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31st Oct 20230 916Mortgage approvals fall to lowest level since start of the year
Bank of England says that this was the third consecutive month that mortgage approvals have fallen while remortgaging is at its lowest since 1999.
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12th Sep 20230 809Agent says Brum council collapse ‘won’t crash the city’s housing market’
Barrows and Forrester says Birmingham City Council collapse is unlikely to phase a housing market that has performed strongly over the last year.
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31st Aug 20230 412Home moving costs increase significantly, new research reveals
Barrows and Forrester found solicitors' fees, removal and self storage expenses rose 4.9% in the last year.
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5th Jul 20230 2,303Shock tumble in completions during first six months of 2023
Across the nation both transactions and total market values of homes sold fell by more than 50% across every area of England and Wales.
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28th Jun 20230 745Has peak rental demand peaked passed? New data says yes
Figures from Barrows and Forrester reveal a quarterly and annual drop in tenant demand despite a crisis in the mortgage market pricing many people out.
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1st Feb 20230 2,593Nationwide: House prices fall again as squeeze on mortgages hits
House prices fell again in January from August's high as growth is stalled by a lack of cheap mortgage deals.
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6th Jan 20230 3,841Halifax: House prices fall again as market retracts
House prices in the UK fell by 1.5% in December – the fourth consecutive drop but pulling back from November’s 2.3% decline, latest figures from the Halifax reveal.
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12th Dec 20220 1,265Rightmove data prompts market shock as house prices plummet
House prices fall as some movers wait for calmer 2023 with higher mortgage rates dampening buyer demand but more normal activity expected later in 2023.
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20th Apr 20220 497Council tax hikes blighting local markets
Council tax rises are piling on the agony of the burgeoning cost of living crisis, inevitably feeding into house-buying decisions.
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29th Jun 20210 1,166House prices ‘into the stratosphere’ as annual inflation hits 13.4%
Latest Nationwide figures show all regions experiencing rises with many into double-digit growth, which many agents pin on the stamp duty holiday.
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