Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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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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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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