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Housing Market
WARNING: Chancellor’s CGT changes could cause buy-to-let fire sale
Changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) announced in last week’s budget could cause a buy-to-let fire sale as landlords rush to ditch properties.
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Rent bills eat up more of tenants’ income than ever before
Estate agency giant Hamptons says the amount renters are paying is now nearly half their total income on average.
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Anyone for tennis? Hamptons buys agency that houses Wimbledon stars
Wimbledon Accommodation provides places to stay for current players and former champions.
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Number of buy-to-let ‘limited companies’ passes 300,000 for first time
Huge leap in number of firms set up by landlords with another spike due this year as taxes bite, reports Hamptons
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London exodus leaves City like ‘Zombie Apocalypse’ says Hamptons
People leaving capital remains at similar levels as it was during the peak of the pandemic.
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10% of property sales are now completed off market, claims Hamptons
Estate agency says that vendors are keen to stop hundreds of people tramping through their homes, while buyers are happy to pay extra to secure a sale.
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Hamptons snaps up international new homes specialist agency Venres
Agency set up by former Knight Frank surveyor Matt Goldsworthy will now become Hamptons' new overseas newbuild department.
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‘Proceedables’ are ruling the market, says Hamptons
Research into buyers shows that the vast majority of recent transactions have not involved chains and that home movers need to be chain-free to have a chance of buying.
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Investors flock to high-yield rental markets as inflation bites
Hamptons says mini boom this year could make up for the shrinkage seen in recent years caused by government policies.
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Landlords shunning older properties as minimum EPC band law looms
Over half of investors are looking for upgraded older properties or newbuilds as huge cost of EPC upgrades hits the market.
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