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Housing Market
House prices to rise slowly next year, predicts big lender
Amanda Bryden at Haifax admits it is hard to forecast what will happen next year with the uncertain economic outlook in the UK.
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Housing Market
FCA: ‘We’ll help property market with more relaxed mortgage rules’
The Financial Conduct Authority plans to make mortgage lending simpler and more flexible in a raft of changes to be introduced next year.
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Housing Market
Bank of England set to cut base interest rate this week
Most analysts agree the Bank will reduce the rate from 4%, with some even saying a 0.5% cut is possible.
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Regulation & Law
Good idea to tax ‘rich landlords’ harder say activists
Renters’ Reform Coalition backs Budget’s property taxes despite warnings that it will tighten supply and force up rents.
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Housing Market
REACTION: Budget reveals mansion tax and higher landlord income tax
Rachel Reeves has today revealed a much-expected mansion tax and also higher income tax for landlords during her parliamentary statement.
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Housing Market
AGENT: Banks ‘cutting mortgage rates ahead of Budget and BoE decision’
Lenders fighting to attract homebuyers are encouraged by lower inflation and a possible base rate cut, according to Mary-Lou Press of Propertymark.
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Housing Market
INFLATION: ‘Still too high to help people move home’
Smaller-than-expected fall in CPI means the property industry will be waiting nervously for the Bank of England’s December decision.
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Rental market
COURTS: Buy-to-let repossessions up, but landlord mortgage arrears fall
New figures from the Ministry of Justice show buy-to-let repossessions were up in Q3, and for homeowners the increase was a huge 40%.
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Products & Services
Tech duo working to digitise home-moving buy Britain’s oldest portal
The founders of the Homemove app say acquisition of home.co.uk will supercharge their bid to digitise the home moving process for agents, conveyancers and surveyors.
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Kate Faulkner
MARKET FOCUS – SUPPLY AND DEMAND: Why now can be a smart time to move home
Those wanting to move home shouldn't let the current economic climate stall them. Kate Faulkner looks at why now could be a good time to buy.
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