Jeremy Leaf
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Housing Market
Mortgage approvals recovered in June but caution remains
Buyer demand could be set to rise after a boost in mortgage approvals, Bank of England data suggests.
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Housing Market
House price growth slowed in May, says Land Registry
Has the summer lull started early? How the market reacted to the latest Land Registry House Price Index.
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Regulation & Law
Taxes hit property market harder than Middle East war
North London estate agent Jeremy Leaf says concerns about property taxes rises have replaced the Iran war as an excuse not to buy or sell.
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Tories under fire for pledge to abolish Stamp Duty
“It’s a shame the Conservatives didn’t introduce this sooner," says north London estate agent Jeremy Leaf.
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Regulation & Law
AGENT: Will tomorrow be a taxing day for us, Rachel?
Leading London agent looks at the three most likely taxes for tomorrow's Budget - reform of Council Tax, a mansion tax and even scrapping Stamp Duty.
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Land & New Homes
AGENT BLOG: ‘Chancellor is right – planning key to housing market revival’
Responding to Rachel Reeves' housing-heavy speech yesterday, agent Jeremy Leaf says the Chancellor is correct to flag up big changes to planning, green belt and building industry.
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Stronger buyer demand and sales as market marches into Spring
Average time to find a buyer is now 71 days - the longest at this time of year since 2019 due to optimistically-priced sellers.
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Industry reaction: UK House prices rise for the first time in a year
UK house prices rose 0.7% month on month in February taking the annual rate of house price growth to 1.2% from -0.2% the previous month.
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UK’s biggest agency pours cold water on Sunak’s housing plans
Connells boss Jason Willetts says the PM's plan is no 'silver bullet', and the Government is still 'miles away' from hitting its housebuilding target.
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Bank of England holds base rate at 5.25%
The Bank of England has decided to keep the base rate at the same level for the third review in a row.
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