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Sales market ‘defies gravity’ once again despite end of Stamp Duty holiday
Halifax figures reveal 1.7% rise in house prices during September when most purchases wouldn't have completed in time to catch SDLT zero-rate.
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Halifax pins cooling house prices on stamp duty wind-down
But it and other commentators say continuing SDLT saving will keep competition for some homes keen until the taper ends.
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It’s a sellers’ market – but where are they?
More space, second homes, bigger homes, gardens – as the restrictions of the pandemic cool, the market gets hotter, says Kate Faulkner of Designs on Property.
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Onwards and upwards
With the Spring Budget behind us, and a nicely tapered Stamp Duty holiday ahead, it’s all looking up, says Kate Faulkner of Designs on Property.
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Sales frenzy: Countrywide says 36% of properties receiving three or more bids
Estate agency giant is one of several industry names flagging up extreme property sales activity within the market.
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Busy, busy, busy…
With reports of some of the busiest activity in the housing market in 13 years, Kate Faulkner of Designs on Property, wonders how you’re all feeling…
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BREAKING: Coronavirus puts all major house prices indices in doubt
Rightmove, Nationwide, Halifax, LSL and many others tell The Negotiator they are suspending or reviewing their house price index operations until the market revives.
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Housing Market
House prices rise 0.3% in February
House prices rose by 0.3% month-on-month in February, down on January – but trend still strong.
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Spring property market bounce ‘peters out’ as Brexit drags on
Latest figures from the Halifax show a second month of weakening house prices as the UK's exit from the EU continues to bite hard into buyer and seller confidence.
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It’s official! Land Registry house price index is the most accurate
Research boffins at the Office of National Statistics have given the Land Registry house price index their official stamp of approval.
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