Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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Rayner’s tax mistake cost her dearly but the whole system needs reform
Surveying firm boss says that while housing secretary's tax blunder was costly personally, millions of home buyers and sellers pay dearly for our complicated housing market.
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PROFILE: New Housing Secretary to ‘build baby build’ but who is he?
Steve Reed has pledged to pull every lever to deliver 1.5 million homes target, following Rayner's Stamp Duty resignation.
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Controversial banana splits opinion on London’s most desirable areas
After Israeli journalist recently claimed anywhere outside capital's 'plantain paradise' is 'horrible', Rightmove says real 'action' is elsewhere.
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Londoners staying put as ‘escape to country’ now beyond reach
Hamptons says many homeowners in London don't have the necessary equity to buy property in other areas outside Capital.
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Prime London sales market slump deepening, says Knight Frank
New figures from major estate agency shows prime prices fell 3.2%, which is the worst figure since 2021.
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New housing secretary appointed following Rayner resignation
Steve Reed moves from Environment to Housing as PM reshuffles his cabinet during a roller-coaster week in politics.
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Estate agent reveals 20% of agreed sales fell through after property tax ‘panic’
Simon Gerrard says there is "panic, confusion and uncertainty" at a time when the market should be booming.
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Energy performance and other green issues now key sales dealbreakers
Environmental worries are nearly 40% of home buyers to question adverse EPCs, flooding risk and heat stress.
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Mortgage figures hold up despite property tax ‘bombshell’
New figures from the Bank of England show mortgage approvals were up 800 in July, with a drop in remortgages.
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Buyers demanding mortgage broker fee breakdowns after BBC probe
Just a month after conditional selling hit the headlines, brokerage head Gerard Boon says nearly all mortgage borrowers want clear information about commission.
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