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 building society closes four estate agency branches
Nottingham Building Society blames 'challenging' property industry for decision to close offices after five years of expansion.
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What commisery? UK’s high street agents are best value in Europe
At 1.2% sales commission on average excluding VAT the UK sales industry beats nearest rivals Denmark and Ireland for value.
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Valuation leads for estate agents leap upwards by 36%
It's good news for agents using Zoopla, as the portal reports a strong uplift in leads over the last 12 months.
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Brexit versus the property market
All disasters bring forth a mountain of comment – Brexit has followed the pattern, with pithy and not-so-pithy comment from property industry commentators.
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Growth predicted for significant pockets of the UK
While buyers can currently expect to purchase at a reduced price in London, the opposite can be said for the rest of the UK, says analyst.
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Plan for a new generation of new millennial towns proposed
'Tomorrow's Places' report calls for a 'Department for Growth' to be created to work with the Mayor of London and partner directly with developers.
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Landlords splash the cash in London and the North of England
Much of the cash comes from re-mortgaging says Hamptons’ Head of Research.
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Property consultancy Knight Knox asks: What do tenants really want:?
New survey asked 2000 renters what is important to them – traditional spaces or glamour and glitz, with some surprising responses.
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Great start to 2019 for London lettings
Russell Simpson has reported its busiest January in recent years, with activity four times that of 2018.
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58% of non-homeowners worried about Brexit
Research commissioned by the property firm Ocea Group shows that 58.6% of non-homeowners are worried that Brexit will make it even harder to buy a home in the UK.
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