Housing Market
News covering issues affecting the UK residential property market, house prices, interest rates and buying and selling trends.
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Estate agents ‘need just SEVEN hours of viewings on average to sell a home’
Despite the time it takes, sellers complain about having to keep the house presentable as well as short notice cancellations, says leading property group.
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‘Stop scaring people with house price crash predictions’, pundits warned
Comments are made by industry figure and PR firm founder Russell Quirk following upbeat index data from the Halifax.
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Valuation requests hit record high as market heats up
Rightmove says the number of sellers asking for a valuation of their property is up 23% on the same time last year.
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Hope springs eternal as housing market bounces back, says RICS
RICS reports sales agreed swung into the positive last month with agents believing sales will pick up between now and May.
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BLOG: ‘Removing private schools’ charity status will hurt property market’
Glentree boss Trevor Abrahmsohn warns Keir Starmer over his party's plans to make schools like Eton stand on their own two financial feet.
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Thanks Kwasi for everything! Former Chancellor to quit Parliament
Former Chancelllor Kwasi Kwarteng, who was blamed with PM Liz Truss, for mortgage chaos, is to stand down.
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Transactions plummet more than 60% as estate agents struggle
Daniel Matthews of Strada estate agents in Jersey says transactions fell from 1,800 to 700 last year.
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Prime Central London returns to £4.6bn rude health, says agency
Encouraging signs for Prime Central London with JLL expecting it to be the best performing market over the next five years.
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Stamp Duty costs drive downsizing dilemma for over 55s
Half of retirees are planning on staying in their current home post-retirement, a figure which rises to seven out of 10 of those aged 71-75.
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Big Irish property firm make significant acquisition north of border
Sherry FitzGerald Group swooped in on SBR to create the alliance with plans to expand the network across the region through franchising.
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