Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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Government officially launches 95% LTV mortgage scheme for FTBs
Scheme is for all homes for sale under £600,000 and will run until the end of the year and be limited to £3.9 billion.
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Sales frenzy: Countrywide says 36% of properties receiving three or more bids
Estate agency giant is one of several industry names flagging up extreme property sales activity within the market.
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Rent controls will leave tenants worse off, landlords warn London Mayor
Comments by NRLA come as Sadiq Khan launches his bid for another term in office, including a promise to introduce rent controls.
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March boomed and so will the summer months, says RICS report
Agents say Chancellor's decision to extend Stamp Duty holiday saw sales, appraisals and buyer enquiries increase last month.
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Minimum energy rating increase for rental sector ‘will lead to housing shortage’
Government move has not been thought through, says The Lettings Industry Council, as industry body calls for phased approach.
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Help to Buy scheme changes ‘will mean 25% drop in number of eligible homes’
New price caps mean that 80% of four-bed homes will be too expensive, with the North hardest hit, according to Hamptons.
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Rightmove’s record-breaker: over 6,000 visits by homebuyers every minute
Property portal sees unprecedented activity as extended Stamp Duty holiday creates home-buying frenzy.
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The best and worst places to sell a property in England and Wales revealed
New survey shows the towns with the shortest – and the longest – times to go through to sale.
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NRLA backs MPs’ call for urgent action to tackle rent debt crisis
Landlords' association backs call by MPs for government to come up with plan to deal with Covid rent arrears crisis.
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Demand for rentals grows as number of prospective tenants continues to rise
Demand from prospective new tenants rose for the second month in a row, according to new figures released by ARLA Propertymark.
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