Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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AGENCY BOSS: Property tax ‘leaks’ distorting behaviour in market
Fine & Country MD says this week's feverish speculation following 'leaks' in national press quoting HM Treasury sources are doing damage.
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TV legend’s son blames Chancellor after family mansion sale failure
Sir Terry Wogan's son Mark says Rachel Reeves has "killed the property market stone dead".
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1 in 5 Source of Funds verifications remains bank of mum and dad
Thirdfort has identified five key Source of Funds trends, with parents still forking out to help children with property deposits.
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Estate agents and conveyancers ‘must learn to trust each other’
Influential property industry body DPMSG says there is too much double checking in the transactions process.
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Dirty money driving up property prices, claims SmartSearch
SmartSearch estimates that illicit funds entering the market have inflated property prices by an average of £3,000 across the UK, and more than £11,000 in London.
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Brokers report big affordability improvements for home buyers
More relaxed lending criteria has transformed buyer behaviour as first-time buyers skip flats and go straight for family homes.
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‘Careful what you wish for’ when reforming property taxation warns Rightmove
While portal's CEO says measures will go down well among first time buyers and 'middle Britain', the rumoured changes risk stalling the overall property market.
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Spicerhaart: Hiring more staff helped raise turnover and profits
The group which includes Haart says investment in its training academy and new recruits has driven growth.
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Ditching Stamp Duty ‘to drive 70,000 more property sales a year’
Claim is made by Dan Neidle's Tax Policy Associates, which says its research shows why Stamp Duty is such a brake on the housing market - and suggests some solutions.
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BLOG: Chancellor’s property tax shake-up smacks of desperation
Tom Bill says there has been a big fuss this week about some of the ideas being floated ahead of the Budget, but asks will they make any difference?
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