Kirstie Allsopp reckons older home owners in big houses should be incentivised to sell up through lower Stamp Duty costs.
Read MoreHousing market ‘downbeat’ at moment but set to pick up, says RICS
Surveying trade body says its poll of agents shows enquiries, sales and prices are all down, but there is some optimism for later this year.
Read MoreProfits drop at LSL as it battles tough property sales market
Estate agency revenues at LSL were down 5% on 2021 as the group battled with housing market cycles and the impact of the Stamp Duty holiday.
Read More‘Time to find a buyer’ rises dramatically as economy calms
The average time to attract a buyer is now 55 days, according to the portal, with Scotland being the fastest market.
Read MoreProperty fall-through rate slows, but total bill tops £1 billion
New statistics from the House Buyer Bureau show collapsed sales dipped at the end of last year, but the annual rate was still up.
Read MoreProperty market returns to ‘normal’ with strong demand during March
So says the latest research from TwentyEA revealing 70% of property listed in the first 12 weeks of 2023 went on to a sale , the same as the pre-Covid 2019.
Read MoreDoors closing: housing market on HS2 rail route hit by ‘uncertainty’
Research by Hamptons reveals house sales and prices are being adversely affected by construction of the High Speed 2 train link between London and Birmingham.
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: London agency bags big mortgage beast for launch
East London estate agents Stow Brothers is stepping into the financial services ring with the full launch of Many Hands Mortgages.
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