Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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Hacked! Agents see sales grind to a halt after cyber attack
Agents face a worst-case scenario as sales are frozen for 'some time' and council cannot carry out land searches.
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Current housing boom is longest run of growth since 2013, says RICS
Latest RICS report says the good times are continuing although some agents say it has quietened down in recent days.
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Chancellor will extend stamp duty holiday, predicts leading economics expert
David Smith of The Sunday Times tells conference that stamp duty cliff-face runs risk of causing an adverse reaction in housing market before economy has recovered.
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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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