Richard Donnell
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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
Cut asking prices now ahead of autumn bounce, says Zoopla
Agents need to prepare listings now for when the market typically turns in September, says Zoopla's Richard Donnell.
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Housing Market
House price growth is no longer guaranteed, warns Zoopla
Homeowners can’t rely on annual house price growth, says Zoopla’s Richard Donnell, but there are regional variations.
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Housing Market
Record price gap between flats and houses
Zoopla says houses are now worth 1.7 times flats, making it the largest difference in 30 years.
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Rental market
Rents in cheapest areas jump 5%, Zoopla data reveals
New figures show rents in the most affordable locations leapt more than twice the average national rate.
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Housing Market
First-time buyers fall 6% but “drive growth”
Zoopla's Richard Donnell says buyer enquiries are down, but sales are up with first-time buyers "leading the charge".
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Housing Market
House hunter enquiries slump 13% in March, Zoopla warns
Uncertainty about the economic situation created by war in the Middle East has hit buyer confidence, says research chief, Richard Donnell.
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Housing Market
Agents report highest number of new year homes since 2018
Richard Donnell at Zoopla says estate agents have on average 32 properties for sale on their books this January.
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Regulation & Law
FTBs facing huge affordability squeeze – but will Tories help?
Zoopla’s Richard Donnell says long-term fixed-rate mortgages could help first-time buyers but this is a cohort that needs Government support.
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Latest property news
Rents rising slowing but tenants still face affordability squeeze, says Zoopla
Zoopla’s Richard Donnell says there’d no immediate prospect that rental affordability will improve in 2024 despite rental inflation predicted to halve.
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