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Agencies & People
Industry figure reveals little-known TV role and brutal redundancy
Chris Watkin reveals his role in a 2009 TV advert and the painful process of headcount reduction at the then Halifax - now LSL - estate agency a few months later.
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Latest property news
House prices still rising despite economic headwinds says leading lender
Halifax data shows average house price rose by +0.5% in November after a +1.2% rise in October, so a typical home is now worth £1,300 more than last month.
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Guest Blogs
Surprise late Autumn boost for Prime London sales market
Knight Frank’s Tom Bill says London continues to outperform the rest of the UK, largely because prices grew by relatively less during the pandemic.
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Housing Market
Rightmove chief defends 17% hike in fees live at show
Rightmove Director Miles Shipside defended the hike in fees saying that the product offered value for money after Russell Quirk surprised him with the question.
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Features
It’s looking up!
Analysis of the latest leading indices are cause for some optimism, says property expert Kate Faulkner.
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Housing Market
Monthly mortgage payments ‘could drop 25% by year end’
New analysis shows average mortgage payments rose by 66% in the last year but analysis from wealth manager Quilter shows they could drop by a quarter come the end of the year.
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Housing Market
Halifax: 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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Latest property news
Booming London property market means it has ALL ‘most expensive streets’
Halifax says the 10 most exclusive locations are all in the Capital, with only one street outside the capital making the top 20.
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Latest property news
Halifax and industry leaders blame weakening market on ‘Mini-Budget’
Lender says Mini-budget and financial downturn are to blame - but what do agents on the ground think is driving lower sales prices?
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Latest property news
London agent: ‘Truss Toy Town economics are huge gamble’
Property expert Allan Fuller warns economic policies of Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng could bring chaos.
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