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Property sales rising as mortgage rates drop, report surveyors
RICS UK Residential Survey reveals sales expectations to be picking up for a second consecutive month.
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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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Easing mortgage rates buoy housing market as house price declines slow
RICS says national house price declines appear to be slowing with sales expectations for the next 12 months the most positive since January 2022.
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Industry pleas made for homebuyer help and tax cuts before Autumn Statement
Jeremy Hunt says the UK is ‘on a path to a lower tax economy’ but has pledged that his Autumn Statement will not include any inflationary cuts.
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Cheers! House price declines slowing in time for Christmas
RICS says that the pace of decline appears to be stabilising although the imbalance between tenant demand and landlord instruction remains strong.
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Anti-money laundering
Crackdown begins on agents who ignore bribery, corruption and money laundering
RICS is set to require member agents to adopt personal money laundering statement including promise to report both fellow agents breaking law and sporting donations.
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Mortgage approvals fall to lowest level since start of the year
Bank of England says that this was the third consecutive month that mortgage approvals have fallen while remortgaging is at its lowest since 1999.
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Outstanding? Estate agency first as firm gets Ofsted accreditation
Boss Andy Shepherd says the London agency is the first in the UK to gain Ofsted accreditation for its Dexters Academy.
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Surveyors tell next UK government, homes must be ‘greener and cheaper’
Empowering a Sustainable Future is a 10-point roadmap calling for government to create safe, sustainable and affordable homes for all.
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RICS slams Rishi’s U-turn on EPC minimum standards
Usually cautious organisation says ongoing indecision about "EPCs and related matters does not fill the built environment sector with confidence".
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