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Housing Market
Mortgage brokers slam Labour’s Freedom to Buy scheme ‘a sham’
Labour would change the existing mortgage guarantee scheme into a permanent fixture if it wins the Election, but leading brokers are unimpressed.
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Agencies & People
BREAKING: Labour to help 80,000 people buy first home
The party, which has been light on housing policy up until now, wants to extend the existing mortgage guarantee scheme.
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Housing Market
Home owners ‘face mortgage hike before election’
Approximately 100,000 homeowners with mortgages will see their costs rise before the General Election on 4 July, the Liberal Democrats claim.
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Housing Market
Higher mortgage rates fail to bite as transactions rise for fourth month in a row
Transactions rose 5% from 86,420 in March 2024 to 90,430 in April 2024 and seasonally adjusted were 10% higher than in April 2023.
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Housing Market
Rightmove’s pre-election report sets out wish list for next government
The portal believes those four key areas - housebuilding, first-time buyer support, Stamp Duty reform and greater green incentives - are most in need to be addressed to help people move home.
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Latest property news
Your Move launches major recruitment campaign to ramp up business
Your Move’s ‘Join the Movement’ campaign has been designed to attract new franchise owners after parent LSL Property Services announced ambitious growth plans.
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Guest Blogs
BLOG: ‘I’m a Tory estate agent but Rishi’s July 4th General Election is a bad idea’
Trevor Abrahmsohn says the PM faces a huge task to overcome Labour lead and that most voters view the election as a 'hobson's choice'.
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Regulation & Law
REACTION: ‘Turkeys voting for Xmas’ as Sunak picks 4th July for General Election
New poll of both agents and landlords reveals a majority of the three million people involved in the sector have yet to pick a side.
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Housing Market
Experts: Inflation falls less than expected, but enough for Rishi
Headline inflation tumbled to 2.3% in the 12 months to April – the lowest level since July 2021– as the cost-of-living crisis begins to subside.
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Housing Market
Interest rate cut more likely in August than next month, economists say
A majority of economists polled by Reuters believe the Bank of England and its Governor Andrew Bailey will reduce the base interest rate later in the summer.
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