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Housing Market
Premium paid by buyers to live in a National Park is revealed
House prices in National Parks are high as the locations are highly desirable, says Nationwide's Andrew Harvey.
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Regulation & Law
Homeowners face fines for refusing Mansion Tax inspections
New details are emerging about the controversial Mansion Tax after a consultation on the proposed charge ended last month.
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Housing Market
US and Gulf buyers drive ultra-prime property market rebound
A flight of capital from the Middle East is boosting the ultra prime UK property market, says Beauchamp Estates' Jeremy Gee.
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Mortgages
Buyer boost amid steep mortgage rate drop
“Borrowers are seeing fixed mortgages falling at their fastest pace for almost two years," says Moneyfacts' Rachel Springall.
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Housing Market
Affordability and outdated assumptions ‘deter homebuyers’
HomeOwners Alliance's Paula Higgins, says: “More than half of aspiring homeowners believe they will never get onto the ladder."
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Housing Market
Housing market ‘won’t grow’ without this change, warns top adviser
The Government must change tactics if it is going to re-invigorate the housing market, says Heather Powell, a partner at Blick Rothenberg.
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Housing Market
Rightmove predicts bigger than usual Boxing Day bounce
Survey reveals rebound in buyer and seller confidence as the impact of the Budget uncertainty fades and demand ramps up.
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Housing Market
Asking price reductions at ‘highest level for six years’
Over a million vendors have reduced their prices so far this year, but they are taking longer than ever to do so, reveals TwentyCi research.
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Housing Market
Estate agents hail latest Bank of England mortgage figures
Estate agents welcome figures which show new mortgage approvals held steady during the election, pointing to likely more buoyant sales market this year.
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Latest property news
Estate agents lead calls for rate cut as inflation drops
Propertymark says it is the 'ideal time' to cut interest rates as inflation falls to its lowest level in more than two years.
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