Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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Second home owners set for whopping £10,000 tax bill
Local councils could levy bills of more than £10,000 on the owners of second properties, new analysis by a national newspaper claims.
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Industry welcomes five-year fixed mortgages dipping below 4%
Nationwide has become the first lender to reduce its five-year fixed mortgage rate below 4%, at 3.99%, for many months, with more expected to follow.
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Just 12.5% of renters can afford to buy, warns Connells parent firm
Skipton Building Society says housing affordability is now 'bleak' for most first time buyers and urges Labour to act swiftly.
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Stamp Duty cuts must be priority for Chancellor, urges big lender
Coventry Building Society says Chancellor Rachel Reeves needs to include Stamp Duty changes in her first Budget.
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SHOCK: Agents will earn £30,000 per sale in fees by 2124
New study using ChatGPT shows likely price increases across the country in 100 years’ time
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House prices rise for third month in row – official figures
Data from the Office for National Statistics reveals a 2.2% increase in property prices in the last 12 months.
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SHOCK: Fifth of properties for sale are former rental homes
Claim is made by TwentyEA, which looked at the 28,000 advertised for sale during June and looked at their previous rental history.
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Hit Channel 4 property show to feature unusual ‘product placement’
Zoopla is supplying house price information on each area featured in Channel 4's developer programme 'Worst House on the Street', hosted by Scarlette and Stuart Douglas.
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REACTION: Inflation holds at 2% but household costs still at historic highs
Industry figures hail a period of more stable inflation but high property costs mean many owner occupiers are still suffering as monthly costs stay high.
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Bank of England decision maker urges interest rate cut
Swati Dhingra, who sits on the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, says now is the time to "stop squeezing living standards".
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