Miles Shipside
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There’s hope yet! 40% of property sales agreed before Coronavirus are proceeding during lockdown
Claim is made by Rightmove after it canvasses buyer and sellers during webinar event it held for members of the public.
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Rental searches drop 35% as lockdown stops viewings, but tenants ARE getting ready to move
Despite demand weakening, Rightmove says tenants are getting ready to make their delayed move, in many cases to a property with a garden.
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Rightmove predicts ‘boom’ Spring market as sales agreed leap by 12.3%
The portal says all the indicators point to a return of confidence among buyers this month but warns agents not to let vendors get carried away.
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January was ‘boom’ month including 12% surge in sales agreed for estate agents
Portal says its website was deluged with people searching for property and that in some areas it has recorded huge increases in numbers of sales agreed.
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Pent up property demand surging into the market, says Rightmove
The number of people house hunting online has increased by 28% across the UK which is not usual for this time of year, the portal claims.
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House prices to rise by up to 4% next year as property market revives
Prediction is made by Rightmove which says the UK will see increased activity in the housing market particularly in the north.
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House hunters switch to evening searches as smartphones dominate online surfing
Rightmove has revealed that the busiest time for home searches on its website is between 8pm and 9pm as the nation settles down on their couches to ‘double screen’ between their favourite TV shows and the Rightmove app. The data points to rapidly-shifting habits among house hunters as smartphones become the key way people access information online. Only a couple of years ago laptops still held sway and therefore lunchtimes at work were the peak house hunting period. Now, activity peaks at 8.48pm on Wednesdays, presumably as people begin to lose interest in Holby City or Supermarket Sweep and concentrate on homes for sale and rent. The portal has also reminded agents that December is the quietest month of the year but that negotiators should gird their loins for the post-Christmas day rush when traffic increases by 231% between Christmas Day and January 2nd, or at least did last year. During last year’s festivities, December 30th was the busiest day that month as memories of turkey and presents faded became a dim memory. “We know just how obsessed the nation is with property, but to see such precise consistency in terms of browsing times is really quite remarkable,” says Rightmove…
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Vendor numbers have slumped by 15% year-on-year, says Rightmove
Portal says Brexit, the looming General Election and weak house price growth have persuade thousands of vendors to postpone their home moving plans.
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24% of landlords planning to reduce their porfolios, claims Rightmove
Portal says tenant fees ban and tax relief reductions are to blame for landlord jitters, which has pushed up rent increases to four-year high.
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What happened to the Autumn bounce-back? Rightmove blames Brexit
Prices, transactions and instructions all slide across the UK on average as 'heightened economic uncertainty' makes vendors and buyers hesitate... again.
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