Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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Leading property industry figures call on SNP not to begin another referendum bid
Agents, developers, consultants and over 150 figures from other industries say a Scotland independence vote now would be "disastrous".
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Younger buyers have unrealistic expectations of property sales, claims logbook firm
Millennials say they expect sales to take weeks not months to complete, not helping an already tense situation as boom continues.
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Agents report strong buyer demand but dwindling supply, says RICS
Latest housing report for April predicts supply/demand imbalance will soon see significant price rises feed through.
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HM Treasury splashes £26m on faster house sales
Money is to be paid to councils to 'incentivise' them to transfer their local land charge data to a central database faster.
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Shadow housing secretary replaced as Starmer reveals post-disaster reshuffle
Thangham Debbonaire is moved to leader of the House of Commons and replaced by more moderate Manchester MP Lucy Powell.
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Building safety issues could cost flat owners billions
Flat owners caught in cladding scandal could see up to £41bn wiped from the value of their bricks and mortar
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Sales blog: This boom is artificial, so how long can it go on?
Danny Luke of Quick Move Now wonders what happens to the property market when the Stamp Duty holiday and the furlough scheme end.
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Japanese Knotweed hotspots revealed
Bolton, Bristol and St Helens in Merseyside are among the top 10 worst affected locations in the UK for Japanese Knotweed growth.
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BREAKING: Mortgage lending hits highest level ever recorded
Bank of England says homeowners borrowed nearly £12 billion via mortgages during March, up from £6.2 billion the month before.
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40% of tenants planning a move now that Covid has eased says Nationwide
UK's leading mortgage lender Nationwide has published new data that points to a mini-boom about to hit the private rental market.
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