Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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What ‘Prime Minister’ Andy Burnham could mean for housing
Manchester’s Mayor is the favourite to replace Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister – and is calling for lower rents.
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Half of listed homes never sell, Zoopla reveals
Sellers who price too high are significantly reducing their chances of finding a buyer, says portal boss Richard Donnell.
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Stamp Duty “bungs up” housing market, Shadow Chancellor claims
Mel Stride says the Tories would scrap Stamp Duty because it thwarts the plans of thousands of home movers.
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Agents reminded they ‘don’t sell on price alone’ as house values fall
Each appraisal opens the door to a range of revenue opportunities, says the Guild of Property Professionals' Joe Rattue.
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Only ‘a few hundred’ homes available to buy above £15m
The super-prime market relies on collaboration between agents as many luxury homes never reach the portals, says AgentWise's Eric Corsaletti.
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Worrying new stats show quarter of property sellers pull plans
Colby Short, of GetAgent, says many home vendors are holding fire due to economic uncertainty and a challenging market.
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Major conveyancing firm goes under after sale collapses
BLB Solicitors, which has six offices in the South West, has slipped into administration after a sale fell through.
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Property buyers from US and Canada are fastest growing group
North Americans account for a record one in five of every overseas buyer, according to new Hamptons data.
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Affordability issues masked in latest housing data, lender warns
First-time buyers are facing growing barriers to home ownership, says Skipton Building Society’s Charlotte Harrison.
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Housing Secretary accuses Greens of hypocrisy on housing
Labour’s Steve Reed says the Green Party talks about the housing crisis while opposing the building of tens of thousands of new ones.
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