal firm CEO David Jabbari of Muve questions whether the conveyancing panels used by smaller firms have outlived their purpose.
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RICS: September was booming marvellous for agents, but what about next year?
Buyer enquiries, agreed sales and new listings all increased last month and will continue to do so until Christmas, say RICS estate agents
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PM’s new 95% LTV mortgages will ‘add two million owner-occupiers to market’
But commitment today by Boris Johnson to introduce fixed-rate long-term mortgages gets mixed response from industry.
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A third of private rented homes are sub-standard, claims Shelter
In a thinly veiled attack on private rented sector landlords and agents, the charity says the government must step in after 'decades of decline'.
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Breaking: House price rises hit 5% as people rush to move before another lockdown
Latest Nationwide index reveals increased demand but agents says latest surge is likely to be the peak before slowdown.
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Industry predicts: “What happens when the housing boom ends?”
Leading housing market commentators tell Reuters and The Negotiator what next year and beyond holds for estate agents.
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Industry panel pins blame on mortgage firms for super-slow sales progression
An industry webinar, organised by TM Group, reveals how lenders and surveyors are struggling to cope with the huge demand.
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Stamp duty ‘boom’ raises agency fees revenue by 14%
Research shows agents, conveyancers and surveyors have all enjoyed increased income as the housing market has taken off following Rishi Sunak's announcement in July.
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First-time buyers losing out as lenders drop high LTV mortgages, Zoopla survey shows
Existing homebuyers set to be largest home-buying demographic for first time in four years.
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