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Housing Market
Rate rise needed to ‘keep a lid’ on rising inflation, experts warn
Mark Harris, of mortgage broker SPF Private Clients, warns there are growing fears the Bank of England will raise rates several times to keep a lid on inflation.
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Rental market
Property Tribunal cases already rising since Renters’ Rights Act
Tenants are using their rights to challenge landlords but Savills’ Lucian Cook queries if courts can cope.
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Auctions
Top auction houses across Britain are revealed
Auction brands have been ranked based on factors such as success rate, national coverage and investor suitability.
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Housing Market
Children typically given £11k by parents to help with home purchase
The financial support handed out by parents was typically £11,241, according the savings app Spring.
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Land & New Homes
Sharp decline in build-to-rent starts
Danny Pinder, of Real Estate:UK, says the new the number of build-to-rent starts has plummeted in the past year.
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Rental market
Landlords could sell in face of Burnham land tax, Savills warns
Savills' Lucian Cook warns that landlords will ask if they should remain in the rental sector if the Prime Minister introduces a Land tax.
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Nigel Lewis
Told you so! First consequences of Renters’ Rights Act hit rental market
Both Foxtons and Savills have revealed a range of problems for letting agents, landlords and tenants as legislation's unintended consequences land.
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Land & New Homes
Housebuilding target will be missed, admits Savills
Savills warns that new builds will total just over 837,000, well down on the Government's 1.5 million.
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Housing Market
Estate agents in North outgun London counterparts for first time
Savills research shows property sales in North of England were higher than the Capital in the last year.
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Housing Market
More than half of first-time buyers rely on ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’
Savills' Lucian Cook says more than half of first-time buyers need financial help from their families to purchase a home.
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