housing market
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Features
Spotlight: what’s the market like in Wakefield, Derry and Congresbury.
Each month we visit three agents across the country to discover what is happening in their local market. This month we meet members of the Guild of Property Professionals in Wakefield, Derry and Congresbury.
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Housing market: Sales, instructions and house prices rise during June, says RICS
Monthly housing report by the institution reveals an unexpected improvement in the housing market, the best monthly figures since the EU Referendum.
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Features
Potential buyers priced out of the market
Kate Faulkner says, “Despite better volumes and faster selling times, prices aren’t showing much movement. Improved transaction levels typically mean price rises – but not in this market.”
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Regional Reports
Rochford, Stafford and Croydon
Each month we visit three agents across the country to discover what is happening in their local market. This month we meet members of the Guild of Property Professionals in Rochford, Stafford and Croydon.
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Boom! Northern and Welsh housing markets enjoy extraordinary spring bounce
Outside London and the Home Counties house price rises have hit extraordinary month-on-month highs including 5% in the North and 6.7% in Wales.
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Features
First Time Buyers come to the market!
Designs on Property tracks and summarises the property indices. Kate Faulkner says, “The current generation of FTBs are more savvy than those before, they see a depressed market as one which is good news for them, rather than one to stay away from.”
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Revealed – Britain’s fastest moving markets
Homes in Scottish cities go under offer in just 27 days, compared to the British average of 56 days, according to new research by Zoopla.
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The Homeowners Alliance now blames builders for the state of peoples’ homes!
The Homeowners Alliance frequently castigates estate agents for their repeated failures to please homeowners and movers… now it’s all the builders’ fault! Which makes a change, at least. Homeowners, according to the new research, do not make improvements to their homes because of the costs; because of having to pay VAT and because good builders are hard to find… and when they do find one, homeowners then break the law by paying in cash. Almost half of homeowners (42%) hit a brick wall finding a builder (pardon the pun). A third (31%) pay cash to avoid VAT to afford home improvements (criminal). 8 in 10 (79%) homeowners have faced obstacles with their home improvement plans – levels highest in London at 87% Difficulty finding a reliable builder is top obstacle – approximately 7.2 million homeowners (42%) affected VAT costs are deterring almost a quarter (23%) – roughly 4 million homeowners – a much bigger issue than Brexit (15%) A third (31%) – approximately 5.3 million homeowners confess to paying cash to avoid VAT costs on home improvements ‘SHOCKING’ DELAYS The Homeowners Alliance also says that Planners are to blame. “… planning permission is stopping or delaying 27% of homeowners from…
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Features
Kate Faulkner: Brexit freezes the housing market
Designs on Property tracks and summarises the property indices. Kate Faulkner says: “Nearly all the indices are heading to a zero increase year on year” as homebuyers wait… wait… and see…
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Guest Blogs
The housing market malaise – is it Brexit, or is it just normal?
Graham S Mitchel, FRICS MIoD, Finance Director, Caxtons, suggests the ongoing malaise in the housing market isn't Brexit at all...
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